Catherine Mayer

I wrote this yesterday after visiting Andy’s heart on the Covid Memorial Wall. #instantpoem

As international women’s day draws to a close for another year, can everyone just take a look at the world and give patriarchy marks out of ten for how it’s running things?

Whoever thought it was a good idea to schedule the National Day of Reflection on International Women’s Day?

An international women’s day message from my friend and partner in activism Sandi Toksvig #iwd #internationalwomensday

Today we march against violence. Here’s a poem I wrote about a man lashing out, whether at another person or a whole population or class of people

#iwd #internationalwomensday #instantpoem #endvawg

FYI The London March starts at noon, from Duke Street W1

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Nice to hear the Today programme mark the run-up to International Women’s Day by platforming a numpty who blames feminism for poor outcomes for children & positions the wholly inadequate provision of early years childcare as invidious pressure on mothers to return to work 😡

Happy world book day. Let’s read the past and write the future. In the spirit of the former, here is a 1958 novel by my grandmother. #worldbookday #worldbookday2026

If you’ve seen good coverage of the wider impacts of the current conflagration, please share. How does this play out eg for Russia, China, long-term and for other conflicts?

Ditto. And thank you! This looks brilliant.

Sarah Everard's case stirs awful memories. So little has changed over the years | Catherine Mayer Those who attack women and girls are a product of deeply ingrained systems and cultures, says Catherine Mayer, co-founder of the Women’s Equality party

Today is the anniversary of Sarah Everard’s murder by a serving police officer. Here is the piece I wrote in the immediate aftermath. Its call for change feels even more urgent
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An instant poem for #iwd week, inspired - if that is the right word - by a lecture from a man of the left. #internationalwomensday

Except that path to High Torydom has crumbled, sending hikers tumbling straight into the populist abyss

Same question from me, but for audiobooks specifically... Urgently need recommendations for great audiobooks

The Brits honour success stories. And what a story Olivia... The singer’s meteoric rise last year led to her beating Adele’s record for the longest-running No 1 album by a female artist

A bright spot in the mess of bad news: the cheering rise of Olivia Dean and the influence of her mother Christine, former deputy leader of the Women's Equality Party observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Wrote this yesterday morning, in what turned out to be the last minutes before war

Anyway, I dream of a Labour Party that embraces alliances, and I salute the much-deserved victory of Hannah Spencer. Unite to beat the far right and, you know, to save the world. Optimism is a political choice.

The first picture posted shows my party co-founder Sandi Toksvig, WE leader Mandu Reid and me at the 2024 Green Party conference with Sian, Caroline Lucas and Zack Polanski; this one illustrates my initial point.

WE were able to get our policies included in Green manifestos and at one point got very close to running a joint candidate. We also supported Sian Berry and other Green candidates at various elections and they ours.

At the first Women’s Equality Party conference, all the other mainstream parties sent senior representatives to a cross-party panel. Labour refused. WE were able to work closely with other parties but never Labour. Our closest collaboration over our decade-long existence was with the Greens

It’s about its culture and rules, both of which make it pugnaciously resistant to working with other parties to beat the far right. There are brilliant people in Labour doing great work, including cross-party work, but Labour is institutionally hostile to alliances and electoral reform.

Gorton & Denton might be a teaching moment in British politics, but Labour risks missing the most important lesson. It isn’t just about whether the party needs to be clearer about the values it represents (though of course it does… You can’t beat the far right by echoing it). A short thread

Featuring the Byline Times editorial team and:

Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social

John Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social

Mark Vernon @askwilliamblake.bsky.social

Catherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social

James Bloodworth @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says victorious Green Party candidate In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was “no different from every single person in this constituency”.

Good morning www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

Yes the Pentagon really is arguing that Anthropic should remove any safeguards to stop weapons deciding for themselves who to target and when.

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

Looking forward to participating in this @bylinetimes.bsky.social debate on the Lure of Perfection at London's Cockpit Theatre on March 2. It's IRL, no filters and promises to be lively. Hope to see you there.

www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_lur...

Royal Shakespeare Company to stage all-male As You Like It Jonathan Groff will take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest female roles as Rosalind — a move directors hope is not merely a madness

Turning back the clocks to 1599 just in time for international women’s day

www.thetimes.com/article/4e39...

Yes, we're live again at the Cockpit Theatre on March 2nd!

Joining us: @natashadevon.bsky.social @johnmitchinson.bsky.social @askwilliamblake.bsky.social @mayeroflondon.bsky.social @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

Tickets: www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_lur...

Another of my instant poems. #instantpoem #poetry