This is a small parable about the time I left Wonderland. It is explained after the story’s end. Alice is invited to the White Rabbit’s dinner though not to a Tea Party. “You MUST come!” says Tweedle-Die. “You WILL come!” interrupts Tweedle-Jolly, “Last chance to eat together since, after and before!” The Board gleams and glistens. Stiff white lace tablecloth […]
Privilege and White Privilege
Privilege Privilege as a distinction between people or classes or societies is never going to disappear. It can be based on skin colour, and also, or as well as, on religion, money, or education, all of which can give one power. We don’t choose at birth to be privileged or to less privileged, it is what, who and where we […]
Remembering my friend, Guy Scott
Dr Guy Scott, former Vice-President of the Republic of Zambia, died on Wednesday 15th July 2026, at the age of 82. The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema has honoured Dr Scott by 5 days of national mourning and a State Funeral on Monday 20th July, 2026. Friendship Guy Scott was a long-standing friend of mine and of my first husband, […]
Domestic Labour, Women’s Work, Servants and Exploitation
Unpaid Work A quick search gave me this answer, so I quote – “Domestic labour refers to the unpaid work done within households, encompassing tasks like housework, childcare, and other forms of care work.” The key is that it is unpaid work and 56 years after I joined the 1970 Women’s Movement it is still mostly women’s work. I quote […]
Artificial Intelligence scams Ruth Hartley, the Writer
Clever Phishing Stuff by scamming sharks. What the AI scammer says about my books is accurate about their quality and purpose. AI can be an excellent tool, but here it is put to use to rip me off. Ruth, I have a small confession. (Who is the I in this approach? Following up the supposed Grace Rodney website I discovered […]