Mar 9, 2022Review: Emma Rice’s Wuthering HeightsEmma Rice’s production of Wuthering Heights is essentially Sesame Street set on a brooding moor, complete with puppets, slapstick and songs. The complex cast of characters is flattened into pantomime stereotypes– Heathcliff reduced to vengeful villain, Linton a good-natured cuckold and Cathy a destructive manic wild woman. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 28, 2021Bog OffThere was a running joke amongst the friends I hung around with in my twenties; at the stage where everyone else was feeling slightly queasy and the bouncers were scraping people out after last orders, I would be possessed with an unwavering steely determination to find all-night beer. That’s how…Feminismo Radical4 min readFeminismo Radical4 min read
Mar 9, 2020Womxn: Awareness RaisingDid you know that over one in two people is a woman? This year, to raise awareness of women, and to mark International Women’s Day, Transport for London (TfL) have helpfully posted pictures of these much-misunderstood creatures. Under the striking photos that bedeck the walls of several tube stations are…International Women Day3 min readInternational Women Day3 min read
Mar 4, 2020Naked TruthsThe question ‘are you wearing any clothes?’ from Justin Webb on Monday’s Today programme brought me out of my pre-coffee fog. …4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2020#thiswomanwontSport England’s #ThisGirlCan campaign has motivated many women to get active. Lisa O’Keefe, Director of Insight, explains the campaign is “about helping women feel confident, so they can overcome the fears about being judged.” …4 min read4 min read
Aug 25, 2019Berlin — Part 1I have a complicated relationship with Berlin, for me it’s the place where the personal meets the political. My grandmother was born in the city before moving to the UK with my dad. She wasn’t a fluffy woman — she certainly didn’t give out Werther’s Originals or hugs. Instead through…Berlin3 min readBerlin3 min read
Aug 23, 2019Notes from a Sinking CityI’d zoned out during our host’s thirty-minute welcome speech and was busy trying to decide if he looked more like Noel Edmonds or Jeremy Corbyn. When he paused for breath I politely agreed that his home city of Amsterdam did indeed seem ‘lovely’ and wondered when it would be acceptable…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Jul 28, 2019Sisters Doing It For ThemselvesThis is the text from a talk I gave for the ‘Elephant in the Room’ event organised by the inspiring and growing Manchester-based feminist collective Make More Noise. …Feminism11 min readFeminism11 min read
Jul 6, 2019Bisexual Or BustThere are two groups who make me nervous to come out as bisexual. The first, are men who assume it means ‘threesome’ and the second are lesbian radical feminists who, for the most part, I respect. The opinion of men is irrelevant — most instinctively believe that the sexuality of…Bisexual Women3 min readBisexual Women3 min read
May 22, 2019Woke News — Text from TalkThank you all so much for inviting me to be a part of this fantastic panel, and for coming to listen today. Firstly, I should say I’m not a journalist in the same way as the others here. I am an opinionated person who writes opinion pieces. To explain how…Transgender9 min readTransgender9 min read
