Why the Cliff Richard privacy judgment is not a threat to the freedom of the press
The head of news at the BBC, Fran Unsworth, has said that the judgment “creates a significant shift against press freedom.” No. It doesn’t.
Category: Comment and Opinion
A date to remember: 6 March
We need to talk about Geoffrey Robinson’s Organ Donor (Deemed Consent) Bill
No, not all men are perverts; but this isn’t a “toxic time for masculinity”
Should we really be surprised by the Oxfam sex abuse scandal?
Did you hear about the evangelical Bishop of Willesden’s attack on Anglo-Catholics?
Recent events have a lot to teach us about attitudes towards violence against women
A disturbing attitude towards gender-based violence links the Presidents Club furore and complaints about Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s handling of the accusation against Bishop George Bell. Both cases reveal one of the most pervasive rape-myths that frustrates justice for too many victims.
Don’t believe the hype: it isn’t “Blue Monday” next week
Toby Young’s reserved un-reserved apology is to be welcomed
Toby Young’s decision to resign as a non-executive director of the embryonic quango Office for Students is to be welcomed. As is his “unreserved apology” for his past comments that made his appointment untenable. Even though his unreserved apology is somewhat reserved. His statement suggests…
Violence against women is a sin
Yesterday, during an interview with Ed Stourton on BBC Radio Four’s Sunday programme, I mentioned a video produced by church leaders in Fiji (listen here, from 12’22”). The ecumenical campaign saw Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Salvation Army, Methodist, evangelical and other church leaders deliver a…