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.
It is Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving when shops offer huge discounts to shoppers who are ready to face their Christmas shopping. A few years ago, those of us in the UK or Australia didn’t...
General Election campaigning is in full swing in the UK at the moment. There are leaflets through postboxes, knocks on the door at inopportune moments and endless TV and radio coverage. Every...
The UK’s General Election campaigning is in full swing and debates about who to vote for dominate social media. As each party, large and small, comes up with policies and strategies, they polish...
Earlier this week, the horrific find of 39 dead bodies in a lorry trailer in Purfleet in Essex shocked the world. The 31 men and eight women were Chinese nationals, one a teenager, and the process of...
Boris Johnson has got a Brexit deal! After weeks of frantic speculation about whether or not we would crash out of Europe on the 31st October without a deal, this has been a somewhat unexpected...
As I was about to leave a supermarket a year or two ago, I saw a commotion by the entrance. A man was shouting at the air, arms flailing. Other customers looked afraid and stood back, while two...
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is having a hell of a time of it. In his first few months at the helm, he has put six votes to Parliament and lost all six. This is the first time this has ever...
The BBC is a prized institution that promises impartiality at every turn. This unfortunately often means that when they interview a trans person they also interview a transphobe. That when they...
I’m not a huge fan of dating shows on TV and, when Channel 4’s Naked Attraction launched, it sounded kind of awful. The premise is this: a fully dressed person who wants a partner is presented...
In 1998, cricketer Geoffrey Boycott punched his girlfriend Margaret Moore 20 times in the face and body during an argument. He was convicted in a court in France and, following an appeal, his...
