Ally Fogg
The Independent
United Kingdom
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‘Don’t feed the trolls’ says a group of crusading celebrities. They should try practicing what they preach
One evening in 1993, back in the Neolithic age of digital communications, a character called Mr Bungle logged on to the text-based roleplay community LambdaMOO. Over an hour or so of frenzied verbiage, he graphically described numerous acts of physical and sexual violence he was inflicting upon the other players within the virtual world. The journalist Julian Hibbert would → Read More
Male survivors and victims of abuse deserve their own support system
The violence against women and girls strategy is vitally important – but men need policies designed specifically for them, says Ally Fogg, founder of the Men & Boys’ Coalition → Read More
Relax, Londoners. It’s not you but your city that the rest of us can’t stand
People outside the capital tend to blame its residents for their rulers being out of touch, says the Manchester-based writer Ally Fogg → Read More
This is the real reason more men are dying of prostate cancer
No, Daily Mail, men are not suffering gender bias. But they do need to shed machismo and seek earlier health advice, writes freelance journalist Ally Fogg → Read More
What's the problem with white working class boys?
Angela Rayner's clumsy interview blamed a race and equality agenda for failing white working class boys - but it's government, not minorities, who are to blame → Read More
You’re one of us now, Ariana Grande – a Mancunian
Manchester has always welcomed newcomers like you to join the ranks of its courageous citizens → Read More
Manchester should be honouring its homeless protesters, not evicting them
The fortitude of homeless people camped in the city centre is a reminder of the savage human costs of austerity – and symbolises a willingness to fight back → Read More
Manchester should be honouring its homeless protesters, not evicting them
The fortitude of homeless people camped in the city centre is a reminder of the savage human costs of austerity – and symbolises a willingness to fight back → Read More
Hooray for London Road fire station – and the activists saving our buildings
Ordinary citizens are proving better at protecting our heritage than those paid to do so. The restoration of this Manchester icon is just one example of many → Read More
Men don’t worry about their sperm count – but they should
Male fertility in the west is in crisis. But, thanks to a lack of anxiety among men, we haven’t yet taken the problem seriously → Read More
Prison is no place for healthy sexual development
The commission on sex in prisons reveals that for young people, incarceration means sexual abuse and a future of further offending → Read More
Prison is no place for healthy sexual development
The commission on sex in prisons reveals that for young people, incarceration means sexual abuse and a future of further offending → Read More
Seriously Boris, calling terrorists ‘wankers’ is really not helpful
There is some truth in Johnson’s attempt at ‘demystifying’ jihadis, but it gets us no closer to understanding what drives people to kill for a cause → Read More
Seriously Boris, calling terrorists ‘wankers’ is really not helpful
There is some truth in Johnson’s attempt at ‘demystifying’ jihadis, but it gets us no closer to understanding what drives people to kill for a cause → Read More
Saudi blogger’s wife: I feel destroyed but I will not sit in a corner and cry
Ensaf Haidar, whose husband, Raif Badawi, was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for criticising leading clerics, says she has not given up hope → Read More
Torturers, oppressors and executioners: remember to buy British
Ally Fogg: From Saudi Arabia to Kyrgyzstan, there is no regime whose human rights record is so poor that our government isn’t desperate to sell them weapons and expertise → Read More
Believe in karma. Even though it’s not real
Ally Fogg: Schoolboy Ben Azarya was instantly rewarded for his good deed with what appears to be a precious Banksy. Ignore the fact this is a meaningless anomaly → Read More
It’s confirmed – men are mesmerised by high heels. Except me, that is
Ally Fogg: I cannot understand why these instruments of torture are so irresistible to straight men. Give me a woman in DMs any day → Read More
Poverty is at its most deadly when we stop caring
Ally Fogg: Shocking evidence of the effects of austerity in Britain is being met with a silence that suggests a dangerous indifference → Read More
Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal
Ally Fogg: Shocking evidence of the effects of austerity in Britain is being met with a silence that suggests a dangerous indifference → Read More