We've protested against MGM outside the past three Conservative party conferences. The first one was in 2015 (video, 3:13). The next two, video recorded and edited by Ewan Jones, were in 2016 (16:04) and 2017 (11:38), while my own video (from a bodycam) of brief encounters with … [Read more...]
ICMI18 – the best ICMI yet
A little more than 24 hours has passed since the end of the conference, and I can say without fear of contradiction that it was the best conference in the series so far. All the people who'd attended all four conferences thought so. There was a real buzz in the venue from … [Read more...]
An invitation to become a party member
In the wake of the highly successful International Conference on Men's Issues (2016), which we hosted in association with A Voice for Men, we invited people concerned about the assaults on men's and boys' human rights to become party members. Subscriptions from party members (and … [Read more...]
‘Suicidal’ Dr Julia Morch-Siddall, 50, who ‘self-medicated with four cans of Stella to help her crippling PMS’ smashed her Land Rover into another vehicle leaving a man wheelchair-bound. Suspended sentence.
Our thanks to Y for this. An extract: Christopher Knox, defending, said the doctor suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and PMDD – a disabling menstrual disorder which affects around 3-8 per cent of menstruating women. Mr Knox said: ‘She had clearly got suicidal … [Read more...]
Mother sets world record with 184mph bicycle ride. Maybe the Von Karman effect, and starting at 150mph, helped a little?
Times caption: After unhooking her bicycle she used the pace car’s slipstream to hit 184mph MATT BEN STONE/GETTY IMAGES A piece in yesterday's Times: Tucked behind an aged dragster roaring across the Utah desert, a 45-year-old mother of three has become the fastest cyclist in … [Read more...]
PC Banter
On the editorial page of yesterday's Times, in response to the piece we've just published about banter at work: "Okay,” said the instructor. “Do we know why we’re here?” PC Smith and PC Jones looked at each other. Neither of them did. Nor did they quite understand what the … [Read more...]
Modern first-world problems #37: Trans man who gave birth denied benefits
A piece by Frances Gibb, Legal Editor, in yesterday's Times: A transgender man who is attempting to be registered as a baby’s father after giving birth cannot obtain child benefit, the High Court was told yesterday. His legal challenge, which could result in the baby becoming … [Read more...]
‘Unconsiderate’ sex can be worse than stranger rape, says Germaine Greer
Times caption: Germaine Greer says that women are treated as “a piece of evidence” during rape cases YUI MOK/PA A piece by Will Humphries in yesterday's Times. As always with Greer, the recurring theme is that sex is something men DO to women, not something men SHARE with women. … [Read more...]
Hip, hip, hurray!!! It’s curtains for suffragette hip‑hop flop Sylvia
Times caption: Whitney White as Christabel Pankhurst and Beverley Knight as Emmeline Pankhust in the Old Vic show A piece in yesterday's Times by David Sanderson, Arts Correspondent: The road to female suffrage wasn’t easy and the same has proved true of efforts a century later … [Read more...]
No blue lines: police taught how to use banter
A piece in yesterday's Times by Fiona Hamilton, Crime Editor: Police officers in Leicestershire had hoped for a crime investigation course to improve their skills. Instead they will be taught how to banter in the office without causing offence. The training, which officers … [Read more...]
Piers Morgan’s campaign for men is straight out of the MRA and incel playbooks
Our thanks to James for pointing us to this cat litter liner in the New Statesman. Sadly there doesn't appear to be a comments section, otherwise I'd have pointed readers to Karen Straughan's keynote speech at the recent conference, Why women must consign feminism to the dustbin … [Read more...]
TEXAS: Bartenders are criminally charged after drunk 50-year-old woman allegedly causes fatal car accident
Our thanks to Martin for this. He writes: I thought it was the responsibility of the drinker not to get drunk, not the bartender's. Is it the responsibility of the local butcher that a person gets fat, for selling him/her the meat? What has the world come to? women are not … [Read more...]
Do you have a used laptop you could donate to J4MB?
We're upgrading our IT and wish to take advantage of a trade-in deal at Currys PC World, to enable us to get £200 off a new laptop. If you have a used but still functional laptop not more than seven years old, please let me know (mike@j4mb.org.uk). The contractual terms of the … [Read more...]
William Collins on the charity Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru
A tip of the hat to William Collins for his commitment to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru. Details here. … [Read more...]
Comedian Aries Spears talks about women’s sexual power, divorce etc.
Our thanks to James for this (video, 6:33). If everyone who read this gave us just £1.00 – or even better, £1.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. … [Read more...]
The Guardian: UK survey (for the Girlguiding organisation) finds sharp decline in happiness of young women and girls
Young women and girls less happy today? In the words of punk songstress Toyah Wilcox, It's a mystery, oh, it's a mystery. An extract: Older Guides who have risen through the ranks of the organisation expressed shock at the deep levels of unhappiness revealed in the 2018 survey. … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Smillie, music teacher who was found naked on top of female pupil, 17, in her flat and tried to kiss girl, 15, after asking if she fancied Meryl Streep, is banned from classroom
Our thanks to Mike P for this. If everyone who read this gave us just £1.00 – or even better, £1.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. … [Read more...]
Male victims of domestic violence – Mark Brooks on The Victoria Derbyshire Show
A tip of the hat to Mark Brooks for this. You can support The Mankind Initiative, the charity Mark chairs, here. … [Read more...]
Belinda Brown: “Heroines? No, the suffragettes were terrorists plain and simple.”
An excellent piece published today by TCW. If everyone who read this gave us just £1.00 – or even better, £1.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. … [Read more...]
The Rev Jules Gomes: “Woman bishop (Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester) wants to castrate God and free women in the name of gender equality”
The Rev Jules Gomes ("The Rebel Priest") gave a very well-received presentation (video, 47:47) at the July conference. He was the first cleric to talk at an ICMI, but surely won't be the last, given the warm reception. He's just published an excellent piece on his website. The … [Read more...]
Mike Buchanan in discussion with Kelvin MacKenzie (Love Sport Radio)
This morning I was in a discussion with Kelvin MacKenzie, a well-known and controversial media figure, in part because of his editorship of The Sun for many years. I was asked onto his show to discuss the issue of the large increase in the number of girls seeking to "transition" … [Read more...]
Inquiry into surge in gender treatment ordered by Penny Mordaunt
A piece in yesterday's Sunday Times: An investigation has been ordered into why so many girls are seeking gender reassignment after the number referred for treatment rose by more than 4,000% in less than a decade. The equalities minister, Penny Mordaunt, has instructed her … [Read more...]
Bettina Arndt: Riot squad called in to protect me and my audience at Sydney University.
We've just received an email from Bettina. What a remarkable woman. We take our collective hats off to her. Her email: Hi Everyone, What a thrilling, exhausting time we have had in the past few weeks. My Fake Rape Crisis Campus Tour went off with a huge bang. We’ve made the … [Read more...]
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