The Labour Strategy That Risks Demonising Young Boys for an Entire Generation
19th December 2025
The Government has finally unveiled its long-overdue plan for tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), which seeks to address misogyny and abuse by “disrupting dangerous attitudes and stopping harmful behaviours escalating”.
Getting rid of Muslim immigrants ought to be the first step.
Proposed measures include sending experts into schools to tutor children on “healthy and respectful relationships”, as part of an effort to integrate the strategy into every aspect of school life.
How Orwellian.
Announcing the plans on Thursday, safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, warned of a “national emergency” over gender-based violence, adding the Government’s aim was to be “so ambitious that we change culture”.
However, key aspects of the document – which only sketches a broad outline of the Government’s plans – have been called into question by critics. In particular, they warn that the proposals risk demonising an entire generation of boys and young men as inherently problematic, or “toxic”.
Some have accused the Government of not sufficiently acknowledging the disproportionate numbers of misogynistic offences committed by migrants and non-British nationals, too.
Carl Benjamin has a good analysis here.