by louise | Nov 9, 2018 | The Missing Activist
Zinah knew the tack to take and used it. She welcomed the teen with smiling eyes. ‘Hello, Amirah.’ The adopted name. ‘The name means princess or leader.’ Zinah had read it right. The girl flushed pink. She was more excited by her new persona than Islam. Amirah was now...
by louise | Oct 1, 2018 | The Killing of the Cherrywood MP
Conspiracy thrillers are books which centre on the conflict between the lead character and the source of the conspiracy. The story starts off with either a meaningless crime. The person investigating notices something out of kilter and digs deeper. There’s difficulty...
by louise | Sep 14, 2018 | Various
The news that a culture of bullying pervades the NHS and stories of surgeons throwing scalpels and bawling out interns is quite alarming. Patients are also in the firing line. The sentencing of Ian Paterson, jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary cancer...
by louise | Aug 30, 2018 | Various
The Missing Activist by Louise Burfitt-Dons confronts a threat that exposes not just the Tories and Westminster but all of the UK “It’s easy in the era of Facebook groups and Twitter to live in a bubble.” — Louise Burfitt-Dons Reader appetite for girl crime...
by louise | Aug 20, 2018 | Charity Opinion, Various
The head of a leading anti-bullying charity has issued a warning on their website about the dangers of trendy tribalism. It’s ultra cool to be part of a group. So much so the Fear Of Being Dropped is now pervasive and fueling bullying. ‘The slogan “Don’t be a...
by louise | Aug 1, 2018 | The Missing Activist
Nala is a thirty something Somalian who is murdered in London while over at a conference raising awareness of acid attacks on women. Her compelling backstory is what brought her to the City. How her attacker had scarred her as a teenager because she’d backed out of an...
by louise | Mar 20, 2018 | Various
Act Against Bullying is a set of monologues I researched in 2000 and first published in 2002. It was the reason for me setting up Act Against Bullying as a charity. They’ve been used in schools as a means of discussing the awkward situations which can lead on to...
by louise | Nov 13, 2017 | The Missing Activist
Having worked in the casino business, the cause of his stress could be a betting thing. James served on a cross-party committee. The gambling lobby in Gibraltar wasn’t too thrilled about the Referendum result as it would mean the country would leave the EU. Most...
by louise | Jul 28, 2017 | Various
When I set up Act Against Bullying in 2000, it was commonly believed that women didn’t bully. That was a boy’s thing. Research into the motivations of girl gangs and female criminology only began in the 1980s as women’s social behaviour changed. Chicken or...
by louise | Sep 20, 2016 | Various
Has feminism produced the goods for women or not? Do the Men’s Rights Movement, who now also claim discrimination, have a point? Why do feminists not agree among themselves on abortion, pornography, or the burka? I’ve been delving into this subject for years,...
