102 Quotes by Dawn Foster

Feminism now means you don't always do the dishes, or that you look down your nose at women's magazines, rather than meaning you fight capitalist systems that enable continued attacks on the poorest and most vulnerable.

Rather than leaning in and trying to forge a path within structures that are so hostile to them, they're leaning out and refusing to play the game anymore.

There's a thin line between mockery and endorsement.

It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness.

For years I avoided loose fruit and veg - an absolute minefield - simply because it was impossible to tell how much they would come to at the till.

The police have spent years pursuing Islamic extremism while too often overlooking the growing violent threat posed by the far-right.

Cooking requires time, effort and fuel: increasing numbers of people I've visited can't even afford to turn on the kettle for a cup of tea as they eke out every penny to feed their extortionate gas and electric meters.

The human cost of austerity goes far beyond the period in which a country's economy endures those methods.

The best books I read as a child were set in far-flung places, but also portrayed characters experiencing a life far removed from my own.