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Molly choked
On her voddy and coke
When Pat told her the Tories' intention
To unlock her pension
Not to mention
Their plans for social care
Grow old if you dare
Mrs May says
It's her lucky day
Molly can die in her own home
But as soon as she's cold
Her home will be sold
To pay off the loan
To cover the bill
She racked up being ill
Sod that
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Janine gave this talk at 'East End Women Take Action', an event held on 24 September 2016, organised by the East End Women's Museum.
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Crazed Loner - a poem about the portrayal of mental ill-health in the murder of Jo Cox MP, performed at Ealing TUC International Women's Day celebration.
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Published in The Clarion, issue 4, January/February 2017.
Minnie Lansbury was a school teacher, suffragette, champion of the victims of war, rebel councillor and socialist martyr.
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Discussing the Labour Party Autism/Neurodiversity Manifesto.
Details to follow.
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By Joe Booth and Janine Booth, published in Solidarity 426, 11 January 2017
Socialist activists are drafting a manifesto for the Labour Party of radical policies to advance equality for autistic and other neurodivergent people (those with an atypical “brain-wiring”, usually a condition such as dyspraxia or attention deficit disorder). Supported by John McDonnell, a steering group has drafted a proposed manifesto and, having launched it at Labour Party conference in September, is now inviting input from Labour Party and trade union bodies and interested individuals.
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Janine performs alongside poets Rosy Carrick and Susan Evans, raising money and spirits for Brighton and Hove Momentum.
Cafe Plenty, Circus Parade, Brighton
Free entry - bucket collection
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Venue: The Junction, 9 Gayton Road, Harrow, HA1 2DH
Janine entertains Harrow's Labour lefties with a poetic review of the year.
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Written on the occasion of the Labour Party's campaign day for the NHS.
It isn't my humour
That sees off my tumour
Or my banter and mocking derision
It isn't my laugh
But the medical staff
And their caring, their skills, their precision
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Text of the George Lansbury Memorial Lecture, given on 16 November 2016 at Queen Mary University, London.
I’m working on the assumption that most of you know a fair bit about George Lansbury but rather less about his daughter-in-law Minnie. So I’m going to tell you who Minnie Lansbury was, and as we walk through her life, and its intersection with George’s, we will find relevance and lessons for modern-day feminism.
