Are the Girl Guides ashamed of their trans ban?
In 1984, I was Middlesbrough’s most eager Brownie. Such was my enthusiasm, I happily chomped my way through raw potatoes…
Trigger warnings are out of control at the University of Essex
You don’t need a PhD to see that censorship thrives in universities. In the past few weeks alone, a professor…
Why so many young people don’t have a job
Why are so many young adults not in education, employment or training? The latest statistics show that almost one million…
There has been no ‘coup’ at the BBC
Readers who woke to Radio 4’s Today programme at around 6:30 a.m. can be forgiven for leaping out of bed in alarm.…
Grade inflation is harming a generation of school children
The national Covid-19 inquiry rumbles slowly onwards. Module 8, examining the impact of the pandemic on children and young people,…
Why Prince Andrew gets more attention than grooming gangs
This week, a group of Pakistani-heritage men appeared in court. The 54-year-old alleged ringleader stands accused of preying on two…
Jess Phillips is letting down grooming gang victims again
Remember when feminists rallied behind the mantra ‘Believe All Women’? It was back in 2017, at the peak of the…
Why do students think a bake sale is the way to mark October 7?
How best to commemorate the horrors of October 7th, 2023? How to mark the day on which hundreds of Hamas terrorists…
Who will take responsibility for closing schools during Covid?
‘I have never hated someone so much.’ ‘I hope you commit suicide.’ These are just two of the messages I…
Labour women must stop crying sexism
Does the Labour party have a problem with women? It’s not just Conservatives – who enjoy comparing their own three…
Will we face the truth about Britain’s bogus mental health crisis?
Is it really the case that a majority of Gen Z have experienced mental health problems? Researchers from University College…
Why has the University of London put a trigger warning on ‘Twilight’?
Kneeling for Black Lives Matter, making pronoun declarations, and taking children to drag queen story hours: some things will be…
Why women trust Farage more than Starmer
Labour’s attack dogs have Nigel Farage firmly in their sights. A vote for Reform will leave women and girls at…
Why does Keir Starmer want to give 16-year-olds the vote?
The Labour party’s long flirtation with extending the franchise to 16-year-olds smoulders on. As Starmer told this week’s Liaison Committee:…
Why are firefighters painting their nails to ‘redefine masculinity’?
Call me old-fashioned but if I ever have the misfortune to be stuck inside a burning building, I want a…
Wes Streeting’s war on NHS diversity doesn’t go far enough
When America sneezes, Britain catches a cold. Luckily for us, we have Wes Streeting on hand with the tissues. Within…
Donald Trump, feminist icon?
Cast your mind back eight years. The day after Donald Trump’s first inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women marched on…
The demise of the Royal Society of Literature
The tenth anniversary of the slaughter of Charlie Hebdo journalists reminds us that the literary establishment has long been equivocal…
Why is anti-Semitism such a problem at elite universities?
Whether it’s Harvard, Pennsylvania, Oxford or Cambridge, if there are large endowments and manicured lawns then, it seems, anti-Semitism is…
Rishi Sunak can’t lecture Humza Yousaf about free speech
Good on Rishi Sunak. At long last we have a Prime Minister who has come out swinging in defence of…
Drake, Raleigh and the irony of ‘inclusivity’ drives
The past has been cancelled at Exeter School in Devon. The names of Elizabethan naval heroes Sir Walter Raleigh and…
Labour’s ‘trans inclusive’ conversion therapy ban will be a disaster
Keir Starmer has a reputation for changing his mind. But on one issue at least, the Labour leader remains worryingly…
Why are MPs endorsing Stonewall’s rainbow laces campaign?
Our Members of Parliament are not short of stuff to do. There’s immigration – of the legal and illegal varieties…
When did publishers stop caring what their readers actually want?
It was easy to choose books for my young nieces and nephews this Christmas. First, I ruled out stories about…
Why won’t the Tories ban pupils from transitioning?
Finally, after months of argument and expectation, media briefings and leaked drafts, it seems the government just might be ready…
