Justice for Men and Boys

Justice for Men and Boys (and the women who love them) is a political party in the United Kingdom that advocates for men's and boys' rights and opposes feminism. The party was founded in 2013,[1] and is led, by retired businessman and former Conservative Party consultant Mike Buchanan.[2]

The party claims to be the only anti-feminist political party in the English-speaking world[2] and has become the subject of controversy in the British media, having been covered in articles[3][4][5][6][7][8] and in television,[9] radio[10] and print[11][2] interviews. This led to the commissioning of Mike Buchanan as a columnist by the International Business Times, before his termination because of complaints.[12]

The party is standing for election for the first time at the 2015 general election, with at least two candidates. Party leader Mike Buchanan is standing in Ashfield against the Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Gloria De Piero, while Ray Barry is standing in Broxtowe.[13]

In its election manifesto, the party identifies twenty areas in which it says that the rights of men and boys are being violated.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Joel (2 September 2014). "For Men's Rights Groups, Feminism Has Come At The Expense Of Men". NPR. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ross, Jamie (14 January 2015). "An Anti-Feminist Party Is Standing In The General Election". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "The anti-feminist party standing for parliament (and their unwieldy name)". The Guardian. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Fordy, Tom (15 January 2015). "An anti-feminist political party is depressing news for men and women". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Catherine (18 January 2015). "Justice for Men and Boys’ hatred of feminism eclipses its remit to help men". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Smith, Lydia (14 January 2015). "Justice for Men and Boys: The anti-feminist party standing in the general election". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Deacon, Michael (17 January 2015). "In a woman's world, we men need Mike". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Baxter, Holly; Cosslett, Rhiannon Lucy (7 January 2013). "Coming soon to an angry dude near you - the "pro-men" party". New Statesman. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Britain's most controversial politician?". ITV. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Do men need a political party to defend their rights?". BBC News. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Nianias, Helen (14 January 2015). "'Feminists hate men': Meet Mike Buchanan, the leader of Britain's new Justice for Men and Boys party". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "‘International Business Times’ – our articles". Justice for Men and Boys. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election 2015: HS2 divides Broxtowe candidates". BBC News. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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