Cathy Newman
Sexism and the sisterhood in the corridors of power
Female journalists at Westminster should speak out about the sexism they encounter – I wish I had.
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Cathy Newman
Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News. She joined the programme in 2006 and has broadcast a string of scoops, including allegations of violent abuse against the British barrister John Smyth, sexual harassment allegations against…
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‘A day of obscenity’: Ed MIliband responds to energy companies breaking into struggling customers’ homes
“Today is a day, frankly, of obscenity.” Ed Miliband, Shadow Climate Change Secretary, speaks to @CathyNewman about the revelation energy companies have been breaking into struggling customers’ homes to fit prepayment meters.
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‘Twenty five minutes of the speech was a load of very dubious boasting’ – historian Mary Beard on Trump in Davos
“Twenty five minutes of the speech was a load of very dubious boasting about what he’d done for the American economy and American society.”
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Barbie’s long-awaited make over
Finally toy manufacturers appear to be waking up to the idea that make-believe has got to be a little more believable. Mattel has belatedly tumbled to the potential link between falling sales and its implausibly stick-thin Barbie dolls.
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FGM is outlawed in Britain, so why are women at risk denied asylum?
This week a legal duty will come into force requiring teachers and doctors to report cases of FGM. Yet Britain is still refusing to give refuge to women who say they’re at risk of being mutilated.
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When does a compliment about a woman become sexism?
To some, barrister Charlotte Proudman has provided a welcome insight into low-level sexism. To others, she’s a “Feminazi” who can’t accept an innocent tribute to her good looks.
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We need to talk about girls’ mental health
Since when did being a girl become such a worry? New research from Girlguiding suggests we should all be very, well, anxious about a plethora of anxieties afflicting our teenagers.
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Migrants or refugees: what’s the right word?
After I reported on scenes of desperation at the Greece/Macedonia border, there was nearly as much outrage about the use of language as the plight of the people.
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Is Andy Burnham really the best bet to see off Jeremy Corbyn?
Lord Falconer thinks Andy Burnham has the best chance of seeing off Jeremy Corbyn’s challenge to be Labour leader. But Burnham’s pitch to voters is no clearer than his female rivals’.
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Instagram makes curvy a dirty word
Instagram has ruled that the hashtag curvy is offensive. But surely it’s a word that celebrates a woman’s natural, healthy beauty.
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Lionising England’s female football heroes
England’s women football squad have put in the most successful World Cup performance since 1966. Now they’re back on home turf, and say they “can’t stop smiling”.
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Geri Halliwell on the enduring power of Audrey Hepburn
God, the film maker Billy Wilder once remarked, had kissed Audrey Hepburn on the cheek. Wandering round the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition of photographs of the film star, “Portraits of an Icon”, you can see he was spot on.
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What would you do if you only had weeks to live?
Moira Dixon is 53 and has just weeks to live. And although she says she feels “sad all the time”, her decision to “live in the now” has brought unexpected happiness.
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Sir Tim Hunt comments: just a little bit sexist?
Sir Tim Hunt hasn’t quit because a baying mob demanded it. He’s quit because his university couldn’t stomach the sexism of his remarks about “girls” in the lab.
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Tampons should not be taxed. Period.
Australia appears to be leading the way in abolishing the so-called “tampon tax” – so why does the UK taxman still class “sanitary products” as “luxuries”?
