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The Guardian
a day ago
- Health
- The Guardian
Dining across the divide: ‘She said ‘woke' had gone too far'
Occupation Early retired primary headteacher Voting record A diehard Lib Dem, but will vote tactically and loves Labour's Cat Smith, who she says is a great local MP Amuse bouche She's a governor of two independent schools in Kazakhstan, one in its capital, Astana, and one in Almaty Occupation Geography lecturer Voting record Used to vote Labour, but was put off by their stance on the Palestinian cause and their attitude to the left. Now votes Green Amuse bouche Once, she and some flatmates made their own version of Findus Crispy Pancakes from scratch Emma She seemed very nice, very smiley. We were having a bit of banter outside straightaway. Sue The first two minutes were awkward, but once we had looked at the menu we didn't shut up. Emma We both had surf and turf. She ordered it and I had to ask the waitress how to use the tools to eat the lobster. It was delicious. Sue I had chocolate mousse for dessert, and Emma had raspberry and elderflower sorbet. It was beautiful; the whole place was gorgeous. Emma The main bone of contention was that she said 'woke' had gone too far. It was originally an African-American term that means being aware of structural racism. So to suggest it's gone too far is to suggest anti-racism has gone too far, that social justice has, which it obviously hasn't. It must be very frustrating for African Americans, that their language gets co-opted. It's important to remember who it belongs to and not let it be neutralised. Sue If by 'woke' you're talking about protected characteristics, then obviously I respect those; they are absolutely essential. But I feel it stifles free speech, and those who are marginalised become even more so. Emma Sue has worked in schools in a lot of really deprived communities. Her concern is that when you get this intellectual censoriousness of liberal identity politics, the people the left should be serving are excluded. Sue If you over-police and don't look at context, you won't have any idea where people are coming from; whether they might be receptive to changing their view. You have to really work to understand what it's like when you haven't got a voice. Somebody who hasn't had a privileged, middle-class education, who lives a hand-to-mouth existence – their reality is going to be polar opposite. Sue I bet Emma is an amazing lecturer. She speaks with such passion about the young people she's working with. And I was talking with equal passion about the children I've worked with – lack of school readiness is really striking. We had children whose socialisation, speech, potty training, just general physical strength, weren't where they should have been. They hadn't got the pincer grip needed to write because they'd used screens and simply swiped. Emma We're both quite anti social media; neither of us use it. We both think young people need to spend more time outside, and we've seen negative impacts in the cohorts we teach. Nowadays, students come to university and it will be their first time pushed into independence, very high stakes. I think it affects their happiness. They seem very stressed, and you shouldn't be stressed when you're 19 – you should be living your best life. Emma I work in the environment department at the university and I live in an eco-community, so all my friends and colleagues were saying: 'You've got to say this about net zero, you've got to say that.' And then I met Sue and she said: 'I've got an environmental science degree, I'm not against net zero.' Sue She thought I was going to be all 'Drill, baby, drill'. She said: 'Shall I tell you about my eco house?' And I said: 'Yes, please.' Emma I almost felt like I doing a Blind Date. We had loads of very personal conversations, and kept saying: 'This doesn't go in the paper.' We ended up going very deep. Sue We had so much in common. She's the type of person I would want to be friends with. She's absolutely authentic and I trusted her. Additional reporting: Kitty Drake Emma and Sue ate at Quite Simply French in Lancaster. Want to meet someone from across the divide? Find out how to take part
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Blow to families after staff who served methanol laced drinks that killed Brit lawyer & 5 other backpackers in Laos FLEE
STAFF members who served a Brit backpacker and five other tourists deadly drinks laced with poison in Laos have sparked outrage by fleeing the country. The cruel twist came after 6 Staff members who served Brit Simone White and five other poison-laced alcohol have fled the country Credit: PA 6 The Nana Backpacker Hostel, in Vang Vieng, Laos, where six backpackers died after drinking tainted alcohol laced with methanol Credit: Enterprise 6 Duong Duc Toan, the manager of Nana Backpackers hostel where the victims were staying According to the Herald Sun, at least two employees who were "detained" following the Tragic Simone was among five other backpackers who also lost their lives after Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19 and from Australia, as well as two young women from All of them were staying at the hostel along with 100 more guests. READ MORE WORLD NEWS After hearing that two of the suspects had fled Laos, Bianca's dad told the Herald Sun: "We want the Australian Government to apply as much pressure as they can to