A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

Our thanks to Keith for this.

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

Our thanks to Russell for this in – of course – The Guardian. Could there be any better evidence of the nasty, anti-meritocratic, totalitarian streak that runs through feminists? Kamila Shamsie calls her piece a ‘provocation’, which reminds me of children who say something nasty to other children and then, seeing the distress caused, say, ‘I was only joking!’

One paragraph alone should give you a flavour of the piece:

Of course, there will be many details to work out, but the basic premise of my “provocation” is that none of the new titles published in that year should be written by men. I’ve been considering literary fiction so far but other groups within fiction – and non-fiction – publishing could gain from signing up too. The knock-on effect of a Year of Publishing Women would be evident in review pages and blogs, in bookshop windows and front-of-store displays, in literature festival lineups, in prize submissions. We must learn from the suffragettes that it’s not always necessary or helpful to be polite about our campaigns. If some publishing houses refused to sign up, then it would be for the literary pages and booksellers and bloggers and festivals to say they wouldn’t be able to give space to the male writers who were being published that year. Many male writers would, I’m sure, back the campaign and refuse to submit their books for publication in the given year, while also taking an active part by reading, reviewing and recommending the books that were published.

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

Priceless. We can’t decide whether to present Nicky Morgan, Education Secretary, Minister for Women & Equalities, a ‘Toxic Feminist of the Month’ award, or a ‘Gormless Feminist of the Month’ award. She does display a rare combination of toxicity and gormlessness. Maybe we’ll present both awards to her.

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

Our thanks to Francis for alerting us to this:

Francis wrote this in his email:

Dear Mike,

I came across the attached poster at Waterloo Station yesterday. I’m sure you’ll be delighted to hear that the kind staff at South West Trains will give a free first class upgrade to a pregnant woman. It doesn’t actually mention on the poster that it’s only if there are no other seats left in Standard Class:

http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/mums-to-be.aspx

Having looked carefully all over their website, I can find no corresponding offer for men who are:

– Overweight
– Infirm
– Elderly

… or indeed any other reason they might also need a seat if there are no others available in Standard Class. What a surprise!

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

Our thanks to Stuart for this. I wonder if Kate Smirthlesswaite has an opinion on the matter?

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in March 2016:

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in February 2016:

Our thanks to Steve for this. From the article:

None of the other purchasers who ended up with a solid chocolate KitKat seem to have taken the matter quite as seriously as Saima has, but she’s confident that her demands will be met.

“They should definitely give in to me, I’m hoping my demand will go higher than the customer service platform.

“I’d like the CEO of Nestle to respond to my letter because it’s an extremely important issue.

The term ‘Entitlement Princess’ comes to mind…

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in February 2016:

Enjoy. We can but hope Aimee Bannister is a feminist, for maximum comic effect.

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A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in February 2016:

Our thanks to Sean for this. It’s one of the silliest HuffPo pieces I’ve ever read – and that’s saying something – and Eve Hartley, the authoress, nominates herself for a ‘Gormless Feminist of the Month’ award with this sentence:

There are many battlefields, but one of the most treacherous places to be a strong woman is the workplace – where career-hindering misogynists are lurking at every corner.

In the course of 30 years working in the private sector, I never met any ‘career-hindering misogynists’. It’s my considered judgement that Ms Hartley is as loopy as a drunken fruit bat.

On the plus side, her credits on HuffPo led me to an article with a glorious five-second-long piece of video with the unlikely title Vlogger Aimee Bannister Gets Hit in Face by Fish During Storm Gertrude in South Wales. We can but hope Ms Bannister is a radical feminist, for maximum comic effect.

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