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Woman's Hour

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk on sentencing reforms

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

After a reshuffle that saw Suella Braverman leave her post as Home Secretary, and left the government with no women in the “big four” offices of state, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk spoke to Emma Barnett. They discussed the impact of the reshuffle, as well as sentencing reforms which will affect women, and the alleged rapist currently serving as a Conservative MP.

Endometriosis is a chronic condition which affects one in 10 women, for whom tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, causing debilitating pain and in some cases fertility complications. But a charity that looks to support women suffering from the condition - Endometriosis South Coast - has faced criticism this week after announcing that a trans woman, Steph Richards, would be their new CEO. The decision to appoint Steph was made by Jodie Hughes, Chair of the Trustees, who also founded the charity. They spoke to Emma about the appointment.

Lisa Lintott always enjoyed writing, but being a single mum meant that this had to take a back seat. But when her son Jazz, an aspiring actor, found that he was only being sent typecast roles, Lisa enrolled herself into a creative writing masters and wrote her own play, casting her son in the lead role. Going for Gold, which tells the life story of British boxer Frankie Lucas, has since won multiple awards, including Best Production Play, Best Producer and Best Actor at this year’s Black British Theatre Awards, catapulting them both into the spotlight. Jazz and Lisa told Emma about this unexpected partnership.

Minnie the Minx is turning 70. In December the much loved Beano cartoon character will celebrate 70 years since her first appearance. The writers and illustrators of the Beano, based in Dundee, Scotland, created Minnie to “be just as tough as the boys” and “kick back against pre-war societal norms.” Well, that was in 1953. Today, a special edition of The Beano is coming out, guest-edited by England's football captain, Leah Williamson. Laura Howell has been drawing Minnie since 2018 and explained why Minnie’s popularity has endured.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and trust me you'll get there in a moment but if you're a comedy fan

0:05.2

I'd really like to tell you a bit about what we do. I'm Julie Mackenzie and I commission comedy

0:10.2

podcast at the BBC. It's a bit of a dream job really.

0:13.0

Comedy is a fantastic joyous thing to do because really you're making people laugh,

0:18.0

making people's days a bit better, helping them process, all manner of things.

0:22.0

But you know I also know that comedy is really

0:24.4

subjective and everyone has different tastes so we've got a huge range of comedy on offer

0:29.6

from satire to silly shocking to soothing profound to just general pratting about. So if you

0:36.2

fancy a laugh, find your next comedy at BBC Sounds.

0:41.6

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:45.0

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's A from BBC Radio 4.

0:50.0

Today, as promised, we are joined by a member of the newly reshuffled cabinet, not a new person in post actually,

0:57.2

the Justice Secretary Alex Torque was there before the reshuffle that gave rise to many a few raised eyebrows across the country as David Cameron

1:04.7

returns to the fold and the former most senior woman in that cabinet, Suella Braverman,

1:10.0

who's written her own letter now having been fired, which is going to go down apparently

1:13.9

is one of the most damning letters in recent political history.

1:17.9

He's going to be here addressing some of the points you have raised over politics and who is in

1:21.7

charge over the last few days.

1:24.0

We will also be hearing from the chair and the new chief executive of a small

1:27.7

endometriosis charity in the south of England, which has garnered rather a loss of attention

1:32.0

because of the decision to appoint a trans woman as its CEO.

1:36.0

Your thoughts please,

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