IF you spend a morning at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in the public gallery, it is impossible not to feel depressed.

You will not reach lunchtime without a case of domestic abuse being called before the justices.

It is like a treadmill: boyfriends who have lashed out at girlfriends, husbands who have left their wives with fractures.

Imagine feeling so scared in the company of someone you once thought you could trust.

Of course, murders are headline news – rightly so. Less well reported is the fact that these cases happen on a daily basis and nobody has found the perfect solution to make women feel safe.

Even those who you may think you know so well are watching their step when they return home late; you may not realise that they keep their keys between their fingers.

It’s become something that still isn’t talked about enough, even after the fatal tragedies we have all read about. Even after the positive response and the revelations of the MeToo.

Our newspaper, as we hope you have gathered from today’s edition, will not simply wait for the next death.

The summit this week was only an early step, and we too are mindful that it may feel all too easy to move on to the next thing.

Not this time.

We will follow up on the suggestions made in the charter for change printed on page 2 and press the authorities to make sure that energy – and, if necessary, money – is put into possible solutions.

It’s not a problem that will be solved overnight; I think most of us may be doubtful if it will ever be gone completely.

But that’s not a reason not to try new ideas – and try to shift the dial. From the everyday misogyny that women experience in their daily lives, right up to the mental and physical abuse – and let’s be clear, largely perpetrated by men – which is all too prevalent.

Some doubters may call us “woke” for devoting so much time and space, but it is a badge we’ll wear with pride.

So that was our summit, and we thank everybody who attended from panellists to the audience.

And this is our special edition where you will read opinion pieces sharing some initial thoughts.

But now we want to hear from you. If you had the power, what would you do to really make a difference? After decades of this pain, what would be your suggestions to the authorities trying to respond, but not always clear on what path to take?

We’d welcome your contributions to this debate, to this search for solutions.

You can write to our letters page at letters@islingtontribune.co.uk or contact one of our reporters to discuss projects and schemes that seem to have a positive effect.

By 2022, we shouldn’t be still talking about male violence against women, but we are here. So join us with your suggestions. Share your thoughts, let’s not let this issue slip away until another life is lost.