International Business Times recently commissioned me to write a fortnightly column on men’s issues, for the sake of balance – the online news service already had two feminist commentators, including Special Snowflake, twice a winner of our ‘Lying Feminist of the Month’ awards. After only two pieces the IBT ended the agreement, and an earlier blog post contained the text of the email my Commissioning Editor sent (he agreed that I could publish it).

My thanks to P for informing me that the IBT has a new commentator on gender issues, a person considered by every significant MRA of my acquaintance to be a feminist – here.

If this is ‘balance’, I’m a Walnut Whip.

It’s always pleasing when feminists effectively nominate themselves for our awards, especially in the run-up to the general election, when we’re so busy. So I thank Joanne Ratcliffe, Partnership Development Manager of the Nottingham Women’s Centre, for emailing me around midday today. I replied with a query about what seemed to be a typing error, but she hasn’t responded. Her award certificate is here: