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Kirstie McCrum

Kirstie McCrum

Lyra McKee’s death shows radicalisation isn’t just for Muslims — and thinking it is puts us all in…

Radicalisation — the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues — is a word that the…

Apr 22, 2019

Apr 22, 2019

Kirstie McCrum

“There are three seconds when your life could change” — The refugee who travelled 3000 miles to…

A young man fled Syria’s regime in search of a better life in the UK. Part two of two

Nov 12, 2018

“There are three seconds when your life could change” — The refugee who travelled 3000 miles to…

Nov 12, 2018

Kirstie McCrum

“As the water came up to my waist I started to think ‘are we going to die?’

A young Syrian man fled the oppressive al-Assad regime for a better life. Part one of two

Nov 12, 2018

“As the water came up to my waist I started to think ‘are we going to die?’

Nov 12, 2018

Kirstie McCrum

Yes, journalism’s ‘dumbing down’ — but it’s giving readers what they want

A browse of the main news sites of the UK can make for troubling reading.

Sep 22, 2017

Yes, journalism’s ‘dumbing down’ — but it’s giving readers what they want

Sep 22, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

Integration in the UK is a two-way street

If we want Muslims to trust us, we have to start trusting them — I know, I was one of the ‘untrusted’ myself

Jun 13, 2017

Integration in the UK is a two-way street

Jun 13, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

Why the right to vote should be cherished

I still remember the first time I got a chance to vote.

Jun 8, 2017

Why the right to vote should be cherished

Jun 8, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

The UK Isn’t ‘Reeling’ But It Must Get Used To A New ‘Normal’.

Two weeks ago, Manchester faced the worst terrorist attack in its considerable history.

Jun 5, 2017

The UK Isn’t ‘Reeling’ But It Must Get Used To A New ‘Normal’.

Jun 5, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

Terrorism has always ruined lives — even with a modern reappraisal of some factions

As the dust falls on Manchester’s horrific terrorist bombing, there are column inches devoted to the victims — as there should be — and to…

May 24, 2017

Terrorism has always ruined lives — even with a modern reappraisal of some factions

May 24, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

Fight or flight — How would you react under threat in your own home?

When faced with stranger danger, sometimes the smartest step is to run

May 1, 2017

Fight or flight — How would you react under threat in your own home?

May 1, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

13 Reasons Why shows the teen struggle hasn’t improved in decades

The Netflix series includes some uncomfortable truths for adults

May 1, 2017

13 Reasons Why shows the teen struggle hasn’t improved in decades

May 1, 2017

Kirstie McCrum

Kirstie McCrum

Writer/award-winning journalist Daily Mirror, New Statesman, Guardian, The Staggers, Vagenda Magazine, https://kirstiemccrumjournalist.wordpress.com

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