Victoria Smith
Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She is the author of Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, and her new book Unkind, on how “be kind” entrenches sexism, is published in February. She tweets at @glosswitch
Whose day is it today?
We’ve hit on the perfect way of denying women a social and intellectual heritage
Much ado about mothers
Mumsnet has been airing the trans lobby’s dirty laundry
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime