Charlotte Raven
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Charlotte Raven is a British
author
and journalist
.
She studied English at Manchester University
. As a Labour Club activist there in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was part of a successful campaign to oust then student union communications officer Derek Draper
, though she subsequently had a four-year relationship with him. She was Manchester University Students' Union Women's Officer in 1990-91 and presided over an election in which Liam Byrne
MP failed to be elected as the Union's Welfare Officer. She later studied at Sussex
.
Raven was a contributor to the Modern Review
, and the editor of the relaunched version in 1997. There she met Julie Burchill
, with whom she had an affair in 1995: the two are pictured in the National Portrait Gallery. Her columns have appeared frequently in The Guardian
and New Statesman
. Raven was accused of regional racism after launching an attack on the people of Liverpool in a Guardian article on the James Bulger case.
She and her partner Tom have a daughter, Anna, born in 2004.
In January 2010 she revealed that she tested positive for Huntington's disease
, an incurable hereditary disease, in January 2006 and had been contemplating suicide, an option she rejected after visiting a clinic in an area of Venezuela with a very high incidence of Huntington's Disease.
United Kingdom
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author
Author
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and journalist
Journalist
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.
She studied English at Manchester University
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. As a Labour Club activist there in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was part of a successful campaign to oust then student union communications officer Derek Draper
Derek Draper
Derek William Draper is a former lobbyist, former editor of the LabourList website, and psychotherapist. As a political advisor during the 1990s he became widely known for his role in two political scandals, "Lobbygate" and "Smeargate".-Biography:Draper was educated at Southlands High School in...
, though she subsequently had a four-year relationship with him. She was Manchester University Students' Union Women's Officer in 1990-91 and presided over an election in which Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Liam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004, and was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010 before being appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 20 January 2011.-Early...
MP failed to be elected as the Union's Welfare Officer. She later studied at Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
.
Raven was a contributor to the Modern Review
Modern Review
Modern Review has been used as a name for a number of magazines:* Modern Review * Modern Review * Modern Review...
, and the editor of the relaunched version in 1997. There she met Julie Burchill
Julie Burchill
Julie Burchill is an English writer and journalist. Beginning as a writer for the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has written for newspapers such as The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is a self-declared "militant feminist". She has several times been involved in legal action...
, with whom she had an affair in 1995: the two are pictured in the National Portrait Gallery. Her columns have appeared frequently in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
. Raven was accused of regional racism after launching an attack on the people of Liverpool in a Guardian article on the James Bulger case.
She and her partner Tom have a daughter, Anna, born in 2004.
In January 2010 she revealed that she tested positive for Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease, chorea, or disorder , is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. It typically becomes noticeable in middle age. HD is the most common genetic cause of abnormal involuntary writhing movements called chorea...
, an incurable hereditary disease, in January 2006 and had been contemplating suicide, an option she rejected after visiting a clinic in an area of Venezuela with a very high incidence of Huntington's Disease.
External links
- Charlotte Raven columns and reviews from The Guardian and The ObserverThe ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
- Articles by Charlotte Raven from New Statesman
- Portrait of Raven (right) and Julie Burchill at the website of the National Portrait Gallery