A piece in today’s Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. A bishop at the centre of bullying allegations is facing the threat of legal action after she made “baseless and damaging” claims that a cathedral organist had threatened to attack her. The Right Rev Anne Dyer, the … [Read more...]
Estate agent on £120k-a-year who was not allowed to work a four-day week and leave early to pick up her daughter from nursery wins £184,000 sex discrimination payout
Another story for our "You couldn't make this s*** up!" file. Our thanks to Ken for this. An extract: She also claimed that in August, when the staff were taken on a trip to New York she felt 'excluded' as the others had gone drinking on a boat trip whereas she went shopping and … [Read more...]
Glass Blind Spot: The Truth About ‘The Truth’ About The Family Courts (Dispatches Analysis Part Two)
Our thanks to Vincent McGovern for pointing us to this video (47:56) just released by The Glass Blind Spot. Vincent appears in the video. Our last general election manifesto is here. Our YouTube channel is here, our Facebook channel here, our Twitter channel here. If … [Read more...]
Meghan clicked her fingers and ITV obeyed. Heads other than Piers Morgan’s should roll
An excellent piece in yesterday’s Sunday Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. So that’s it, is it? The biggest nervous breakdown of the year, tidied away into one dry little report. Scan Ofcom’s 97-page ruling on what Piers Morgan said about the Duchess of Sussex on his … [Read more...]
Bettina Arndt: Feminists throw children under the bus
Our thanks to Steve for this piece in the Australian edition of The Spectator. He asks: Hi Mike Why is it The Spectator in Australia can publish Bettina Arndt's article, yet the UK edition can refuse to print your advert relating long-known truths about domestic violence, … [Read more...]
Unable to see your GP? The elephant in the room.
Our thanks to Nigel for this: There's that elephant again, lurking in the NHS room https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9956547/So-WONT-doctor-special-report-lays-bare-grim-truth.html. In a long article about the experience of everyone I know, the near impossibility of … [Read more...]
William Collins: Erin Pizzey Celebration Dinner – tickets now available
Just published. I'm sure it will be a memorable evening, and I wish I could attend, but I'll be tied up that evening in relation to ICMI21. Our last general election manifesto is here. Our YouTube channel is here, our Facebook channel here, our Twitter channel here. If … [Read more...]
Free Speech Union – Weekly News Round-Up
Dear Mike Buchanan, Welcome to the Free Speech Union’s weekly newsletter. This newsletter is a brief round-up of the free speech news of the week. Piers Morgan cleared by Ofcom in “finely balanced” decision Piers Morgan called Ofcom’s decision to clear him a “resounding … [Read more...]
China bans ‘effeminate’ male celebrities from TV stations
A piece in today’s Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. China has banned effeminate, “sissy” men from appearing on television and streaming platforms as the government tightens its grip on the industry and enforces strict morality rules. The regulations, issued by the … [Read more...]
Good for Esther McVey and Philip Davies – some free hospitality is the least our MPs deserve
Some common sense on Yahoo News. Our last general election manifesto is here. Our YouTube channel is here, our Facebook channel here, our Twitter channel here. If everyone who read this gave us £5.00 – or even better, £5.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. £5.00 … [Read more...]
Ofcom clears Piers Morgan over Meghan rant on Good Morning Britain
Some good news in today’s Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. Ofcom has concluded that Piers Morgan’s rant about the Duchess of Sussex’s mental health on Good Morning Britain did not break UK broadcasting rules after a six-month investigation. In a “finely balanced” … [Read more...]
Recognition for Tim Hammond, American intactivist
At ICMI16, held in the Excel Centre in London - the capital's largest events and conferences venue - Tim Hammond, a well-known American intactivist, gave a very well-received talk, Findings of the 2012 Global Survey of Infant Circumcision Harm (video, 44:00). It's one of 111 … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Holmes will claim she was “abuse victim” to defend herself in her criminal trial for defrauding investors
A short piece on the website "Justice for Men" run by an anonymous American lawyer. Our last general election manifesto is here. Our YouTube channel is here, our Facebook channel here, our Twitter channel here. If everyone who read this gave us £5.00 – or even better, £5.00 … [Read more...]
Ken Thompson, Australian father, reunited with abducted six-year-old son in Amsterdam
Our thanks to Rob Brockway for this. Our last general election manifesto is here. Our YouTube channel is here, our Facebook channel here, our Twitter channel here. If everyone who read this gave us £5.00 – or even better, £5.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. … [Read more...]
Men who mumble like Marlon Brando when talking are ‘more attractive to women’
I must add mumbling to the long list of reasons so many beautiful women are irresistibly attracted to me. A piece in yesterday’s Telegraph. You can subscribe to the paper here. Those who articulate less clearly are associated with being more ‘masculine’ and desirable to the … [Read more...]
Chopper’s Politics: ‘Predatory females’ prey on lonely male MPs in London, warns political diarist Sasha Swire
A recent piece in the Telegraph. You can subscribe to the paper here. The author of 'Diary of an MP's wife' is a guest on this week's Chopper's Politics podcast The wife of a former Government minister has warned of a number of "predatory females" around politics who target MPs … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Holmes, the female Steve Jobs whose ‘medical miracle’ fooled America
A piece in yesterday’s Telegraph. You can subscribe to the paper here. The college drop-out turned self-made billionaire invented a revolutionary blood test - that never worked. Now she faces trial for fraud. In September 2015, Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, a company … [Read more...]
Cancelling the great male artists is cavalier
A piece by Laura Freeman in today’s Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. Wallace Collection’s unashamed celebration of Frans Hals is a recognition that much of our history was painted by men The Laughing Cavalier has twice appeared in advertising campaigns. Once for … [Read more...]
Boss ‘bet on pregnant employee’s weight’
A piece in today’s Times. You can subscribe to the paper here. A marketing executive who said that her boss joked about placing bets on how much weight she would gain while she was pregnant has been awarded £30,000 in damages. Sally-Anne Shipp told a tribunal that she had been … [Read more...]
‘I was shaking and crying’ – why I ditched my high-flying City law career
Our thanks to Mike P for this piece in yesterday’s Telegraph. He writes: This is why there are fewer women at the top - from the mouth of a woman..... You can subscribe to the paper here. I started working for a law firm at 23, but my job eventually took over my life, which … [Read more...]