By Rodrigo Cervantes/KJZZ
Jan. 21, 2021
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shows the congratulatory letter he sent Joe Biden during a news conference Dec. 14. López Obrador was one of the last foreign heads to acknowledge Biden’s victory in November. (Photo courtesy of Office of the Mexican President)
Amy Glover is a political analyst, columnist and partner of a public affairs consulting firm in Mexico City. She says former President Donald Trump used Mexico as a punching bag for internal political purposes. (Photo by Rodrigo Cervantes/KJZZ)
Heidi Smith, a professor at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, says the U.S.-Mexico relationship is “all about power and authority.” (Photo by Rodrigo Cervantes/KJZZ)
Refuges deal with more cases than ever before as virus lockdowns trap victims
The Town Hall’s community safety chief, Labour councillor Sue Lukes
DOMESTIC violence experts say they are braced for an expected surge in service referrals due to the impact of the new lockdown rules combined with the Christmas period.
Solace Women’s Aid said December is typically their quietest month of the year when women are often at home with their children and less able to reach out for help.
Gabrielle Trimblett from Islington Solace told of how the service had been put under its greatest ever pressure as Covid measures tightened earlier this year and warned of a need for more places of refuge.