Jessica Mann
No More Shrinking
There are many reasons for a dearth of women in the upper echelons of the media, but female writers first have to toughen up
Crimes Against Fiction
Crime-writers are encouraged to fill their pages with sadistic misogyny because it sells
When Planning Rules Go Batty
The interplay between planning rules and the rights of protected species is the perfect example of legislation having the opposite effect from what was intended
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it