In case anyone has still missed the news - abortion rights in the UK remain under fire thanks to elements of the Human Embryology and whatnot bill. And at the same time there is a possibility of actually improving the...

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There are some things that just need saying. I HATE Jeremy Clarkson. Phew, now I've said it. Maybe it seems harsh of me to single him out from a number of car show presenters and general public personalities. I feel...

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This post starts with a massive disclaimer. My show at the Brighton Fringe Festival ran 6 days in a dusty (but charming) 40-seater theatre at £7 a ticket. This group are doing two shows a day for a full month...

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I wrote an article today that's up on BBC London. Mostly of interest to those who (a) want to know how a local town hall licensing committee hearing works or (b) just want to gloat about we-won, we-won, no strip...

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I guess it won't have passed you all by that US presidential hopeful Barack Obama took the unwise PR decision to fob off a female reporter with the phrase "Hold on one second, sweetie". The reaction has been unsurprising -...

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Following a brief e-mail conversation between myself and the wildly talented Anji Capes of Shut Up, Sit Down fame, a new email group has been formed for UK-based feminist bloggers. We hope to use it to share tips, swap links,...

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Blogstress Smurthwaite (that's me) will be appearing as part of a panel to discuss the week's news tomorrow on the institution that is Women's Hour on BBC Radio 4. Please tune in at 11am, or failing that try the "listen...

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Last night a number of F-Word writers and readers were in attendance to see Hackney Council refuse to give Satchmo's a license to become a Sex Encounters Establishment (strip club). Thank you and well done to everyone who wrote...

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The hearing for this is tonight, 7pm at Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, E8 1EA. You will not be allowed to speak at the hearing unless you lodged an objection earlier. However you are still welcome to attend and your...

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The NSPCC, and I'm sure not going to make myself popular arguing with a group as respected as them, are saying that schools should teach more about relationships in sex education. This comes in response to data from Childline...

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Talksport DJ James Whale has been sacked from his job for telling his listeners to vote for Boris Johnson. Apparently this constitutes a breach of the impartiality laws, who knew!? Now I had the joy of working with Mr...

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I guess many of you are feeling as miserable as I am about the prospect of four years of Boris Johnson running London. Very few of you though have the privilege of a Facebook account stacked with friends from the...

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Might I start by advising any readers who "couldn't be bothered to vote" that they would do well to avoid me for the next few days... But what makes me the angriest (I think, it's so hard to chose) is...

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A very quick post to say that I'm back as this month's guest blogger. I had a great time guest blogging last May so figured we'd make it a tradition. If you're not familiar with my blogging you can see...

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[Edit: Kate Smurthwaite, the comic and brilliant former guest-blogger here at The F Word, has let us repost this personal account. What follows originally appeared on Kate's own blog] Well I spend a lot of time addressing issues of misogynist...

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