Philippa Willitts is Editor in Chief of Global Comment. She is a British freelance writer who specialises in writing about disability, women's issues, social media and tech. She also enjoys covering politics and LGBTQI-related topics. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @PhilippaWrites.
In 2014, singer Cliff Richard’s home was searched with a BBC TV crew outside, helicopter and all. The news had been tipped off by South Yorkshire Police that the raid was going to take place and...
Today has been the hottest day in France since records began. The climate change implications of this are terrifying, and the country has been sweltering for the last few days. We are having a...
It used to be that, to get hold of the morning-after pill, you had to get a prescription from your GP or go to a Family Planning Clinic or A&E (that genuinely was the advice; A&E must have...
It’s looking increasingly likely that Boris Johnson will be the next British Prime Minister. You know the one, a jolly fellow who is a bit of a clown and is game for a laugh? Funny chap, bit...
Nobody likes to feel left out. But sometimes, things are just not right for us. I wouldn’t attend a meeting for Black and minority ethnic adults, and I wouldn’t expect a non-disabled person to...
Ann Widdecombe became a British Member of Parliament in 1987. A Conservative, she was socially at the right of her party, opposing LGBT rights and abortion and even supporting the return of the death...
Britain was technically supposed to have left the EU by now. As it is, due to a series of messy negotiations and failed votes, we’re still very much European (thank the Lord) and, as a result, we...
At 9.25am every weekday for the last 14 years, an obnoxious and angry man has dominated the morning TV airwaves. The Jeremy Kyle show blasted through more than a million people’s TVs every day,...
Podcasts have revolutionised the way I consume information, as well - at times – as how I impart information. Now, when I have a new favourite TV programme, I find a couple of fan podcasts to geek...
Yesterday, voters in England and Northern Ireland voted in local council elections. The results of local elections are always interesting because people vote differently locally compared to...