bring justice to all those involved in the methanol poisoning of our girls, the Danish girl and the British girl in Laos." The group died after they consumed vodka and whiskey laced with deadly methanol at the Nana Backpackers hostel in the town of Her mum Most read in The Sun She said she feared Simone would die after being called by the hospital who told her she needed emergency brain surgery. After arriving at Laos hospital Sue was given the devastating ultimatum over whether to leave her daughter on life support or not. Brit lawyer Simone White, 28, dies in 'methanol-laced alcohol poisoning' that left 4 others dead in backpacking hotspot Doctors refused to switch off the machine due to their religion - but told Sue she could do it herself. The distraught mum said she had to take a tube out of her dying daughter's mouth before making the incredibly painful and "traumatic" decision to switch off the machine. Simone's No charges have been made six months after the fatal ordeal, despite Laotian authorities reportedly preparing charges for up to 13 people. The 13 suspects have been accused of violating food and health security, unlawful business operations and the elimination of evidence, according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs. It comes just weeks after the families of Bianca and Holly, who died from suspected methanol poisoning, slammed cops over 6 Laos methanol poison victim, Simone White, with her mum Sue 6 Sue revealed her daughter's final message in an interview alongside Simone's friend Bethany Clarke Credit: 60 Minutes Australia 6 The two teens tragically died just days after the shocking incident. Holly's mother told 60 Minutes: "[The charges are] pretty appalling, I'd say pretty insulting.' Bianca's furious mum added: 'I think we're pretty furious about it … Food and beverage. "You know, that's like? What is that? We don't even know." The parents also said they had written to Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone 'a million times'. The desperate parents claimed to have even contacted his wife, but still say they have not received a response. Why is methanol so deadly? By Sam Blanchard, Health Correspondent METHANOL is a super-toxic version of alcohol that may be present in drinks if added by crooks to make them stronger or if they are brewed or distilled badly. The consequences can be devastating because as little as a single shot of contaminated booze could be deadly, with just 4ml of methanol potentially enough to cause blindness. Prof Oliver Jones, a chemist at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, said: 'The body converts methanol to formic acid. 'Formic acid blocks the action of an enzyme that is critical to how the body uses oxygen to generate energy. 'If it stops working, cells cannot take up or use oxygen from the blood and lack of oxygen causes problems in a range of organs as the cells start to die. 'Symptoms of methanol poisoning include vomiting, seizures and dizziness. 'The optic nerve seems to be particularly vulnerable to methanol toxicity, so there is the potential for temporary or permanent blindness, and even death. 'While thankfully rare, methanol poisoning is very serious, and treatment should be given at a hospital.' An unexpected but key way of treating methanol poisoning is to get the patient drunk with normal alcohol - known as ethanol - to distract the liver and stop it processing the methanol.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Edinburgh family join Channel 5's the Radfords on second Florida holiday in a month
An Edinburgh family have joined Channel 5's the Radfords on another holiday to Florida after spotting bargain flights just weeks after returning from the States. The Walker family, who are good friends with Sue and Noel Radford - Britain's largest family - recently joined them on a dream holiday to Orlando for Sue Radford's 50th birthday. The family of nine also showed their followers on Facebook and YouTube the luxury villa they were staying in during the holiday as well as pictures of other attractions they visited. READ MORE: Edinburgh residents say 'we need to leave troubled area' as riot police descend READ MORE: Scottish dad visits GP and A&E with 'stomach pains' and dies four weeks later When they returned to the UK, the two families visited Liverpool and both Sue and Rebecca Walker spotted cheap flights to Florida via TUI and decided to go ahead and book them once Jamie and Noel agreed - which Rebecca joked was "completely unheard of." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. On the Walker family Facebook blog she wrote: "While in Liverpool, we found these cheap flights. Sue & I asked Jamie and Noel about them and they told us to book them which is completely unheard of for them. "Anyway it was too good a bargain and actually cheaper then Spain, so here we are in Florida four weeks after we left in April. We are looking for fun free things to do, so if anyone has any ideas please share them." Rebecca added a screenshot to the post which shows the flights came in at just £190 per person for the return journey. In another post the family thanked TUI staff for going "above and beyond" to accommodate the large families and added check-in was "a breeze" following a few issues on the way to Florida in April. During their visit so far both families have enjoyed a day out to the Everglades Alligator Farm. You can keep up to date with the Walker family on Facebook here.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Corrie star admits she took one thing for granted after filming soap exit
