Switched to a relaxing Christmas cheer and ready to settle with a book, last night – news of the shocking assassination of Benazir Bhutto brought me back to the reality of politics and violence in other countries, especially the dangers to women politicians when they put themselves forward to challenge the status quo.  BBC 4’s Women’s Hour focused on this, this morning, beginning with the re-transmission of their July interview with Benazir and her hopes for the political future of Pakistan. They followed with a superb piece about women in Kenya and how many are continually bullied by men who consider their place to be at home and not in the political arena - if you didn’t catch it - you can for the next 7 days!