The Metropolitan Police’s decision not to pursue charges against Prince Andrew over allegations that he abused his position by attempting to use a publicly funded police protection officer to investigate and discredit his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, raises serious questions about equality before the law, institutional misogyny, and public confidence in policing. According to widely reported…
The tragic death of Diana Ocean Grant in November 2021 is a stark reminder of how vulnerable people with severe mental health conditions continue to be failed by the very systems meant to protect them. Diana, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2002, suffered a relapse in late 2021. Despite clear warning signs reported by her…
A new IMB (Independent Monitoring Board) report on HMP/YOI Bronzefield, published on 10 December 2025, reveals a devastating reality: women in acute mental distress are still being sent to prison because secure psychiatric beds simply don’t exist. Despite warnings in the 2023 IMB thematic report, Bronzefield’s 2024-25 annual review shows that almost nothing has changed,…
On average, a woman is killed every three days and that nearly 900 women were victims of domestic homicide over the last ten years, most killed by a current or former partner. This International Women’s Day, the UK government has restated their target of halving violence against women and girls in the UK within the…
Release on temporary licence (RoTL) for women in prison is supposed to be part of their resettlement and rehabilitation. They can access resettlement leave to maintain contact with their children, especially their young children. In addition, women are allowed to apply for a special purpose licence (SPL) to leave prison to attend urgent medical appointments. …
Prison is meant to take away freedom, not life itself. Yet for many women behind bars in Britain, a cancer diagnosis becomes a slow and silent execution. Prison Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence: Cancer and Cruelty Behind Bars exposes the devastating reality of medical neglect faced by incarcerated women living with cancer. Through the harrowing…
As vigils were held across the country for all those who have suffered gendered and domestic violence on the 25th of November, a change started in the tech world. Ofcom have taken decisive action against the internet’s culture of misogyny and published a set of guidelines for tech companies with the aim of making the…
On 13 November 2025, the Government announced that the role of elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished before the end of this Parliament. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described the system as a “failed experiment” and promised that its removal would save £100 million over the next few years. The current 41 commissioners…
On the 11th of November 2025, veteran labour MP Barry Gardiner appeared on Newsnight and delivered a line that has since echoed across political circles: “The race between Keir Starmer PM and Wes Streeting is like a race between a Narcissist and his reflection.” It was a moment of brutal clarity in a party that…