domestic violence Articles

Vulnerable victims believe that the establishment covers up when highly placed men are accused of sexual abuse, and the Lowell Goddard inquiry seems to confirm that they are right. Ever more colour is added to their fears when each time a celebrity is acquitted of sex...

As a newly selected candidate in Gloucester, I made it my mission to speak to as many young people in the community as possible. I first became interested in politics as a teenager; I am passionate about getting more young people involved on their terms. So I visited...

Everywoman Safe Everywhere, Labour’s commission on women’s safety, began its work under my leadership in November 2011. Its aim was to investigate concerns that government policy changes and budget cuts were disproportionately affecting women not just economically,...

Conservative-run Barnet council recently announced a review of housing allocations policy, which will force victims of domestic violence to declare themselves homeless in order to be rehoused away from their abusers. The council's plan will effectively strip domestic...