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Sajid Javid Should Confront FGM with a British Version of Anti-Mafia Laws

February 20, 2019 | by Vivek Tandon | 0 Comments

FGM, forced marriage, and child sex abuse are criminal acts in the UK. But the state needs additional tools to convict perpetrators. Read more

Modern Heresy: The ‘Inclusivity’ of ‘Burn TERFs’ Posters

February 18, 2019 | by Jo Bartosch | 1 Comments

At the time of writing, not one councillor in any of the areas where the ‘Trans Kids Burn TERFS’ posters are displayed have condemned the message. Read more

Tommy Robinson and the Weaponisation of Women’s Trauma

February 17, 2019 | by Guest Writer | 1 Comments

Tommy Robinson, recently made adviser to UKIP on the subject of grooming gangs, is just another in a long list of men exploiting women’s trauma to score political points. Written by Melanie Gardner Over the last few days there have been two instances of the rape or sexual assault of women being used to advance […] Read more

“Smash Sh*t Up, It Works” – Lib Dem and Stonewall Advisor Sarah Brown

February 14, 2019 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Lib Dem and Stonewall advisor Sarah Brown has publicly called for violence against people “trying to […] eradicate us from the public realm”. Sarah Brown, formerly an elected Councillor for the Liberal Democrats and currently on Stonewall’s Trans Advisory Group, has publicly declared that violence is acceptable against “people who have outright stated they want […] Read more

Clearing up Confusion About the Green New Deal

February 13, 2019 | by Christopher Soria | 0 Comments

What do farting cows, men urinating in milk jugs, and airplane bans have in common? They’re all not in Alejandra Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”. Read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”: Separating Fact from Fiction

February 12, 2019 | by Christopher Soria | 0 Comments

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's "Green New Deal" has been criticized by both the left and right. But there’s no need to attack it based on something it is not. Read more

Terror Tactics Triumph, Silence Freedom of Speech at Bristol University

February 10, 2019 | by Dan Fisher | 4 Comments

Angelos Sofocleous, our friend and editor, has been prevented from debating freedom of speech at Bristol University due to ‘security concerns’. The University of Bristol Free Speech Society had invited our friend and editor Angelos Sofocleous to a panel discussing free speech. The first question they intended to ask was “is there a problem with […] Read more

A Loveless Affair with Technology

February 10, 2019 | by Guest Writer | 1 Comments

Growing up without the shiny consoles of wealthier kids, I was easily swayed by the siren song of a smart phone. But what I had given up was far costlier. Read more

Why Variety is a Basic and Necessary Component of a Functional Society

February 9, 2019 | by Aaron Gleason | 0 Comments

Aaron Gleason presents his case on why the way to escape ridiculous culture warring is a multifaceted society which is characterized by genuine tolerance. I recently came across an older article critiquing the Trumpian Right’s “affirmative action” for conservatives. Much of that article was laudable, and I recommend reading it. But there ιs a fundamental […] Read more

Homophobia from Auckland’s Pride board should come as no surprise

February 6, 2019 | by Guest Writer | 6 Comments

Written by Renee Gerlich Recent incidents of lesbian and gay erasure at Auckland Pride show how transactivism harms LGB rights and promotes stereotypes rather than a sexuality. In January, Auckland Pride board member Phylesha Brown-Acton told “self-obsessed gay male muppets” to “take your moral compass and shove it up the hole that you can’t seem […] Read more