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Claire Reynolds Articles

E-misogyny

Internet haters want to silence women in public life The internet has become a safe space for misogynists. Comments which would lead to tribunals in the workplace or gasps of condemnation in the pub flow freely behind the murky anonymity of the web. Rape threats,...

Powering ahead

Labour must falter no more on real devolution —One of the few silver linings that follow a defeat as unequivocal as Labour’s in May is the window of opportunity for brutal honesty. No longer obliged to defend every letter of past leaderships, and not yet tied to the...

Special Advisers: Who They Are, What They Do and Why They Matter

First, a disclaimer. Looking back, I see that for a brief period in my twenties a disproportionate chunk of my social and professional circle comprised of special advisers, with a handful of party and trade union officials thrown in. Now that I have successfully...

Inequality and the three Ws

Inequality in the United Kingdom is growing. The scale and significance of the problem cannot be under estimated. As Oxfam highlighted last week, the United Nations Open Working Group has declared the UK one of the least equal countries in the developed world. No...