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Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, Narcissistic Abuse, Huntington's Disease

Post Brexit what can women expect from British politics plus a film about girls learning to skateboard in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The UK left the European Union on Friday night 鈥 so what can women expect from British politics. There have been weeks of speculation about a February reshuffle 鈥 we discuss the women who will win and lose. And what of the women among the voters who the Prime Minister has often said 鈥渓ent鈥 him their votes? Jane talks to Helen Lewis, staff writer for the Atlantic and to Anne McElvoy, senior editor at The Economist about how women鈥檚 interests will figure in post-Brexit politics.

Last Wednesday, in our series about breaking free from damaging relationship patterns, we heard a moving account from 鈥淪adie鈥 who described her ex-partner as a narcissist. Today we explore further the subject of narcissistic abuse.

Life for girls in Afghanistan can be dangerous 鈥 and with no set education system, they can often find themselves selling tea in the street or married early. But a centre in Kabul is teaching children from poor areas to read, write and鈥 skateboard. It鈥檚 the subject of a BAFTA winning film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) by Carol Dysinger, who joins us to discuss the project.

91热爆 stories has been following Danielle Thomas on her journey to find out if she has inherited the gene for Huntington鈥檚 disease. Her mum is in the late stages of the disease and there鈥檚 a 50:50 chance that she could have inherited it. Jane talks to her about her decision to discover if she鈥檚 a carrier and the impact it鈥檚 had on her life.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Interviewed guest: Helen Lewis
Interviewed guest: Anne McElvoy
Interviewed guest: Katherine Baldwin
Interviewed guest: Carol Dysinger
Interviewed guest: Danielle Thomas
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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  • Mon 3 Feb 2020 10:00

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