We need to avoid Mummy Wars Part 2
Since this post was published, Andrea Leadsom has dramatically dropped out of the Tory party leadership contest. We’d still love your thoughts on the continuing threat of the Mummy Wars. …
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Why I’m keeping my children home as a protest on May 3rd
Penny Alexander is a former educational consultant, teacher and head of department in secondary school, she has two children aged 7 and 9 and blogs about family lifestyle and travel …
Current Affairs Round-up: A fresh start
I have been writing the Politics Round-up for BritMums for a few years now, and the time has come to give it a bit of a shake up. The round-up …
Guest Post: Amber Rudd, MP, on the #PowerToSwitch
Amber Rudd, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, on the #PowerToSwitch. You can follow her on @AmberRuddMP. I really enjoyed following the BritMums …
How to tackle revenge porn
As parents, we must grapple with the role the Internet plays in our lives and our children’s lives. One of the relatively new issues is revenge porn, which can be …
How to interview Nick Clegg
Just the other day I attended an event at the London HQ of professional services giant Deloitte. The event had seen my appearance on the BritMums Hangout with Jo …
Jo Swinson: Shared Parental Leave helps close pay gap
Recently BritMums had a hangout on air with MP Jo Swinson, talking about Shared Parental Leave. Here, she writes in a guest post about how shared leave can help close …