7. Apr, 2021

Cultural and Social Change is Needed to Redress the Balance

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Men and Violence  Transcript in brief from the show aired on the 18.3.21

What will stop certain men from attacking and harming women? Yesterday at Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson described Sarah Everard’s murder as appalling and said it had triggered a reaction which was wholly justified.

“Unless and until we have a change in our culture that acknowledges and understands that women currently do not feel they are being heard we will not fix this problem and that is what we must do. We need a cultural and social change in attitudes to redress the balance Mr Speaker and that is what I believe all politicians must now work together to achieve.”

Now let's replace the word 'women' with 'those of Black African heritage'

“Unless and until we have a change in our culture that acknowledges and understands that those of Black African heritage currently do not feel they are being heard we will not fix this problem and that is what we must do. We need a cultural and social change in attitudes to redress the balance Mr Speaker and that is what I believe all politicians must now work together to achieve.”