Tory MP Eric Pickles brands Fathers4Justice “the most pointless organisation in the entire world”
Tory MP Eric Pickles has told a Fathers4Justice supporter he was getting on his nerves and didn’t support equal rights for dads, before branding the campaign group “the most pointless organisation in the entire world”. Father-of-one, Adam Lowe, from Brentwood went to see his MP to ask him for help to see his young son, […]
The London Economic: The Shocking Cost of Fatherlessness in the UK
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice While the debate around the fatherless society is normally framed by emotional and legal arguments, few have considered the seismic impact this has on our economy. The devastating cancer of family breakdown and fatherlessness isn’t just laying waste to families, it also comes at a punitive human and economic cost […]
Irish Daily Star: Rose protestor Matt O’Connor did us all a favour
Sometimes people do us a good turn and we don’t even recognise it. Matt O’Connor presented us with an issue for consideration which for far too long has been brushed well and truly under the nation’s dirty carpet. He reminded us how we’ve consistently and deliberately abused the rights of natural fathers. And the simple […]
Fathers4Justice storm the Rose of Tralee
Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor invokes the spirit of Father Ted as he storms the stage of the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant in Ireland. Full story and press coverage below. The Irish Examiner – Matt O’Connor: Why Fathers4Justice stormed the stage at the Rose of Tralee http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/matt-oconnor-why-fathers4justice-stormed-the-stage-at-the-rose-of-tralee-417534.html The inequality and lack of rights facing fathers […]
F4J launch petition calling on Briana to give Louise Tomlinson 50/50 parenting rights to his son
Fathers4Justice have launched a petition calling on Briana Jungwirth to give One Direction star Louis Tomlinson 50/50 parenting rights to his son Freddie. The petition was launched on change.org today backed by a poster campaign calling on Briana to lead by example and show mums that the best parent for a child is both parents. Fathers4Justice […]
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 […]
F4J call for inquiry into violence & drug taking at contact handover involving Domestic Violence charity in Greenwich
17th May 2016 John Comber Chief Executive Royal Borough of Greenwich Town Hall Wellington Street Woolwich London SE18 6PW By Email: John Comber, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Greenwich [email protected] Councillor Denise Hyland, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CC: Cllr Don Austen [email protected] Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime [email protected] REF: […]
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 […]
John Waters on George Galloway, Fathers4Justice & London The Fatherless Capital
The Gallo way: Yin and Yang, mother and father. By John Waters. The Village Magazine, May 2016. Ireland’s political and cultural magazine. Pic: The Village Magazine, May 2016. Archie O’Connor & George Galloway, Parliament, 2013. George Galloway and Mo George, London: The Fatherless Capital, 27/4/16. “104 MPs signed a motion which supported shared parenting and […]
