NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting Exclusive: Mumsnet survey shows half of female patients feel they have been ignored or dismissed by medics The Guardian - UK · Mar 8
Nigel Farage Overtakes Keir Starmer in Landmark Poll of Eight Million UK Mums Discover why 20% of Mumsnet users now support Nigel Farage's Reform UK—and what this landmark poll reveals about Labour's growing problem with British mums. International Business Times UK · Jan 13
The age you could let your teen go on holiday without you What age is it ok for teens to go on holiday with friends? Here’s some advice The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Boycotted by Ocado: why is Mumsnet so controversial? It used to be best known as a forum for exchanging parenting tips, but in recent years Mumsnet has been embroiled in the culture wars Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2025
Ocado apologises to Mumsnet after it said forum had ‘hateful political views’ Mumsnet’s chief executive Justine Roberts said previously a ‘fair number of organisations pulled their advertising under pressure from activists’. Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2025
Exercise and screen time advice for new mothers angers parenting groups Mumsnet says guidance seems ‘wildly optimistic’ and NCT says parents could come to harm following it The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Mumsnet halts picture sharing after ‘child sexual abuse images shared on site’ Founder Justine Roberts said five images were posted from two different accounts late on Sunday and into Monday morning. Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
AI could be an existential threat to publishers – that’s why Mumsnet is fighting back There is nothing wrong with mining content for data, but it has to be properly regulated and creators must be compensated, says Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
Mom's website ready to put OpenAI in a time-out after learning the AI firm may have scrapped its data Parenting website Mumsnet sues OpenAI to stop data scraping TechRadar · Jul 23, 2024
How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse? The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Sweden just allowed grandparents to take parental leave – the UK should do the same Sweden is famous for its progressive family policies, and now it has introduced plans to allow grandparents to take a share of paid parental leave. The UK would do well to follow their example, says Katie Rosseinsky The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024
Boris Johnson as a dad - 'bizarre birthday parties, slammed by daughter, love child plot' As former Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes his eighth child, we take a look at what he has said about his parenting style, as well as comments from others Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2023
Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt announces changes to childcare, pensions and disability benefits – as it happened Chancellor abolishes lifetime cap on amount workers can save in pensions without paying tax The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
I asked Boris Johnson about the childcare crisis. His response? ‘More Tumble Tots’ Women are being forced out of the workplace because of spiralling childcare costs. A system of loans could help this, says Justine Roberts, the co-founder of Mumsnet The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022 Boris Johnson struggles to name favourite kid's book - despite doing 'lots of parenting' Prime Minister Boris Johnson sat down for a Q&A with Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and was met with some hard-hitting questions - and several of his answers caused a stir
The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022 Johnson: I’m very fast at changing nappies The Prime Minister and his wife Carrie had their second child in December.
Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022 Boris Johnson moans Partygate's been 'totally miserable' and he didn't even eat his cake Under-fire Boris Johnson said it wouldn't be 'responsible' for him to quit as Prime Minister in a grilling by Mumsnet users over Partygate and lack of trust in his leadership
Wales Online · Mar 31, 2022 Woman targeted by vile abuse on mumsnet after horrific ordeal at LGB Alliance conference Comedian and writer, Jen Ives, was subject to the abuse which has now been deleted from the site. Warning, some of the comments may upset some readers.