Rachel from north London

The political is the personal, more often than you'd think

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Name: Rachel
Location: North London, United Kingdom

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Ace blogs - politics/current affairs

  • Liberal Conspiracy
  • The Sharpener
  • Justin at Chicken Yogurt
  • Blairwatch
  • Ministry of Truth
  • Tim 'Manic' Ireland at Bloggerheads
  • Curious Hamster
  • Pickled Politics
  • Normblog
  • Tim Worstall
  • Iain Dale
  • Perfect.co.uk
  • J. Clive Matthews aka 'Nosemonkey'
  • Jarndyce Blog
  • qwghlm
  • Blood & Treasure
  • NHS Blog Doctor
  • Burning Our Money
  • Atlantic Rift
  • Bristling Badger
  • Paul Linford
  • No Liberties
  • Gaping Silence
  • Stumbling & Mumbling
  • Eteraz - Unwilling Self-Negation
  • Robert Sharp
  • Doctorvee
  • Matt Buck
  • Not Little England
  • Mr Eugenides
  • Jailhouse Lawyer
  • Informed Comment by Juan Cole
  • Indigo Jo at Blogistan
  • Lib Dem Voice
  • Malung TV News
  • A very public sociologist
  • The Daily Pundit
  • Ellee Seymour
  • Recess Monkey
  • BBC's Nick Robinson
  • Guardian's Comment is Free
  • The Times Daniel Finkelstein
  • The F Word

    • Bloggers with Book Deals & Ace Writerly Blogs

  • Bookarazzi
  • My Boyfriend is a Twat
  • Girl with a one track mind
  • Boob Pencil
  • Lucy Pepper
  • Rockpool in the Kitchen
  • Temperama
  • Debi Alper
  • Wife in the North
  • The man who fell asleep
  • L'Eggs Up & Laughing
  • Being Lucy Diamond
  • Emily Dubberly
  • Random Acts of Reality
  • The Writing Coach
  • Mimi in New York
  • In Search of Adam
  • Rabbit Strike
  • The Bromley Boys
  • Blaugustine
  • Elizabeth Baines
  • FictionBitch
  • Fessing Author
  • Bowen-T-Hunter
  • Rivergirlie
  • Julia Buckley
  • Random Burblings
  • Emma Kennedy
  • ChicklitworkinProgress
  • Shauna
  • Mr Biffo
  • Jane Henry
  • Helena Frith Powell
  • Sarah Salway
  • Confident Writing Coach
  • The Book Bar
  • Trashionista
  • Random Jottings of a Book Lover
  • Girl Friday
  • Scott Pack
  • Susan Hill
  • Armistead Maupin
  • DoveGrey Reader

    • Ace blogs - other

  • Jonny B's Private Secret Diary
  • Diamond Geezer London blog
  • Troubled Diva
  • The Magistrate's Blog
  • Another Magistrate's Blog
  • The Policeman's Blog
  • PC Bloggs/li>
  • London Ambulance dispatcher blog
  • World Weary Detective
  • Bete de Jour
  • Reflections of the Hendo
  • Old Fogey
  • The Cartoonist
  • Confessions of a Psychotherapist
  • The (Very Wise) Doctor Deborah Serani
  • Kris from Stoke Newington
  • Ally at Ducking For Apples
  • A Few Words Before We Go
  • AlphaMummy
  • City Slicker
  • Going Underground
  • Someone Else's Life
  • Doing It All Again
  • The ever-foxy Karol
  • The Pole Affair
  • Poons Howling Spoons

    • Me writing elsewhere

  • Rachel's Story in the Sunday Times. Why you're reading this.
  • The July 7th posts on urban 75 which started it all
  • My survivor diary on the BBC of the week of the bombs
  • BBC survivor diary 1 year on
  • My tribute to Kings Cross United in the Sunday Times
  • House of Lords Speech
  • Kings Cross United in the Evening Standard
  • We still haven't learned the safety lessons of 7/7
  • The July 7th questions that still haunt victims
  • Finding Peace
  • Press Gazette: Post Traumatic Press
  • Sunday Times:Honeymoon? This verdict put it on hold
  • Sunday Times:Stalker Article
  • Sunday Times:Rachel's Feminist Disco Pole Class
  • Guardian CiF on civil liberties
  • Sunday Times column on civil liberties
  • Guardian CiF on civil liberties again
  • Independent column on civil liberties
  • Sunday Times interview with ex-Belmarsh prisoner
  • Independent column on knife crime & violence
    • unsubscribe from human rights abuse in the war on terror

