‘Policing domestic abuse in late twentieth century Scotland.

Just a domestic’ or a working patriarchy? Content warning: this essay contains descriptions of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Please read with care – information on where to find support is listed at the end of this blog. The conviction of a serving Metropolitan police officer for the brutal abduction, rape and murder of Sarah …

Scotland’s shocking levels of child poverty revealed

Shocking levels of child poverty are affecting the lives of over 200,000 Scottish children.   With numbers set to rise by 100,000 in the next five years, figures compiled for the Campaign to End Child Poverty reveal a disturbing UK-wide Child Poverty Map. Across Scotland one in five children are living in hardship while one in …

Oral history can survive the Boston College tapes debacle

Click here to read the original article. This article was originally published in The Conversation in 2014 Anni Donaldson does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has no relevant affiliations.

Violence against Women: every day and everywhere in Europe

Results from the world’s biggest ever survey on Violence Against Women reveal one third of women are affected. Revealing the extent of abuse suffered by women at home, work, in public and online, results are shown at European Union and national level. Published by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) the pan-European survey interviewed …