Shropshire Star: One man’s fight to bring justice for fathers
Fathers4Justice is famous for its stunts. The man behind the group makes no excuses for still pushing the cause. By Andy Richardson. Matt O’Connor talks in vivid, glorious technicolour. Like a masterwork by Van Gogh, his narratives are peppered with flashes of yellow and red, amber and gold. He leaves nothing to the imagination, preferring […]
The Telegraph: Judge condemns ‘abomination’ of secrecy surrounding family courts
The secrecy surrounding family courts is an “abomination”, a High Court judge said as he insisted he would not bar the public from hearings. Mr Justice Holman, based in the Family Division of the High Court in London, told lawyers on Thursday that “most family court work” is done “in secret” and he “couldn’t have […]
Controversy as Cheryl branded ‘sperm bandit’ by Fathers4Justice
A tweet by Fathers4Justice has caused controversy after the campaign branded singer and TV personality Cheryl a ‘sperm bandit’ after she announced she wanted two more children using a sperm donor from abroad. F4J founder Matt O’Connor said in the tweet that Cheryl was denying children their human rights to a father. The group had […]
F4J hashtag #AbuseHasNoGender trends as ITV presenter Caroline Flack is charged with assaulting boyfriend
The Fathers4Justice campaign to break the silence surrounding male victims of domestic abuse was highlighted this week when former ITV Love Island presenter Caroline Flack’s ex fiancée posted a non-disclosure agreement online with the F4J hashtag #abusehasnogender. It followed Flack’s arrest for assaulting boyfriend Lewis Burton and recent claims by F4J on International Men’s Day […]
The male victims of domestic abuse abandoned by government
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all things nice. So goes the popular nursery rhyme. But the cultural conditioning that had led us to believe women are incapable of being abusers, has warped our view of domestic abuse. In particular, the ideologically driven “Me Too” movement […]
George Kay died of a broken heart
George Kay died of a broken heart. He was broken-hearted after being denied access to his beloved daughter Dylan-Jorge (DJ) by his ex Kerry Katona. Both George and Kerry had well documented mental health and drug issues, however she was treated very differently in a way which illustrates the way society supports mothers, and abandons […]
David Beckham’s sister’s ex stages baby protest on star’s DOORSTEP as he becomes F4J ambassador
David Beckham’s sister’s ex has visited the star’s London mansion to belatedly deliver his daughter’s Christmas presents after being denied access to her in breach of a court order – including contact on Christmas Eve. Supported by his dad, and Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor, Kris was met by one of Beckham’s security team who accepted […]
David Beckham accused of funding legal action to stop niece seeing her dad and grandparents at Christmas
David Beckham has been accused of funding legal action to deny his niece’s father and grandparents access to her at Christmas, while she spends the festive break at the stars £6 million country estate. Former Big Brother star Kris Donnelly, who has called in Fathers4Justice to take on the Beckham’s in his legal battle for […]
Kellogg’s to change Coco Pops slogan after Fathers4Justice supermarket protest
Multi-national cereal giant Kellogg’s have agreed to change Coco Pops branding after a protest by Fathers4Justice in a Peterborough supermarket on Tuesday. Father of three, Matt O’Connor, 51, from Clapham, and Paul Robinson, 56 from Portsmouth, Hampshire, staged a protest at Asda in Rivergate, Peterborough, on Tuesday afternoon, over what they called ‘cereal discrimination’ against […]
Stella Creasy accused of ‘misandry’ as MP’s consider misogyny legislation
Campaign group Fathers4Justice (F4J) has accused Labour MP Stella Creasy of ‘misandry’ and creating a climate for ‘false allegations’ in the wake of the Roxanne Pallett dispute as she tries to change the law so that misogynistic behaviour is treated as a hate crime. The group say all sexist abuse, including misandry, should be classed […]
