Blog posts by Lynne Miles: 2005
Met Police continue drive against Domestic Violence
By Lynne Miles | 21 December 2005, 11:33
I was pleased to see the new campaign against domestic violence on the tube this morning. The police have been proactive on this issue during 2005, and this new campaign shows that they continue to take the issue seriously. The…
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Man has sex with 'unconscious' woman and goes free
By Lynne Miles | 24 November 2005, 10:08
The case in question, as reported by the Evening Standard, involves a woman who alleges she was raped whilst lying unconscious, claiming “If I had wanted to sleep with him I would have taken the few steps to my bedroom”….
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Yay Ken!
By Lynne Miles | 17 November 2005, 14:26
Ken Livingstone has asked TfL to withdraw the irritating Tube Tips for Women after loads of people have complained about it. A teeny tiny victory for those of us who objected perhaps (no, not just me - here and here…
Where to stick 'Tube Tips for Women'?
By Lynne Miles | 27 October 2005, 15:16
Transport for London have recently published a handy leaflet ‘specially for those vulnerable lady-travellers who have been plaguing the underground with their antics - sitting too far away from the emergency alarms, falling down the escalators because of their “party…
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Hooray for Zoe Williams …
By Lynne Miles | 4 October 2005, 13:36
… once again saying what I wanted to say much better than I ever would have! This piece, in today’s Guardian, picks up on the ‘babies do better with mum’ story, and is worth a read….
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Harriet Miers nominated for US Supreme Court
By Lynne Miles | 3 October 2005, 14:39
This morning, President Bush announced his second Supreme Court nomination. He has nominated Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O’Connor, who stepped down from the Supreme Court last July. Originally, as we reported back in July, President Bush nominated John…
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Babies do best with Mum?
By Lynne Miles | 3 October 2005, 13:53
A study covered on the front page of the Observer yesterday reports that babies do best in developmental terms when they are cared for by stay at home mothers. The sample compared mummy-love with grandparental care, childminding and daycare. The…
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DV review - correction
By Lynne Miles | 21 September 2005, 09:24
A helpful reader has pointed out that - far from the review mentioned below being the first of its kind in the UK - there have been over 70 such reviews in the last 3 to 4 years, and even…
Date set for Domestic Violence Review
By Lynne Miles | 19 September 2005, 16:34
A date has been set for a review into the case of how a man was able to shoot dead his estranged wife and son whilst he was banned from going near them. Alan Pemberton shot dead his wife Julia…
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Classic Quote
By Lynne Miles | 15 September 2005, 12:03
I wanted to quickly share this little gem from Rev. Pat Robertson, courtesy of popbitch: “This is the second time in a row that God has invoked a disaster shortly before lesbian Ellen Degeneres hosted the Emmy Awards […] Is…
Ageism more common than sexism
By Lynne Miles | 7 September 2005, 15:08
A report recently commissioned and published by Age Concern shows that ageism, rather than sexism or racism is the most frequently experienced prejudice. 29% of people interviewed reported experience of prejudice or unfair treatment within the last year related to…
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Poll shows women more hostile to abortions than men
By Lynne Miles | 30 August 2005, 17:05
A survey conducted by well-respected online pollsters YouGov has found that only 27% of UK adults (and only 19% of women) believe that the current legal limit for abortion - 24 weeks \x96 is appropriate. 30% of people (and 35%…
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Still a Buerk
By Lynne Miles | 18 August 2005, 16:06
Michael Buerk was on the Today programme this morning, trying to set the record straight on what he actually said. He didn\x92t do much to convince me that he\x92s been misrepresented, to be honest. Listen for yourselves here. Just to…
Who's Crying Now?
