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She is a Trustee of the charity INQUEST<ref>{{cite web|title=INQUEST|url=http://www.inquest.org.uk/about/inquest-board|website=www.inquest.org.uk}}</ref> which supports families whose relatives have died in custody. |
She is a Trustee of the charity INQUEST<ref>{{cite web|title=INQUEST|url=http://www.inquest.org.uk/about/inquest-board|website=www.inquest.org.uk}}</ref> which supports families whose relatives have died in custody. |
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In 2008, she co-founded WE CAN, a group of mothers and young people who campaigned for political action to address climate change in the run up to the Summit in Copenhagen in 2009.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Kitchen cabinet: The group that aims to turn yummy mummies into banner-waving eco-activists|journal=The Independent|date=15 May 2008|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/kitchen-cabinet-the-group-that-aims-to-turn-yummy-mummies-into-bannerwaving-ecoactivists-828168.html|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]] having first joined the party in the 1980s. In the local elections in 2014 she was the Green Party candidate for the ward of Bryanston and Dorset Square (City of Westminster). In the 2015 General Election she is the Green Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Westminster North.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html|publisher=London Green Party|title=Your Green candidates for May 2015|date=2015|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> |
In 2008, she co-founded WE CAN, a group of mothers and young people who campaigned for political action to address climate change in the run up to the Summit in Copenhagen in 2009.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Kitchen cabinet: The group that aims to turn yummy mummies into banner-waving eco-activists|journal=The Independent|date=15 May 2008|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/kitchen-cabinet-the-group-that-aims-to-turn-yummy-mummies-into-bannerwaving-ecoactivists-828168.html|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]] having first joined the party in the 1980s. In the local elections in [[Westminster City Council election, 2014|2014]] she was the Green Party candidate for the ward of Bryanston and Dorset Square (City of Westminster). In the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]] she is the Green Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for [[Westminster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster North]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london.greenparty.org.uk/elections/2015-general-election.html|publisher=London Green Party|title=Your Green candidates for May 2015|date=2015|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Selected works== |
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Jennifer Nadel is a writer, journalist and activist based in London.
Nadel has reported for BBC, Channel Four News and ITV. She qualified as a barrister and was ITN’s Home Affairs Editor from 1994-1999.
Nadel's non-fiction book about the Sara Thornton case, Sara Thornton: The Story of a Woman Who Killed, was published in 1993.[1] The book was subsequently adapted into a film, Killing Me Softly, which aired on BBC1 in 1996.[2][3]
In 1997, Nadel faced off against Lord Woolf at the third Woman Lawyer conference over issues of career advancement for women, with Woolf conceding consideration of fast track measures for women.[4]
Nadel's first novel, Pretty Thing, was published in 2015.[5][6]
She is a Trustee of the charity INQUEST[7] which supports families whose relatives have died in custody.
In 2008, she co-founded WE CAN, a group of mothers and young people who campaigned for political action to address climate change in the run up to the Summit in Copenhagen in 2009.[8] She is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales having first joined the party in the 1980s. In the local elections in 2014 she was the Green Party candidate for the ward of Bryanston and Dorset Square (City of Westminster). In the 2015 General Election she is the Green Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Westminster North.[9]
Selected works
- Nadel, Jennifer (1993). Sara Thornton : The Story of a Woman who Killed. London: V. Gollancz. ISBN 9780575055810.
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References
- ^ Vicky Harris (1994). "Reviews : Sarah Thornton: The Story of a Woman Who Killed". Probation Journal. 41 (1): 49. doi:10.1177/026455059404100122. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|laydate=,|laysummary=, and|laysource=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Don't Screen This Prime Time Travesty". The Daily Mail. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
The programme is based on a book previously written by the ITN home affairs editor Jennifer Nadel....
- ^ "Killing me softly". WorldCat. OCLC 779047844. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ^ "A message for men". The Lawyer. 21 April 1997. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
The third Woman Lawyer conference excelled itself this year, by putting Lord Woolf on the spot when, facing Jennifer Nadel, ITN's Home Affairs editor, he conceded he would like to see consideration of a fast track to help women up the legal ladder.
- ^ Smith, Lawrence (19 February 2015). "Novelist draws inspiration from teen years in Horsham". West Sussex County Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Gilligan, Ruth (15 February 2015). "Passionate tales for more than just teenage readers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "INQUEST". www.inquest.org.uk.
- ^ "Kitchen cabinet: The group that aims to turn yummy mummies into banner-waving eco-activists". The Independent. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Your Green candidates for May 2015". London Green Party. 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.