Leon Brittan — who needs an apology now?
Tory grandees, former ministers and yesterday’s men queue up to denounce the police for investigating sexual abuse allegations against members of the Tory establishment. They…
Category: Debate
Hilary Benn – Thinking About War
The Parliamentary debate on bombing IS/Daesh in Syria was brought to an intense and rousing conclusion by Hilary Benn, Shadow Foreign Secretary. It was Benn…
Talking of Losers and Scumbags
Former Daily Mirror editor, and unrequited lover of US television, Piers Morgan, is settling into ITV’s breakfast slot. Expect more of the eloquent bile he…
Men and Lads: Playboy nods to the cultural revolution
When Peter Stringfellow tells you that you are a ‘lovely lady’ you know that your are either in the wrong job, or the wrong conversation…
For a Day in July 2014…
FOR A DAY in July 2014, the advocates of children in care institutions who have been sexually abused by adults — including suspects shielded from…
Abortion – what’s the story?
Lifestyle or self-determination? What should be the focus of debates about abortion in Britain? The Daily Telegraph reports ‘lifestyle abortions warning as serial termination numbers…
Scudamore: Sexism isn’t silly – c’mon football, kick it out!
Odd, isn’t it, that sexism is indulged as just silly? That’s how it seemed in my conversation on Radio 5 Live this week Richard Scudamore’s…
Violence in Vogue
Vogue Italia finds itself in an imbroglio about violence against women. Every year editor Franca Sozzani attempts a ‘political’ spread. She is alert to the…
Taking Liberties: Civil Liberties and Sexual Abuse
The Daily Mail ignores in its purported exposure — shaming — of Harriet Harman and the National Council for Civil Liberties over the organisation’s tolerance…
Rape: Getting Away With It
In the aftermath of yet another woman’s death, following yet another rape trial acquittal, The Independent reported yet another scandal — hapless investigation and prosecution…