A Labour government would cut violence against women in half within a decade and protect children by reducing knife crime, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking in the wake of the damning Casey Review into the Metropolitan Police, the Labour leader said “modernising” policing and “defeating misogyny” were crucial in cutting crimes against women and … Read more
Think of what you learned in your school days and you might remember solving quadratic equations or correctly using a semicolon, learning to pass a note without detection or faking your mum’s signature to get out of PE. But our schools furnish us with other things too. Ideas about ourselves and the world around us. … Read more
A TikTok user’s video has gone viral after calling out the imbalance of medical treatment between men and women. In a video with over 591,000 views as of Saturday, TikTok user Ren (@sjpoirier) recounts an experience she had at a doctor’s office. “I just watched a man go into his doctor, ask for a referral … Read more
Changing the police service requires almighty pressure from outside February 23, 2023 11:02 am During my 30 years in the police service, I learned how readily the force will gaslight the public, and act like there’s nothing to see among its ranks. It damages trust, especially when it is so glaringly obvious that misconduct is … Read more
Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania in late December on charges of human trafficking and rape, according to local media reports. Tate, a British-U.S. citizen who previously was banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech, was reportedly detained along with his brother … Read more
Teachers and school workers across England are becoming increasingly concerned over the influence controversial social media figures such as Andrew Tate are having on young boys. Overt sexism is on the rise in schools due to a combination of toxic social media influencers and the aftermath of the pandemic, teachers, school workers and charities say. … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have responded to The Sun newspaper after a backlash over a column in which Jeremy Clarkson directed violent language towards Meghan. The Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid had posted a public apology on Friday for the contents of a column published last Saturday, in which the Who Wants to Be a … Read more
The actress reckons Amber Heard jumped on the ‘bandwagon’ of #MeToo November 28, 2022 2:21 pm(Updated 2:48 pm) Helena Bonham Carter has been appointed the first female president of the London Library, a 181-year-old establishment that counts Charles Dickens as one of its founding members. Membership costs £525 a year. It sounds peak Bonham Carter … Read more
Helena Bonham Carter has been appointed the first female president of the London Library, a 181-year-old establishment that counts Charles Dickens as one of its founding members. Membership costs £525 a year. It sounds peak Bonham Carter to me: quaint, with the unmistakeable whiff of a certain type of privileged English heritage glamour. The type … Read more
A Cabinet minister has rejected a call for a national inquiry into misogyny and racism in the workplace after the damning review into the London Fire Brigade (LFB). An independent culture review of LFB led by Nazir Afzal – a former chief crown prosecutor for the North West – found “dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice … Read more