Life in the Faz Lane

  • Can Equality happen in Politics? Or am I just havin’ a laugh?

    Lots of people would call it wishful thinking. I call it coming into the 21st Century. I have the current pleasure to be reading up on Critical Race Theory (CRT) for the past year, from the ground-breaking work of Kimberly Crenshaw to uncovering racism in English education policy through David Gillborn. Policy formation is heavily…

  • No sugar-coating, so don’t read if you are easily offended.

    I am happy that other people are forced to stay indoors and self isolate. And that generally people are scared to get close to others, unless you are a selfish ignoramus who purposefully chooses to not abide by guidelines, such as masks, keeping a distance from non-household bubbles and for travelling unnecessarily across borders. I…

  • Lets Talk About … Suicide

    Warning: this post contains content which some readers may find upsetting. It’s World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. And its a bit depressing when you think about it. We hear the statistics but they feel alien. We see the helpline numbers, but they are foreign. Not until you become a statistic, or in need…

  • This is totally worth writing about

    Tomorrow marks the first day back at school for children in Scotland. I, alongside many others, will be glad for some sense of routine and freedom from those young people we live with. So many children and parents have struggled with home learning. At first, I used to think that a parent should know how…

  • Sorry for calling you selfish but …

    We are demented 😫

  • Love a bit of irony?

    I wear a hijab/headscarf. Sometimes I use the long end of my scarf to cover my nose and mouth – for example if I have a cold or if it is actually freezing cold outside. This covering of the nose and mouth is called Niqaab. 6 months ago, if I went out with my face…

  • Social or Physical distancing – terminology means everything

    This has been annoying. Ask an introvert or someone with social anxiety. Although social distancing refers to limiting interactions with people, it can be interpreted as limiting companionship and friendships. This is not what is the intended aim of the message to encourage people to stay at home. We do not want people to cut…

  • Thoughts of a self-harmer

    A thought and feeling process to answer why people choose to self-harm. it’s not always about attention …

  • The ‘Arrogant’ Wife

    When you get married, you expect ups and downs. Two individuals who set out to have a family and a loving home. This is a story of such a home. Five years on, and two children later, little spats were regular occurrences. To our family and friends, we were happily married with a bit of…

  • Wake up World, to say Thank you to COVID-19

    Human nature. We cannot change the fact that this is built in. The burden, the responsibilities and the choices we make have a lasting impact on the world. This is what we are witnessing today. I say thank you to this deadly disease, to segregate people into categories of self-serving by-standers who are consumed with…