International Men’s Day: 72% of public want a Minister For Men
A new poll for Fathers4Justice on International Men’s Day has found that 72% of the public who expressed an opinion want a Minister For Men. When it came to the treatment of men by the family courts, almost 1 in 4 of the public knew several or many fathers treated unfairly by the family courts. […]
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 […]
F4J say violence against men ‘is ignored’ ahead of International Men’s Day
Britain does not take domestic violence against men seriously, campaigners allege. The story has been featured on Sky News and in the Sunday Express. Fathers4Justice say “truly horrifying” research has exposed a lack of refuges for men and too few schemes to tackle male suicide. F4J contacted more than 400 councils. Just five so far […]
Fathers4Justice launches #SOSManDown campaign
The UK’s leading campaign group for separated dads has launched a new Christmas initiative aimed at women, which calls for their help in reducing casualties from the higher rates of suicide, alcoholism and fatherlessness suffered by men at this time of year. The campaign, #SOSManDown, was launched by Fathers4Justice in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin this week, and involves […]
Scottish Daily Mail: Mothers who deny dads access to kids ‘should be jailed’
By Gareth Rose, Scottish Political Editor MOTHERS who deny fathers access to their children should be locked up, fined or lose custody campaigners claim. Fathers4Justice has been lobbying MSPs ahead of delivering a new report to Scottish ministers, who the group accuses of being ‘anti-dad’. It cites the ‘Stalinist’ named person scheme and the way […]
The Sun: ‘For too long the men’s health crisis has been taboo’
By Peter Lloyd To mark International Men’s Day, we highlight the tell-tale signs your man is reaching breaking point – and highlight some of the possible causes behind it. Needless to say, these problems can affect any man at any age. Something Matt O’Connor, founder of Fathers4Justice, knows all too well. He suffered depression when […]
‘Deplorable’ Dads Fight Back
For too long men have been the ‘deplorables’ of British democracy, whipping boys for our political elite who have denigrated them for cheap political capital, whilst sucking up to the Mumsnet lobby. Ian Duncan-Smith once told me that fathers and men’s issues had become a ‘political taboo’ amongst politicians desperate to appeal to who they […]