    My new book - Out of the Tunnel

  • Richard & Judy interview
  • Publisher info
  • Buy the book/read reviews on amazon!
  • Mail serialisation
  • Guardian interview
  • The London Paper interview
  • LoveReading review
  • Poons review
  • Don't call me Ishmael review
  • Bookarazzi review
  • Eine Kleine Nichtmusik review
  • Eve's Alexandria review
  • Solaris review
  • Stratford Girl review
  • Joanne Mallon review
  • Secrets & Subterfuge review
  • Leighton Cooke review
  • Surreptitious Evil review
  • Geoff Coupe review
  • Hendo review
  • Caroline Smailes reivew
  • Sarah Salway review
  • Netherworld review
  • Clare Sudbery review
  • Rachel-Catherine review
  • Scott Pack review
  • Girl Friday review
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    This Blog's Best Bits

  • The Man I Love
  • The Mouse Saga Commences
  • Miff's Mouse Shame
  • Further Mouse Menace
  • The End of the Mouse Saga
  • The Lyrical Terrorist
  • The F Word: On Forgiving The bombers
  • The Rules of the Game Have Changed
  • 90 days & 90 nights
  • Reaping the Whirlwind
  • On Intelligence Failures
  • Give Me Liberty
  • 'This is an insult' - the Clash with Charles Clarke
  • How Mad is Tony Blair?
  • Minding our language
  • Ready to Speak out:the 7/7 Testimony
  • 'Clean Skins'
  • Pole Dancing Slatterns & Media Tarts
  • 'Dance', They Said'
  • 'Darker than Grey'
  • Holding The Tiller
  • 'Restorative Justice'
  • Summer Ends
  • 7/7 Eyewitness Account
  • Now We Are Kings Cross United'
  • 'And We Rescue Each Other Still'
  • On Being A Victim
  • Taking Back My Journey

    • This blog in the news

  • The Poisonous Bully in the Home Office - Matthew Norman vs. Charles Clarke
  • Tallahassee Democrat/Common Dreams feature about this blog
  • The Scotsman on blogging, & this blog
  • BBC on Blogging 7th July
  • The Observer Jan 1st 2006 - 7/7 survivors find comfort on the net
  • Guardian Newsblog about this blog (+ barking comments)
  • Scotland on Sunday
  • Guardian. 1 year on
  • BBC 1 year on
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    7th July and After

  • My 7th - 14th July 2005 diary on the BBC
  • BBC News7/7 1 year on site
  • BBC Radio John Gaunt live show on 7/7 a.m
  • BBC News London explosions 2005
  • 7th July assistance - for ANYONE affected by the London bombs - also call 0845 054 7444
  • Wikipedia on London Bombings
  • Harrowing story of Blue Watch fire service crew on 7th July
  • Ian and Gill, fellow passengers' stories
  • The Survivors (Sunday Times)
  • Ambulance Control Room account of July 7th
  • Deliver Us From This Evil
  • The Best & The Worst of People

    • Asking for an Independent Public Inquiry into 7/7''

  • House of Lords speech
  • Martin Bright sums it up
  • Me & other survivors making the case for a public inquiry into July 7th (in the Sunday Times)
  • Wikipedia News on the victims'demands for a public inquiry into July 7th events
  • John Denham Home Affairs Committee Chair
  • Iraq hero Tim Collins ' 7/7 Probe vital for security'
  • Muslims call for inquiry 1 year on
  • BBC report on victims' anger at No Public Inquiry news
  • NEW! an excellent book everyone should read on 7/7, Islam & the Iraq War
  • Bombings 'preventable'
  • M15 'tracked bombers' - yet another reason why we NEED A PUBLIC INQUIRY
  • Tories call for 7/7 probe'
  • Muslim taskforce call for public inquiry'
  • 'Muslim Parliament calls for public inquiry'
  • 'We still haven't learned the safety lessons of 7/7'
  • 'The July 7th questions that still haunt victims'
  • Survivors views
  • The Voice: Give us a 7/7 inquiry
  • 'Hold a proper inquiry, say critics of'rubbish' report
  • 'Chaos after blasts triggers public inquiry calls'
  • July inquiry talks 'productive''
  • Independent calls for an inquiry
  • Why we need a 7/7 inquiry, by Peter Zimonjic, survivor

    • Kings Cross United bomb survivors - fellow passengers' blogs

  • 'Holly Finch', KCU member
  • 'Yorkshire Lass', KCU member
  • 'Weaselbitch', KCU member.
  • 'Steve', KCU member
  • 'Mitch', KCU member
  • 'Bumblebee', KCU member
  • 'Hamish', KCU member
  • 'Sitara', KCU member
  • 'Shelley's mum'

    • Previous Posts

    • I stopped blogging last year, for various reasons....
    • 7/7 The Untold Story: The Big Issue
    • Business Guys on Business Trips
    • Inside British Intelligence
    • The neo-Nazi 'asylum seekers'
    • On torture and terror
    • Home Affairs Select Committee announces 'biggest i...
    • Anniversary
    • Links round up
    • Andy Hayman's book, 7/7 conspiracy theories and th...

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