Manosphere

Opinion: Boys are being groomed online by manosphere grifters and Ofcom must step up

MPs have urged Ofcom to act on manosphere harms targeting boys and young men. This is a good step in protecting boys online and fighting VAWG, but more needs to be done...

Campaign launched to tackle teenage violence and online misogyny in Bedford schools 

Schools in Bedford are being encouraged to take part in a national programme to challenge misogyny, online influence and peer-on-peer violence among young people...

Bedford Ian writes…

28 March 2025: Royden's robots, Testosterone triggered, Finance fiasco? and Bedford backchannels. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and has...

Opinion: Southgate is right, and it’s up to men to help our boys reject the Manosphere

On Wednesday, ex-England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate delivered the 47th Dimbleby Lecture, 'The Beautiful Game: Building Belief and Resilience in a Younger Generation' in which...

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