Channel 4 News’s problem with women

(Disclosure: I am friends with both a number of the women who have made allegations against Lord Rennard and Jo Swinson. Channel 4 News’s interview with Sarah Teather summed up the misgivings I have had with its coverage of the whole Chris Rennard scandal. Ostensibly about the coalition’s increasingly harsh line against immigration and welfare,… Continue reading Channel 4 News’s problem with women

A Lembit Blog! Of sorts.

Thanks to the diligent detective work of Costigan Quist (something which perhaps we should draw a veil over), I can reveal that Lembit’s Daily Sport columns are now available online (Warning: NSFW). So, given my call for him to have a blog, is this mission accomplished? Well, the very fact that I have to label… Continue reading A Lembit Blog! Of sorts.

Pallin’ around with sexists?

So is the left condoning sexism against Sarah Palin? Kira Cochrane thinks so, and cites numerous examples. I’m less convinced. Is there sexism out there about Sarah Palin? Absolutely. But what is so remarkable about Larry Flynt making a Sarah Palin film, as opposed to all the other porn films he has produced over the… Continue reading Pallin’ around with sexists?