Sunday Express: Fair deal for families on Father’s Day. By Matt O’Connor, founder of Fathers4Justice
Today, on Father’s Day, Fathers4Justice is launching a new political and social Manifesto, calling for the creation of a new government post, a Minister for Men and Boys. As a father of three boys, who experienced difficult, life-changing problems during my divorce I understand better than anyone the lack of support for men and other […]
Fathers are for life, not just Father’s Day. By Darryl Westell
Pic: Darryl Westell and Matt O’Connor, Fathers4Justice protest, Trafalgar Square 2012 And so Father’s Day 2015 comes to haunt the fraternity of fatherhood once again with pub signs declaring their ‘fab dads’ menu and glossy Sunday supplements presenting us with whimsical throwbacks to dads in their element: manning the BBQ, fixing the leaky tap, playing […]
The Guardian interview with F4J founder Matt O’Connor: ‘I thought I could change the world in three years’
Attention-seeking? Yes. Self-aggrandising? Yes. Sort of admirable for sheer chutzpah? I think so. Fathers4Justice is best-known for a series of stunts featuring dads dressed as superheroes – climbing bridges and buildings to promote the belief that fathers are discriminated against in family law. Do they have a point? Or are they a bunch of hotheaded […]
Lorraine Kelly interviews Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor on ITV1 about helping dads this Father’s Day
Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor went on the Lorraine Kelly show on ITV1 this morning to explain why he has hung up his superhero costume to take his organisation in a different direction this weekend. You can watch his interview below, and here: http://www.itv.com/lorraine/hot-topics/fathers-4-justice-helping-dads-this-fathers-day Fathers4Justice will be setting up a phone line where Matt himself will […]
The Patron Saint of Stolen Children, by Matt O’Connor.
By Friday evening the Deification of Rebecca Minnock was complete. Where the Police and Court tipstaff couldn’t find a mum on the run, a newspaper with a cheque book could. In an ‘EXCLUSIVE’ interview and photoshoot with the Daily Mail, Minnock paraded her reasons for ‘fleeing’ with her son, whilst the Mail claimed the glory […]
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Shared Parenting & Fatherlessness
Pic: Joseph Rowntree We were recently contacted by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) after we posted a tweet stating that the JRF opposed equal rights for fathers and shared parenting. We knew that JRF reports were used by the anti Shared Parenting lobby, so it seemed like a reasonable assumption this was the case. However, […]
Fathers4Justice National Media Request
A national newspaper magazine is looking for a 35-50 yr old man to talk about the impact of divorce / separation on his life, the fallout from this (depression, suicide) and how he felt about his role in society afterwards. If you are interested please send a few lines about your case to [email protected] with the title […]
An Election Message from Matt O’Connor: The Campaign for Shared Parenting Continues.
Without doubt, it has been a difficult night for campaigners who want to see urgent family law reform. We face profound challenges given there will be another Conservative led administration, which not only broke it’s 2010 election promises to F4J, but will continue to oppose equal rights for dads and support a punitive and discriminatory […]
George Galloway interview with Matt O’Connor
George Galloway discusses the forthcoming General Election, Shared Parenting, fatherlessness and who his favourite superhero is with Fathers4Justice founder, Matt O’Connor.
Prime Minister David Cameron apologises to Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor
In a letter on behalf of Prime Minister David Cameron, from his Political Private Secretary, Mr Cameron wrote to F4J Founder Matt O’Connor to apologise directly for his original remark wrongly accusing Fathers4Justice of damaging his roof and to ensure Mr O’Connor had seen his public apology below. “During the interview I gave to Sarah Sands […]
