UKIP Leadership hopeful promotes Shared Parenting & Family Law reform
Bill Etheridge, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands, has launched a radical proposal for shaking up Family Law by advocating shared parenting as a default setting in the event of parental break-up. The blueprint is designed to give all parents a right in law to have a meaningful parenting relationship with their children. Nearly one […]
Simon Danczuk MP backs Fathers4Justice
Simon Danczuk, the MP for Rochdale and his ex wife Karen, today announced their backing for the Fathers4Justice campaign. The announcement comes after Mr Danczuk met F4J founder Matt O’Connor in Parliament to discuss the issues of fatherlessness and shared parenting. Said Matt O’Connor, “We have a productive chat about the issues and it’s great that […]
The ‘agony’ of being a 50/50 mother? Oh please. It’s called equality – and fathers deserve their share just as much as women
Stand By Your Manhood author Peter Lloyd hits back at mums upset with 50/50 access. ‘The idea of equality seems to have come as a shock to some mothers,’ says Matt O’Connor, who founded Fathers4Justice in 2001 and, 15 years on, is still battling to get equal parenting for both parents enshrined in law. Just […]
George Galloway to address crisis of fatherlessness at public meeting
Respect London Mayoral Candidate George Galloway will raise the issues of gang crime and fatherlessness at a public meeting on Wednesday 27th April at the King Solomon Academy, NW1. The meeting – which includes Matt O’Connor from Fathers4Justice, ex EastEnders star Mo George and Irish writer John Waters – follows the death of Myron Isaac […]
Fathers4Justice response to Pink News “Elton John” Article
Dear Nick Please find our response to your article of Friday 8th April 2016 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/04/08/fathers-4-justice-attack-sir-elton-john-for-denying-kids-the-love-of-a-mother/ Regrettably, you gave us no right to reply before publishing your story, which contains numerous inaccuracies. Firstly, at no time did we “attack Sir Elton John for his grotesque family set up.” We posted a tweet that stated “What happens to […]
Apprentice star Luisa Zissman criticises mums who stop contact and says “children need both parents”
In a post on Instagram last week, former Apprentice star Luisa Zissman said, “If you’re a mother who stops her children seeing their father. Hang your head in shame. Children need both parents.” When posted on the F4J Facebook page, Zissman’s comments generated one of the largest responses we’ve ever seen. In an age where […]
Fathers4Justice say Children’s Hearings Scotland response makes no apology for ‘hate male’ ads
Fathers4Justice today said that Children’s Hearings Scotland failed to apologise for ads the group says are anti-male and discriminatory. You can read the Children’s Hearings Scotland statement here: http://www.chscotland.gov.uk/recent-news/2015/09/children’s-hearings-scotland-statement-about-‘barrier’-advertising-campaign/ Said F4J Founder Matt O’Connor, “The response from Children’s Hearings Scotland contains no apology, is deliberately misleading and illustrates an ingrained discrimination against dads in Scotland. Demonising […]
Fathers4Justice condemn Scottish ‘Hate Male’ Adverts
Fathers4Justice today condemned adverts by Children’s Hearings Scotland as discriminatory and anti-father and urged supporters to contact the organistion to ask them to withdraw the adverts with immediate effect. You can contact Children’s Hearings Scotland here: Website: http://www.chscotland.gov.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHScotland One poster shows a man in a kitchen about to beat his child. Another shows a man […]
Jeremy Corbyn opposes equal rights for dads
Despite being presented as a radical candidate for the Labour leadership, Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition to shared parenting is as depressing as it is predictable. Women only carriages trump 4 million fatherless kids every time. While other Labour MP’s like David Lammy, David Blunkett and Frank Field signed Early Day Motion 210 supporting shared parenting in […]
