| No Images? Click here   Dominic Raab has said the law passed by MPs designed to block a no-deal Brexit is “deeply flawed”, raising the prospect the government believes it can find a way to get around the legislation.The so-called Benn Act demands the government ask the EU to extend Article 50 if no deal has been reached by October 19.  Of all the “worst-case planning assumptions” in the government’s Yellowhammer report, which detailed the potential consequences of a no-deal Brexit, a single line near the very end of the document stands out: “Low-income groups will be disproportionately affected by any price rises in food and fuel.”The matter-of-fact statement belies its significance. “It’s hard to imagine the impact a no-deal Brexit could have on these communities,” one long-serving trustee of a food bank working across Brexit-supporting areas in the East Midlands told HuffPost UK.  Unless you’re some kind of Texas oil tycoon, you probably didn’t notice oil prices sky-rocket over the weekend.But you might have seen this tweet from Donald Trump: “Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked.  Hundreds of patients have suffered due to NHS blunders so serious they should never happen, new data shows.Some 621 “never events” occurred in NHS hospitals between April 2018 and July this year - the equivalent of nine patients every week, according to data obtained by PA Media.  One Tory MP called him an “unelected, foul-mouthed oaf”. Former prime minister Sir John Major said he was “a political anarchist, who cares not a fig for the future of the party”. And now David Cameron has come up with what for him is perhaps the most damning insult of all: a “bad spad” [special adviser].Yes, Dominic Cummings is a bad spad and dangerous to know, to paraphrase Cameron’s new memoir. In his book, the ex-premier accuses Cummings of deploying “bilious briefings” to the media and “dripping poison” into the ear of his former boss Michael Gove.   “The weaponisation of women’s bodies is part of almost every culture.”It’s a strong statement, but we’ve grown to expect nothing less from Dr Jen Gunter. Dubbed “Twitter’s resident gynaecologist”, the Canadian is famed for telling it like it is, whether she’s dishing out sex-positive vaginal health advice or de-bunking the latest recommendation from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop.  When we see something online that we find to be racist, sexist, or homophobic, it is quite normal to want to tell someone. We share the outrageous content so that others become as angry as ourselves. Some enter into a debate with the person who sent the offensive message, to demonstrate how wrong and hurtful the person responsible has been, and to shame them. But what if, instead, we are doing exactly what they want?It’s time society deals with the rising tide of hate in countries across the world today; something that isn’t happening by accident. It’s been more than 1,800 days since I last saw my brother.Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the accident which took his life. The driver responsible was jailed for causing my brother’s death by dangerous driving, but his death broke our family and a community. So what is grief like, five years on? What has changed? In some ways everything, and in others nothing at all. If there is such a thing as an addictive personality, then I certainly have one.In the deepest core of my character from an early age was a toxic combination of low self-esteem and perfectionism. I desperately sought validation of my worth from external sources. This became the root from which my anxieties and eating disorders grew.  New to this email? You can sign up here.©2019 Oath (UK) | Midcity Place, 71, High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA |
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