By Lynne Miles | 17 August 2005, 17:16
Yesterday\x92s T2 covers another story, terribly important and individually upsetting for those concerned, both alleged victim and alleged attacker but horribly familiar to those unconnected with them. The tale is told from the point of view of a father. His…
Men valued more highly in the caring professions
By Lynne Miles | 28 July 2005, 17:41
Researchers have found that men who pursue careers in the caring professions (nursing, teaching and other so-called ‘women’s jobs’) get more respect than women in the same professions. A study recently published by Brunel University, reported in The Guardian, found…
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Bush announces Supreme Court nomination \x96 and why you should care
By Lynne Miles | 20 July 2005, 11:54
George Bush has announced that John Roberts is his nomination for Supreme Court Justice, to replace Sandra Day O\x92Connor, who recently announced her retirement. There has been huge concern among feminists over this nomination (we’ve written about it here and…
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Women Have a Lower Pain Threshold Than Men
By Lynne Miles | 5 July 2005, 13:48
BBC News report on clinical testing which has shown women to have a lower pain threshold than men \x96 which leaves me wondering: \x93So What?\x94 Physical differences between males and females are really only interesting in terms of the ways…
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Look, I\x92m sorry, but I feel *compelled* to talk about Big Brother
By Lynne Miles | 1 July 2005, 16:16
Another week, another eviction. Maxwell and Saskia are up, and you just know that Saskia\x92s going to be for the chop. But why is it that when a woman comes up against a man in a Friday night vote, she\x92s…
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<a href="http://society.guardian.co.uk/conferences/story/0,9744,1517975,00.html ">Yippee!</a>
By Lynne Miles | 30 June 2005, 15:07
GPs voted yesterday against a motion to reduce the time limit for legal abortions in the UK, about which I had a proper rant last week. 77% of delegates at the British Medical Association\x92s Annual Conference voted against the motion,…
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Fight for your Right to Abortion
By Lynne Miles | 20 June 2005, 18:57
The British Medical Association are expected to vote in favour of reducing the upper time limit on abortions (currently 24 weeks) to 20 weeks, on the grounds that premature babies as young as 22 weeks can be \x96 but are…
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High Achievers "Look Like Men"
By Lynne Miles | 20 June 2005, 17:58
Oliver James in Sunday\x92s Observer Magazine looks into research done by an American psychologist which points to a strong correlation between thinness and professional success \x96 he found that curvaceous women are less likely to be perceived as competent and…
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Men Doing Twice As Much Housework \x85
By Lynne Miles | 20 June 2005, 15:08
\x85 but then two times nothing is nothing, isn\x92t it? I jest, of course. But an article on the front page of yesterday\x92s Sunday Times entitled \x93Hey, Dad, you\x92re an unsung domestic god\x94 rather misleads as to the content of…
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Minister for Women sets out priorities
By Lynne Miles | 10 June 2005, 14:22
Interviewed in The Guardian yesterday, the new Minister for Women, Meg Munn (the one who\x92s been asked to do the job unpaid as the parliamentary salary budget has been spent elsewhere \x85 ) sets out her priorities for her time…
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Cherie Blair Should Be Seen and Not Heard
By Lynne Miles | 9 June 2005, 19:03
So all this brouhaha about Cherie Blair is starting to annoy me. Now I personally don\x92t really care whether she makes a bit of spare cash in the evenings doing after dinner speeches. Frankly, if someone offered me \xA330k for…
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“Women Who Have Abortions Again and Again”
By Lynne Miles | 31 May 2005, 15:59
If I may, I’d like to take a moment to refer you to a fascinating blog entry (and ensuing discussion) over at Volsunga. It centres around a “shock, horror” article in the ‘Daily Hate’ about the increasing number of women…
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Never Get On A Bus in Calcutta
By Lynne Miles | 31 May 2005, 11:28
A new move by the Indian state of West Bengal to employ women as bus conductors (only the second state to have done so) has been a resounding success (scroll down!). Although only 33 of over 1,600 conductors are women,…
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PhDiva not one for female solidarity
By Lynne Miles | 25 May 2005, 14:28
Dorothy King, self-titled PhDiva (\x93we wear Manolo Blahniks but we also have doctorates\x94) is angry about academic women who \x93whinge about life\x92s challenges rather than getting up and doing something about them\x94. Indeed, she thinks that those women \x93should learn…
