A date to remember: 6 March
The 6 March was an anniversary that Jill and I couldn’t forget. Even though she is no longer here, I still won’t forget.
Gavin Drake
Journalist
Category: Comment and Opinion
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…
It is time to end the secrecy and infallibility of the Parole Board
The Parole Board has come in for a lot of attention in the past few days, after its decision to release serial predatory rapist John Worboys was announced on Thursday afternoon. But despite this attention, its work is shrouded in secrecy. Unlike any other aspect…
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