About Mike Buchanan

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

A tip of the hat to William Collins for his commitment to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru. Details here. … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

A tip of the hat to Mark Brooks for this. You can support The Mankind Initiative, the charity Mark chairs, here. … [Read more...]

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 ("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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]