How much do you really know about the militant tactics employed by the women of the Women's Social Political Union, aka the Suffragettes?

With the UK government proscribing Palestine Action a terrorist organisation, Eleisha and Charlie dive into some of the shocking actions of the suffrage movement and debate whether they would be given the same treatment today.

Charlie and Ellie briefly share their thoughts on the results of the UK local elections and need for electoral reform but the theme of the week is the incredible Mary Frith, aka, Cutpurse Moll!Who was this gender-bending 17th-century rule (and law) breaker, and what can she tell us about our ideas of gender?

*TRIGGER WARNING* There is one mention of suicide in this episode, please listen with care.

This year, we are celebrating the centenary of the 1926 General Strike! Great...so why should you care? Ellie and Charlie explore the ways to fight for your rights at work before Trade Unions were legalised, spoiler alert, the consequences could be pretty bad! Though Charlie is delighted to discover she is a Luddite at heart.

People risked their lives in the past to go on strike and demand changes that we take for granted today, so we discuss the decline of Trade Unions today and why it's so important to keep them.

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