The truth about trans rights in Britain
The Supreme Court judgement on sex and gender was a welcome return to common sense. As far as the Equality…
Starmer’s words about ‘trans women’ are too little, too late
When will Keir Starmer finally show some leadership over the most fundamental distinction in human society: the difference between men…
This legal definition of ‘woman’ has restored sanity to the law
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone whose sex is female. The judgment, handed down this…
What happened to the Birmingham I love?
My beloved Birmingham, the city I called home for 26 years and where my children grew up, is drowning in…
How the NHS gave up on recording biological sex
If data is worth collecting, then surely it is worth collecting properly. As a scientist I’d argue that unreliable data…
Why isn’t Streeting cracking down on puberty blockers?
If a government’s first duty is to protect its citizens, then Wes Streeting must step up to defend some of…
The legacy of Covid will stay with children for life
Five years ago in March 2020, schools fell silent as Covid-19 swept across the world. At first, there was a…
How some atheists fell for the new religion of gender identity
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) is probably not on the radar of most people in the UK. It’s a US-based non-profit…
The gender war is slowly being won. But there’s no room for complacency
For ten years, gender identity ideology ploughed through western societies. It started quietly, a decade earlier, when a group of…
In defence of Connie Shaw
Here is a philosophical question for our universities to ponder. Should the ‘D’ in ‘EDI’ extend to diversity of opinion?…
Why did Children in Need fund a charity linked to a paedophile scandal?
Last week the BBC announced that the 2024 Children in Need appeal had raised more than £39 million for charity. With such…
Parents should be worried about Labour’s trans plans
Keir Starmer’s new Office for Equality and Opportunity – launched earlier this month – purports to ensure that ‘equality is at the…
The truth about Led By Donkeys
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard not to have noticed Led By Donkeys. The protest group – made up,…
The trouble with Trafalgar Square’s transgender tribute
Seven hundred and twenty-six plaster face casts of transsexual, non-binary or gender non-conforming people were unveiled yesterday in London’s Trafalgar…
What has the SNP got against school blazers?
The much-maligned school blazer has come under attack once again, this time by Scottish government. In new guidance issued this morning, head…
Why are a record number of Brits applying to change their gender?
The number of people applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) has reached a new record. Government figures revealed that…
J.K. Rowling deserves a break from social media
Let’s give Rowling a break. For four years, she has spoken up consistently and courageously in defence of women’s rights…
The New York Times questions the Cass review
Hilary Cass’s review of gender identity services for children and young people put a stop to doctors playing fast and…
Should the NHS really be spending money on child gender clinics?
The Tavistock’s notorious Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) clinic in London – which prescribed puberty blockers to children – closed…
The simple way to protect women’s sport at the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to find some far better answers to the transgender question if it is to…
What Elon Musk gets right about the plight of trans kids
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world but it’s clear that money can’t always buy happiness. The X/…
Will Anneliese Dodds finally see sense on trans rights?
The waiting is over. Anneliese Dodds has been named as minister of state for women and equalities, and will attend…
How Keir Starmer can make it up to Rosie Duffield
Congratulations to Rosie Duffield, who has won re-election for a third time as Labour MP for Canterbury. For many women…
Why Labour keeps floundering on the trans toilet question
Labour politicians who cannot give straight answers on sex and gender will need to get their thinking caps on, assuming…
Labour’s dreadful gender recognition reforms
Is Keir Starmer trying to snatch an unlikely defeat from the jaws of victory, or is he so confident of…
