On Fearless Girl, women & public art; or, no, seriously, the guy does not have a point.
You have probably seen this blog on Fearless Girl vs Charging Bull which has been floating around social media the past couple of days. Yesterday I had a minor tweet rant in response, and apparently I am … Continue reading
The plot to move Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue from Parliament must be stopped
I first found out about the plan to remove the original Emmeline Pankhurst statue from Victoria Tower Gardens, beside the House of Lords, in late 2016. I was well into my campaign for … Continue reading
Keep The Original Emmeline Pankhurst By Parliament!
I posted a tweet thread about why I will not be accepting the CEO of Regent’s University’s offer to meet with him about the removal of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue to the … Continue reading
Fight this act of vandalism against history
This week I heard that a new statue of a woman was being proposed for central London. Now, as some of you may know, I have a bit of a … Continue reading
The New Feminist: My five next steps to equality
1 Decriminalise abortion Most people think women in Britain have easy access to abortion. This is untrue. Abortion in the UK is still illegal under the 1861 Offences Against the … Continue reading
Why I don’t think the suffragettes should receive a pardon
Today is a miraculous day. No, not because it’s the centenary of the day the first women in Britain won the right to vote — although that’s pretty brilliant too. … Continue reading
Despite a barrage of hate, I put a statue of a woman where only men stand
Just over two years ago, I took my dog, Poppy, for a run through London. It was March 8, 2016: International Women’s Day. Like many feminists, I was having quite a … Continue reading
The Budget’s cuts fall mostly on women – but we need the numbers to fight this
Everyone’s getting poorer. Isn’t that what we’re all told? There have been years of economic crises, we’re all tightening our belts, trimming that fat, living within our means. But I’ve … Continue reading
Statement from Caroline Criado Perez on the release of the new £10 note
Back in 2013, the Bank of England announced that they were removing the only female historical figure from our banknotes and replacing her with Winston Churchill. As then chief cashier … Continue reading
The Women’s Room
So, this is a thing that comes up every so often, so I just wanted to get the facts out there so everyone is clear on them. As its name … Continue reading