Tag results for: politics
6 things we’d like to see on the government’s new Victims Bill
MPs are set to consider a package of laws meant to improve victim's rights today, but critics have already hit out that this new Victims Bill “isn't worth...
If the police continue to hire violent men, how do they ever expect women to trust them?
The police have a history of hiring violent men. As of 7 February, Met rapist David Carrick, who abused 12 women following “horrific” failures by the force, was...
Why can’t we believe that “kind” and “gentle” men can be abusers and murderers?
TW: This article contains references to violence against women.'Soft, gentle and kind’ is how a man who used a claw hammer to bludgeon to death his pregnant fiancé,...
When did it become normal for our elected officials to be sexual predators?
The news cycle can feel like a relentless stab in the gut for women and victims. Cases of sexual abuse, male violence, and mainstream misogyny are constant, and...
The UK ban on animal testing for cosmetics was secretly lifted in 2019, says new court ruling. Why are animals still dying in the...
As a nation of animal lovers it seemed serendipitous that the UK became the first country to ban animal testing in cosmetic products and ingredients in 1998.However, it...
My children were targeted for my political opinions – where’s my freedom of speech?
Leicestershire police refused to prosecute this person for harassment because they argued that as someone in the public eye, I should expect to be on the receiving end...
