Julie Bindel

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Robert WintemuteBy Julie Bindel and Melanie Newman, first published in The Critic, April 2021This week, Robert wrote an opinion piece for the Telegraph newspaper, headlined: ‘I changed my mind on trans rights – and lost multiple friends’“As a human rights lawyer, I never questioned the trans movement. But, after a lightbulb moment, I publicly changed my position,” he wroteHere’s how Robert explained what happened four years ago.

1 week ago | juliebindel.substack.com | Julie Bindel

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1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Julie Bindel

A colleague took me out to dinner recently, repaying a favour. Ben likes his steak and we ended up at some high-end joint in Mayfair. Unsure what to order, I left it to him and was served Wagyu beef, which literally translates as ‘Japanese cow’. When it came, it was pale in colour with lines of fat running all the way through. It didn’t look like steak. Nor did it cut like one – I probably could have used a spoon. Worst of all, it didn’t taste like one.

2 weeks ago | juliebindel.substack.com | Julie Bindel

Alba Party MSP Ash Regan has introduced a member’s bill at Holyrood which, if passed, would criminalise those buying sex, while decriminalising those selling it. Below is an extract from my book, The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the sex work myth (2017) on the men that pay for sex, and how (and by whom) they are defended:Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

2 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Julie Bindel

Fancy a slappy? It’s not what you think – unless you’re from Wigan, in which case you’ll know exactly what I’m offering. A slappy, otherwise known as a ‘Wigan Kebab’, is a whole pie served inside a sliced barm cake (not cake, but a soft, sweetish bread roll). Wiganers are known as ‘pie eaters’. I don’t mind a slice of mince and onion or chicken and leek every now and again, preferably in winter – but I certainly couldn’t imagine indulging on a regular basis.