Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse, writer Katriona O'Sullivan, electric cars, fertility laws in France

Published: May 24, 2023, 12:08 p.m.

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After more than seven years taking evidence, six months ago the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published their final report which put forward 20 recommendations for the government. This week the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, announced they had accepted 19 of those put forward. Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the IICSA for seven years, joins Nuala to explain why she is deeply disappointed with their response.

Dr. Katriona O\\u2019Sullivan grew up as one of five children living in dire poverty, surrounded by addiction. She is now an award winning lecturer, whose work explores barrier to education. She joins Nuala to discuss herlife story, as told in her moving, funny, brave and shocking memoir \\u2013 Poor.

Sales of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK will end by 2030, but women are less likely than men to consider buying an electric vehicle, and the gap seems to be widening. Erin Baker, Editorial Director from AutoTrader and Beth Morley, a mobility and human insights manager from Cenex, join Nuala to discuss.

This month marks ten years since a law authorising same-sex couples to marry and adopt children was passed in France. But it wasn\\u2019t until 2021 that single women and lesbian couples were allowed to get fertility treatment following two years of parliamentary debate. A new French film - La Graine or The Seed - looks at the journey of a lesbian couple, Ines and Lucie, on their quest to have a baby, set before the law came into force in France To discuss the current situation I\\u2019m joined by the director Elo\\xefse Lang, & journalist for France24, Claire Paccalin.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern\\nProducer: Lucinda Montefiore\\nStudio manager: Sue Maillot

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