The C-word and the f-word: causing trouble for David Cameron

Last week David Cameron found himself in hot water after describing Britain as a ‘Christian country’ in an article in the Church Times, an Anglican newspaper.…

Prostitution, trafficking and a whole lot of legislation

I used to be a debater – professionally, not just in my personal life! I debated all through school and when I went to university I…

Today is a fabulous day, but…

Happy International Women’s Day! Firstly, let me say, I love IWD. It creates a brilliant platform to celebrate women’s stories, women’s history and women’s activism. I…

Top 8 tips for getting hitched

Don’t panic, this hasn’t turned into a wedding blog… I wouldn’t dare try to enter into that very crowded part of cyber space! But I did…

Feminism is funny

My fiancé went on his stag do this weekend, so what did I do? I bought myself a ticket to a feminist play – Rapture, Blister,…

2013: Top 10 steps in the right direction

As usual for this time of year the media is filled with round-ups of 2013. When it comes to feminist takes on the last year though, there…

Let’s keep knives away from vaginas

Labiaplasty is a plastic surgery procedure for altering the labia minora (inner labia) and the labia majora (outer labia), the folds of skin surrounding the human vulva. It’s often called the ‘Barbie’ surgery because…

Male/female: what happens if you don’t tick the box?

I’ve often wondered which social practices, that today are considered completely normal, will be exposed as being discriminatory and abusive in the next fifty years. What…

I’m engaged! But I’m still a feminist.

On the sixth of August I went on a cycle ride in the beautiful Kent sunshine with my boyfriend, Alby. We stopped off at a vineyard…

How much is your marriage worth?

Yesterday it was announced that the Tories plan to go ahead with their plans for a tax break for married couples and civil partners. But what’s a…