On Friday, we finally launched LobbyALord.org, something I’ve been working on frantically since the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) Bill passed third reading in the House of Commons. It’s very simple really – it allows you to lobby Peers to support equal…

If you’re unaware of SPUC, they are the “Society for the Protection of Unborn Children”. A Catholic pressure group that pipes up about the “science” behind abortion rather regularly. Fairly recently, they stepped into the equal marriage debate. But, I…

[NB: I intended to write this on the night the second reading passed, but I was celebrating with a glass of vino or two and wanted to put proper thought into this. So apologies for the delay.] Dear Kate, It’s…

I’m normally very pragmatic about tactical voting. In fact, I have to be. For a good eight years I delivered Focus leaflets with the famous barchart. “Labour can’t win here”; “It’s a two horse race”; “It’s so close here”, etc.…

I know I’m a tiny bit guilty of it, but far too many gay rights activists take their fight only to Downing Street, Parliament and Facebook/Twitter. Over the last year I decided to run the most local campaign I possibly…

Dear Kate, A few weeks ago you’ll recall that my partner and I visited your surgery to ask for your support in the equal marriage legislation. I will be blunt and say we were quite shocked at how dismissive you…

There were a variety of responses to the infamous Prince Harry photos. Amusement, disgust, anger and, of course, simple apathy. Until the last couple of days, my mind rested on the latter. Frankly I couldn’t care less what a 27…

It won’t take the most insightful of people to know that I’ve been deeply considering standing in the Corby & East Northamptonshire byelection as an independent. I’ve always said to myself that if I ever stood for Parliament, it’d be…