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BulletProtection as well as support
20 March 2008
Stronger deterrents – such as longer sentences and better conviction rates – are needed to protect women from rape, Barbara Follett writes in New Statesman.

BulletWhat Women Wanted
15 June 2007
One of the more significant achievement of the Blair years is the transformation of the lives of women up and down the country, writes Barbara Follett in The House magazine.

BulletStarting Over
30 January 2006
Traditionally, January is a time for new beginnings. So, it is a good month to start a new column. Or it would be, if I had not already had one in the Stevenage Mercury. But, as that was quite a while ago now, perhaps this column is a new beginning, especially as it is fortnightly instead of weekly.

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