When Eileen Chubb opened the phone
book looking for a summer job, she never imagined this decision would
change her life forever. From a history of retail work, her life
transformed into a tireless campaign for the protection of vulnerable
elderly people suffering systematic abuse. Having tried all legal
avenues and failed, she now heads Compassion In Care, a hotline for
whistleblowers in the care industry and The Whistler, a similar
organisation to help whistleblowers from all industries. She is also
an investigative Journalist and member of the NUJ. When I called her
up on the telephone this month, she told me her story, and that of
Edna a vulnerable and abused victim after whom Edna’s Law is named.
Note, this interview contains content some listeners may find
upsetting.
Listen here to my
Interview with Eileen Chubb
How does a Jewish community centre in London cater for the Israeli
community living in the UK? And how does it remain neutral on issues
that often divide Israeli opinions, let alone the rest of the world?
Meet Elinor Honigstein, head of Israeli Connections. Through a wide
range of events from Hebrew sing-alongs to renowned speakers such as
Ehud Barak, Israel’s most decorated soldier, she aims to do just
that. When I Interviewed her at JW3 she was winding down the
celebration for Israel’s 70th Independence day party. An event of
food, wine, music and laughter that explains why Israel is such a
unique place.
Listen here to my
Interview with Elinor Honigstein
Why
are baby elephants in Zimbabwe being exported to China?
How are they treated? And why should we care? Meet Zimbabwean
activist and elephant lover Nomusa Dube. Now living in the UK, she
has begun
a tireless campaign to save the baby elephants from concrete cages in
China. An exclusive interview in the B-bar restaurant, London,
reveals all.
The audio interview is HERE, and also available from my Africa Articles page