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.
Picture the scene: you’re at a hospital because you have an unwanted pregnancy and are seeking out a termination. You have seen all the appropriate professionals and had all the relevant tests. You...
In 2016, Shahmir Sanni volunteered with the Vote Leave campaign, which was aiming to convince British voters to leave the European Union. He was unusual amongst his university peers for being a...
The thing about companies like Facebook and Google is that data gathering is a feature, not a bug. It’s how they make their living – by offering highly targeted advertising options based on the...
Sajid Javid, a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has revealed that census data suggests that 770,000 people living in England...
The degree to which the American right espouses an attitude of "I'm alright, Jack" is pretty shocking to outsiders, especially given that the biblical Jesus they profess to follow was all about...
Even though I was living in France during the Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinsky “scandal”, it was still all over the news. Nothing was left to the imagination as their indiscretions were picked...
When you donate to a massive charity like Oxfam, you know that some of your cash goes to maintain the shiny corporate image of the organisation but you also imagine the bulk of your donation going...
While most British cops are not allowed to carry guns, the use of tasers has somehow slipped through the net. Nobody seemed to vote on it, yet the police carry them regardless. However, it has been...
Being 29 was a rough year for me. I had had severe and enduring mental health difficulties since my teens and I was also dealing with overwhelming grief. As well as support from mental health...
Seven years ago, I collected stories on Twitter about surprising things that people had had said to them during a smear test and published them. From one woman who was recognised from being on TV to...
