Donna Ockenden to Chair Leeds Maternity Investigation
Former senior midwife Donna Ockenden has been appointed chair of an independent review into Leeds Teaching Hospitals' maternity services, following intense lobbying by bereaved families and MPs. The inquiry, approved by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, will examine care, governance and accountability from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2025 on an opt‑out basis. Ockenden, who led the extensive Nottingham maternity review, is expected to deliver monthly safety recommendations, though final findings may take several years. Parallel calls are urging her to lead a similar review in Sussex.
The Progressive Realist Case to Fix Our Broken Courts
Justice Secretary warns the UK Crown Court is in a constitutional crisis with roughly 80,000 cases pending, a figure that could swell to 200,000 by the mid‑2030s. He stresses the human toll, citing an average 423‑day wait for rape trials...
Zoe Strimpel’s Orgy of Contradictions
Zoe Strimpel's new book Good Slut positions capitalist‑driven sexual freedom as the pinnacle of modern feminism, arguing that women now have unlimited access to money, sex and power. The work mixes libertarian and conservative feminist rhetoric, championing individual choice while...
Psycho Masculinity
Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel *American Psycho* has re‑emerged as a cultural touchstone, with its protagonist Patrick Bateman becoming a meme for extreme self‑optimization among young men. A new wave of “looksmaxxing” influencers, exemplified by 20‑year‑old streamer Clavicular, adopt Bateman’s...