America’s Roe v Wade reckoning could be ours too if we don’t defend choice May 6, 2022 In America, the right to choose – to keep or end a pregnancy – is under threat. On Monday night, a leaked opinion from the US Supreme Court showed the judges were prepared to strike down its famous Roe v Wade ruling, in opposition to the 69 per cent of Americans who want it to [...]
Britain’s birth rates put our economy at risk and men need to see the real problem March 24, 2022 This year, the ONS announced that for the first time, half of UK women were childless by their 30th birthday. As women leave it later and later to have children, the Great Baby Bust spells trouble for the UK. An ageing society brings serious problems, from falling standards of living to a slower rate of [...]
Putin’s war mongering in Ukraine must serve as a lesson against complacency February 1, 2022 As Ukraine faces down a mounting threat of a Russian incursion, Nato has reinforced its Eastern borders in Romania and Estonia. There is a chorus of international voices calling on Putin to stand down the 100,000 troops he has stationed on the border, and we are being forced to reckon with our own complacency. But [...]
Abortion numbers are at an all-time high – it means reforms are working August 17, 2021 In 2020, the total number of abortions performed in the UK reached a record high of 210,860. Most of these – 47 per cent– were early abortions, carried out during the pandemic by women in their own homes, using pills posted to them after a teleconsultation with a doctor. Prior to the pandemic, those seeking [...]