When will the Tories clear up the transgender confusion?
Schools are back but teachers are still waiting for the government’s guidance on transgender pupils. Back in March, Rishi Sunak…
Danielle McGahey should not be allowed to play women’s cricket
Danielle McGahey is set to become the first transgender cricketer to play an official Twenty20 international. The 29-year old Australian-born…
What does Vogue have against women’s sport?
Vogue magazine’s recent ‘powerhouse’ of 25 ‘women [who are] defining – and redefining – Britain in 2023’ includes one person…
It’s the right time for GCSE grades to return to pre-Covid levels
For the first time in 27 years, I have no personal stake in the GCSE results that are released this…
Unfair A-levels are the best idea we’ve got
A-level results day is the most terrifying moment in anyone’s education. Poor GCSEs can be overlooked by a school that…
Toilet politics needn’t be difficult
August is traditionally the silly season in politics but we seem to be stuck in silly decade of policy, and…
Amanda Abbington is right: drag queens aren’t for children
The Transgender Thought Police are impossible to please. The sooner Amanda Abbington realises, the better. The star of Sherlock and…
Are the Greens more interested in trans rights than saving the planet?
July 2023 could soon be declared as the hottest month on record. Few doubt that climate change is real and…
Trans guidance for schools can’t come soon enough
The Department for Education has delayed yet further its long-awaited transgender guidance for schools. Rishi Sunak had pledged that the document would…
Caster Semenya shouldn’t be able to compete in women’s events
Who can compete in women’s sports? This week’s decision by the European Court of Human Rights further complicates the debate. Judges in…
Mermaids’ loss is a victory for a free society
This morning’s news that the LGB Alliance has won its case to retain its charitable status is a victory and…
Rishi Sunak is no transphobe
Does a woman have a penis? Of course not. Until recently, that basic biological fact was accepted by almost everyone.…
Is the rise in ‘trans visibility’ something to celebrate?
If the LGBTQIA+ community has become a church for the new millennium, it is certainly attracting adherents across the world.…
Kathleen Stock and the rejection of gender reality
Last night, Professor Kathleen Stock told the Oxford Union that we need to talk about ‘reality’. She is absolutely right.…
What Parkrun gets wrong about trans rights
Siân Longthorpe’s record breaking time of 18 minutes and 53 seconds in the Porthcawl Parkrun highlights all that is wrong…
The UN is wrong about Britain’s treatment of trans people
Is Britain a hostile environment for trans people? The United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity has delivered…
Biological men shouldn’t be competing against women
When will sporting governing bodies see the reality that we all know to be true – that male bodies have an…
Has the single sex trans school conundrum finally been resolved?
For too long, some teachers and schools have been making it up as they go along when presented with the…
Why Daniel Radcliffe is wrong about children changing gender
Daniel Radcliffe has told a group of young people that adults worried about children changing gender have a ‘slightly condescending…
The trouble with Joe Biden’s trans declaration
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility – just like the preceding 89 days of 2023. But, jesting aside, it…
The tragedy of the Nashville school shooting
Three children and three staff have been shot dead at a school in the United States. The pupils who died…
Why did it take Seb Coe so long to see sense over transgender athletes?
World Athletics has decided to protect women’s sport by restricting it to females. From 31 March, transwomen will not be…
JK Rowling is no transphobe – and I should know
Most authors would undoubtedly be satisfied with the legacy of Harry Potter: hundreds of millions of books sold, a film…
Eddie Redmayne’s transgender confusion
Eddie Redmayne is clearly still troubled by his portrayal of the transsexual Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Eight years…
The UK can’t ignore Scotland’s gender recognition Bill
On Monday we learned that Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) issued in Scotland might not be accepted in England and Wales.…