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Correction
By Lynne Miles | 17 May 2005, 21:51
It has been brought to my attention that I misquoted some statistics in this piece on millionaire females back in April. I stated that a piece of cebr research (reported in The Telegraph) found that in 20 years’ time more…
New parliamentary bills propose progressive policies on parenting
By Lynne Miles | 17 May 2005, 15:36
Nifty bit of alliteration there, eh? The Queen\x92s Speech made at the state opening of parliament includes a number of bills aimed at families and finance. The Parental Rights Bill would extend statutory paid maternity leave from six to nine…
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Swimwear that flatters your face
By Lynne Miles | 17 May 2005, 12:27
Bible-belt America is crying out for products such as these. WholesomeWear are a new clothing company, specialising in \x91a modest line of clothing for \x93whenever\x94\x92. Fortunately for all those water babies out there, this fledgling company have decided to launch…
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School system is failing our young men …
By Lynne Miles | 17 May 2005, 11:27
\x85. and the rest of the system is failing our young women. This is my pet peeve. Some of you may have heard me talk about this at great length before. For those who have, please bear with me whilst…
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Marie Stopes Targets Men
By Lynne Miles | 13 May 2005, 10:00
Coming up the tube escalators this morning I was pleasantly surprised to see a Marie Stopes advertisement (the organisation best known for providing pregnancy advice and abortions) highlighting the role of vasectomy in the family planning canon. Better still the…
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‘Barbaric’ Hollywood rejects older women
By Lynne Miles | 12 May 2005, 10:48
The Cannes Film Festival opened yesterday with the film’Lemming’, by French director Dominik Moll. In a press conference after the film, Charlotte Rampling - the 60-year old british female star of the film - described Hollywood’s attitude to older women…
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Girls who like Girls who draw Boys who like Boys
By Lynne Miles | 11 May 2005, 18:25
Spied in Metro today \x96 a review of the increasing popularity in America of Yaoi (\x93yowee\x94) \x96 a genre of new Japanese manga cartoons containing short fantasy stories focusing on male-on-male *erotic encounters*. So far, so gay porn. But the…
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Daisy, Daisy ….
By Lynne Miles | 28 April 2005, 11:08
The Guardian today reports concerns from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the newest sexual fad amongst schoolchildren is daisy chaining - the practice of group sex (in a circle, or so the rather romantic name for this decidedly non-romantic…
Ball Breaking Millionaire Females
By Lynne Miles | 22 April 2005, 13:59
Thoroughly objectionable article in The Telegraph today \x96 a new report published today by the Centre for Economic and Business Research for the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society indicates that in 20 years\x92 time there will be more female millionaires than…
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Position Offered: Editor, Cambourne Chronicle
By Lynne Miles | 22 April 2005, 11:01
The editor of The Chronicle, the parish magazine for Cambourne, West Cornwall, has come under fire after half of the magazine\x92s 550 subscribers cancelled their subscriptions as a result of his lampooning of the local Women\x92s Institute. Dr Morley defends…
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"Moulin Rouge meets Chicks on Speed"
By Lynne Miles | 22 April 2005, 10:46
Immodesty Blaize, \x91queen of British burlesque\x92 starts a run at the Arts Theatre on 20th April. The show is billed as \x93a seductive blend of hot charm and high camp\x94 and was featured in the Sunday Times Magazine last weekend,…
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We Love A Wife Beater, We Do
By Lynne Miles | 21 April 2005, 13:23
So apparently it\x92s okay to hit your wife, as long as you\x92re a lovable rogue with it. And, let\x92s face it, if you write a book about it afterwards saying how terribly remorseful you are, we\x92ll probably even shower you…
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Further assault on reproductive rights of US women
By Lynne Miles | 19 April 2005, 18:29
Pursuant to recent attempts by the evangelical Christian right in America to outlaw abortion, reports have been coming through recently of pharmacists refusing to complete prescriptions for the Morning After Pill (MAP), and even the contraceptive pill where it “goes…
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Andrea Dworkin 1946-2005
By Lynne Miles | 15 April 2005, 11:11
Many of you will have already heard about the untimely death of Andrea Dworkin last weekend. She died in her sleep, aged 59. You can read a biography of Andrea (which she prepared before her death) on the Women in…
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