Sue Cleaver, who has played Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street for 25 years, has opened up on her exit from the ITV soap, set to air next week Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver has shared a 'strange' realisation ahead of her final appearance next week. The Corrie legend spoke of her feelings having filmed her final scenes for the ITV soap. Her departure from the soap airs next week, having etched Eileen Grimshaw into the hearts of viewers over an impressive 25-year stint. Sue announced earlier this year that she was set to bid farewell to the Cobbles and her beloved character. Her tenure on the show has been marked by iconic feuds, notably her fiery clashes with Corrie legend Gail Platt (portrayed by Helen Worth), and a series of ill-fated love interests. The actress also remarkably portrayed Sue surviving a brush with demise at the hands of notorious villain Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre). And as her final appearance looms on the horizon next week, she reflected on her concluding days filming and the poignant moment when the reality of leaving the street sank in. In a heart-to-heart with Inside Soap magazine, the Corrie veteran also admitted that there was one thing she had taken for granted over the years. She reflected upon the two-and-a-half decades on the soap. Sue said: "It's not so much the job, but it's also the people that we take for granted. They're just there all the time, and then you go, 'Oh God, that's it. That is the end.' That is strange." In true Corrie fashion, Cleaver's climactic scenes ensure that Eileen doesn't fade quietly away, reports Belfast Live, offering her a flurry of dramatic moments up until her swansong on the programme. In recent episodes, she was seen playing a pivotal role in her on-screen sister Julie Carp's final scenes as she succumbed to cancer. Amidst the grief of this tragic loss, Eileen found herself accused of contributing to her sister's death, with allegations that she had supplied medication to aid her demise. But it was later established that this wasn't the case, and we are soon set to see Eileen bid farewell to the street alongside her eldest son, Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas). With Jason poised for an unexpected return to the show next week, viewers will witness Eileen's decision to leave the soap and embark on a new chapter as she heads off to Thailand with Jason. Coronation Street is due to air this evening on ITV (Wednesday, May 28) at 8 pm.
North Wales Chronicle
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Corrie's Sue Cleaver reveals date of Eileen's exit storyline
Her exit date has also been confirmed and fans don't have long to wait to see her final scenes. The 61-year-old said 'it's never too late to invent yourself' when talking to The Mirror about her Corrie exit. Cleaver has spent more than two decades in the role but will leave the iconic soap on June 6, reports The Mirror. A post shared by Coronation Street (@coronationstreet) Sue's character Eileen will have a big decision to make in her final scenes as she questions whether to go back to Thailand with her son, Jason Grimshaw, played by Ryan Thomas. Sue said the exit storyline is 'perfect' and what she hoped for. She told The Mirror: 'I said very much that I would like her to go off to pastures new, you know, to kind of mirror what I'm doing in a sense. And I just think it's time for a change. So it was perfect. 'I'm so happy with the ending, and I was so humbled by it and the way it had been written and what it is. I felt very grateful to have such a wonderful ending written. It seemed very, very apt.' Cleaver has known she would be leaving Corrie for a year and wanted co-star Ryan Thomas who plays her on-screen son to be in her final scenes. A post shared by Ryan Thomas (@ryanthomas84) She said: 'Ryan was there from the start, and he was inconveniently living in Thailand, and it wouldn't be too far of a jump to expect that if Eileen was going to make a leap, that she would involve her son. 'And so when I decided to leave, like over a year ago, I rang Ryan, and I said, 'Ryan, I'm going to tell them that I'm going, and if they ask me about exits, I'd really like to say that you'd come back and take me out, but I don't know whether they'd go for it or not'. 'And he just went, 'Oh my gosh, of course, I would', which was so lovely for me. And it was just so nice to have him back and filming those final scenes with him. It just felt like I'd come full circle really.' Sue talked about the connection between Eileen and herself both wanting new starts: 'It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Recommended reading: Axed Coronation Street star reveals 'exciting' new job after leaving ITV soap Casualty and Doctors star to join Emmerdale as part of dog attack storyline EastEnders star has a famous dad as fans reveal family connection 'It's never too late to be brave and try something new. You just make little tiny steps, just little tiny things every day to change your routine and step out and be fearless. 'And so that's the journey I'm on. And in a sense, yes, Eileen's mirroring that, stepping out into the unknown.' Sue said her last day filming was 'perfect' but that she didn't want to have a big fuss for her departure.
