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What kind of society fast-tracks early release for domestic abusers? This is gambling with women’s lives

Andy Burnham inherited the crisis in our prison system – but the solution cannot be to further endanger the women and children who have survived violence, says writer and campaigner for women’s rights Joan Smith

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Ruth Ellis’s pardon will comfort her family, but the system still lets down abused women like her

When Ellis was condemned to death in 1955, the horrific violence she had suffered was ignored. Today, vulnerable women are still fighting to be heard, says journalist Joan Smith

The Guardian - UK

David Sullivan is a relic – the day of the celebrity ‘porn baron’ is over. But the vileness he peddled is much worse now

While he denies wrongdoing, Sullivan’s terrible era laid the ground for the 21st-century porn industry, says author and journalist Joan Smith

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As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong

New research suggests older people have more progressive views on women’s rights than younger generations. This direction of travel is deeply concerning, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor of London’s VAWG Board

The Guardian - UK

The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures

So many reviews, so much hand-wringing, yet misogyny in England and Wales’s police forces and impunity for offenders remains the norm, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor of London’s VAWG Board

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abuse and public violence: will the state now accept the two go hand in hand?

Many men arrested in disorder after the Southport murders had themselves been accused of attacking women. It’s high time police acted on these red flags, says author Joan Smith

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45 years after The Shining was released, the original photo that provided the Stephen King horror's iconic Overlook Hotel ball shot has been discovered

"Here's (not) Johnny!"

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Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac by Joan Smith review – debunking misogynist myths of ancient Rome

This retelling of the lives of much-maligned Roman women sees their plight through a contemporary feminist lens

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What to do with a Met police that harbours rapists and murderers? Scrap it and start again

Violence against women is a threat more lethal than terrorism and our biggest force bears great responsibility, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Police mulling ‘legal options’ over PC who kept job after urinating in York shop

Cleveland police chief says actions of Amelia Shearer, 24, ‘incompatible’ with expectations of officers

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