Sunday Express: Matt O’Connor on the struggles of non-resident fathers
MATT O’CONNOR, founder of Fathers4Justice, calls for Government action in the wake of an early-deaths scandal THE Sunday Express last week published alarming figures which showed that “non-resident” parents, almost exclusively fathers, are three times more likely to die early after separation. Since 2003, 8,515 non-resident parents have died compared to 3,090 resident parents. The death […]
Fathers4Justice to stand candidates against David Cameron and Harriet Harman
Campaign group Fathers4Justice intends to field candidates against David Cameron and Harriet Harman in the general election as it steps up its campaign for Shared Parenting. A short list of candidates has been drawn up by the group for the constituencies of Witney and Camberwell & Peckham. Said founder Matt O’Connor, “This is the first step […]
A Caped Crusade by Matt O’Connor – Coming April 2015
Matt O’Connor’s second book about the Fathers4Justice campaign he started in 2001, is a candid account about O’Connor’s life and the behind the scenes challenges facing the campaign and his family over the last 14 years. Fearless, controversial and impossible to ignore, O’Connor describes the political wheeler-dealing that led to Fathers4Justice winning cross-party support for […]
Evening Standard: I spent £10,000 trying to see my young sons by F4J Founder Matt O’Connor
Note: In January 2002, a month after setting up Fathers4Justice, founder Matt O’Connor gave his first interview to the Evening Standard and explained why he has started the organisation. Published here for the first time online by Fathers4Justice.Judges are calling on Ministers to act over fathers who are denied access. Here, one dad, Matthew O’Connor, […]
Join the #Fathers4Justice #Daddypower Election Squad
We are now recruiting for our General Election squad in the run up to the election on 7th May 2015. Team members are required to play in various positions including activists, public speakers, social media activists, leafleteers, canvassers & protest co-ordinators. We particularly require people in London, Oxfordshire and Hampshire as we drive home our election […]
22/12/14 How fathers’ brains adapt to a newborn
They develop extra grey matter in areas linked to emotional needs and multi-tasking / Changes in new fathers’ brains is the same as those in mothers / New research suggests men take to parenthood as well as women / Fathers develop extra ‘grey matter’ in brain, linked to emotional attachment / However men’s decision making […]
Why fathers need to push for 50/50 Shared Parenting. By Matt O’Connor.
I have been asked 2 questions at least 5 times every week ever since I started Fathers4Justice in 2001. Do I know a good lawyer? The answer is still no. Should I ask for shared parenting? Hell, yes!In any negotiation, you have to ask for the world. You can always come down, but you can […]
Promoting injustice, inequality and abuse: The Coram Children’s Legal Centre & NSPCC
There can be few more depressing sights than a charity proclaiming to act on behalf of children, whilst doing it’s damndest to deprive them of their most basic of human rights – their right to a father. That’s been the role of Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC), an organisation, supported by Cherie Blair, that appears to […]
The father of all interviews: F4J Founder Matt O’Connor chats to Peter Lloyd, author of the book every man must read, Stand by Your Manhood.
Peter, what made you write a book about the challenges facing men? I work in the media and it was clear that nobody else was writing anything about men. There were lots of great stories about men and fathers, yet I was amazed nothing was being picked up. It’s clear there is a veil drawn […]
Stand By Your Manhood: A Game-changer for Modern Men by Peter Lloyd
Stand By Your Manhood: A Game-changer for Modern Menby Peter Lloydhttps://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/stand-by-your-manhood Review by Matt O’Connor Boldy going where no responsible man has gone before, Peter Lloyd’s eye-wateringly funny tome on the ‘F-Word’ (father) and the challenges facing the modern man, is an essential stocking filler for lads and dads this Christmas. Covering everything from penoplasty to Fathers4Justice […]
