Boycott Geoffrey Boycott
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...
Category: Europe
The memeification of Jacob Rees-Mogg
On Tuesday night, the current Tory government faced a crucial vote on whether the House of Commons would back a bill to block a no-deal Brexit. It was a long day, for sure, and current Leader of the...
Proroguing Parliament is a new low for the UK’s democracy
Prorogue. /prəˈrəʊɡ/ verb discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. "James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one" It’s one of...
No, fat people should not be sacrificed for economic benefit, Michael Buerk
Michael Buerk is a 73-year-old British newsreader who railed against obese people in his latest article for the Radio Times. “The obese will die a decade earlier than the rest of us,” he wrote....
In work or out of work, poverty is unacceptable
In 2017, having already implemented swingeing cuts to people on benefits, former Chancellor George Osborne decided that families should be punished a little bit more. He put in place a limit to the...
Gina Martin took on upskirting, won, and changed the world
“Where someone takes a picture under a person’s clothing without their permission” – this is the official description of the term “upskirting” given to the public by gov.uk, the British...
Jo Swinson isn’t the politician we’ve been waiting for
A new British political party leader has been making the news. Boris Johnson was elected (in a pretty undemocratic way, but such is the policy of the party) to lead the Conservative Party and,...
The final straw
I don’t want to be writing about straws. I’m sick of talking about them. But we (disabled people) have been telling you (non-disabled people) that plastic straws are essential for some people for...
Anonymity campaign for those accused of sexual assault is misguided and dangerous
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...
Banning burkinis does not liberate women, it confines us
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...