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David Lammy MP; Offensive material online; Rahila Gupta

David Lammy MP on what he'd like Labour to do to engage fathers in family life, and calls for more limits on internet porn. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective.

David Lammy MP on what he'd like Labour to do to engage fathers in family life. Are there risks to free speech in limiting offensive material that's available online? Kirsty Hughes of Index on Censorship debates the issues. NoViolet Bulawayo on writing about her native homeland, Zimbabwe. Rahila Gupta on the play that grew from her struggle against prejudice in caring for her son, born with cerebral palsy, and his life that ended suddenly when he was 17.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Active Fatherhood

    Discussion with Labou MP David Lammy and Kathryn Gyngell, Centre for Policy Studies.

    Duration: 10:12

  • Noviolet Bulawayo

    NoViolet Bulawayo was born in Zimbabwe. She discusses her novel We Need New Names.

    Duration: 09:17

  • Internet Censorship

    Jane discusses the issues with Kirsty Hughes, CE Index on Censorship & Sarah Green, EVAW.

    Duration: 10:01

  • Rahila Gupta

    On her play Don’t Wake Me: the story of the conception, birth & life of her son, Nihal.

    Duration: 07:43

  • Flexible Working

    Rachel Krys on the rights to request flexible working, which will be extended in April '14

    Duration: 03:55

Active Fatherhood

In a new report ,Labour MP DavidLammy outlines the importance of engaging fathersand helping them feel less marginalised when it comes to their family.He would like to see the next Labour Government deliver real changes – makingpublic servicesfather-friendly,offering better parental leaveand child care, and helping dads maintain contact withtheir children after a relationship breaks down.David Lammy talks to Jane alongside Kathryn Gyngell from the .

NoViolet Bulawayo

was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the USA when she was eighteen. In 2011 she won the Caine Prize for African Writing for a wonderful piece of writing about six children living in a shanty called Paradise and the journey they make to steal guavas from a rich part of town. These same children, with the ten year old narrator, Darling, appear in her first novel, We Need New Names, in which Darling eventually leaves her homeland aged fourteen and moves to what she imagines will be the paradise of America. NoViolet joins Jane in the studio.

Internet Censorship

David Cameron has called for more action from web companies to rid the internet of images of child sex abuse. Maria Miller has already summoned Internet Service Providers to a summit next week to address the issue of harmful content on the internet. This comes after the convictions of Mark Bridger and Stuart Hazell, both of whom had such images stored on their computer. Women’s groups have called on David Cameron to make the possession of “rape porn” illegal. Are we witnessing a much-needed, even long overdue review, or could free speech lose out, with implications for all of us? Jane discusses the issues with Kirsty Hughes, chief executive of Index on Censorship andSarah Green fromEnd Violence Against Women.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Rahila Gupta

Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong, written by Rahila Gupta,tells the story of the conception, birth and life of her son, Nihal.Three months after Nihal’s very difficult birth a doctor tells Rahila that her baby has cerebral palsy and will never learn to walk, talk, read, or write. But this is only the beginning - as Nihal grows, Rahila recognises that inside his seemingly helpless body is a bright, spirited boy in need of stimulation and education.The play is the story of her relationship with Nihal, her tireless battles against prejudice and ignorance, and most importantly, a wonderful characterisation of Nihal himself, who died suddenly at the age of 17.Rahila joins Jane in the studio to talk about Nihal, his life and why she chose to write the play.

written by Rahila Gupta is on at The Cockpit Theatre in London

Flexible Working

Currently if you have a child under 16, a disabled child under 18, or certain caring responsibilities for an adult, you have the right to ask your employer for . From April 2014 this right to request will be extended to cover all employees who have been with their employer for 26 weeks or more, widening the pool of people who could request to change their working pattern. So why is flexible working so important for women today? It’s a topic that will be discussed at the Mumsnet Workfest event on Saturday. Jane is joined by Rachel Krys, a campaigner for inclusion at work, who will be speaking at the event.

is on Saturday 15 June – a day of inspirational speakers and workshops to help women get back to work, change career or set up own business

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest David Lammy
Interviewed Guest Kirsty Hughes
Interviewed Guest NoViolet Bulawayo
Interviewed Guest Rahila Gupta
Producer Lucinda Montefiore

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jun 2013 10:00

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