Too many mums are accused by the authorities of turning kids against their dads when they are trying to protect their children
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: ‘As a feminist, I do not think the interests of fathers count more than those of children and mothers’ Her voting record would, no doubt, dismay this socialist, but she’s become an unlikely heroine, bringing some small hope to many divorced or separated mums and their children.
They’d married in 2013. Their child was born just before the scandal broke. In 2020, Kate Kniveton disclosed that she’d been subjected to coercive control, domestic and sexual abuse,Kate Kniveton has now told her story, honestly and with self-respect. She endured ruthless cross examinations. Most such women feel shame, because in our still patriarchal world, victims are still somehow held responsible for “allowing” themselves to be abused and violated.
A joint BBC and Manchester University study last September found dozens of children who’d been forced to see violent dads. As a feminist, I do not think the interests of fathers count more than those of children and mothers. Too many mums are accused by the authorities of turning kids against their dads when they are trying to safeguard them. I don’t deny fathers are sometimes unfairly demonised. But dismissing genuine maternal concerns has far worse consequences.
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