I write as both father and son of Essex girls. Neither of them conforms to the popular stereotype. Neither has hair extensions, neither is superficial, vain, or promiscuous. Neither works in a nail salon. They are Essex girls only in … Continue reading Essex
So apparently there’s now an app to agree not to rape your partner. It’s called ‘Sasie’ and according to reports, ‘the app is meant to be a legally binding contract between two adults who are agreeing to have a sexual … Continue reading SaSie
Imagine some futuristic dystopian state where permission must be sought from the authorities if you plan to have sex. You’ll remember that in George Orwell’s 1984 Julia and Winston have to sneak away to an unpoliced proletarian hideout in order … Continue reading Sexual Risk
Hunt, Taylor and Gayle. No, not a firm of solicitors, though presumably if they were, they would specialise in defending men against claims of sex discrimination in the work place. Here’s who they were and what they did, in case … Continue reading Equality
There is a piece in The Times here by Felicity Gerry QC concerning the call from the retiring Judge Mowat for defendants in rape and sexual assault cases to be granted the same anonymity that is afforded to the complainant. … Continue reading Queen’s Counsel
