THANK YOU @DerekFaker @JanesLittleGirl @EdithStourton (although I rarely feel articulate before noon!).
I understand that we all have different political lines: what I don't understand is the need to, having asserted them, bring women down. Do I like the Daily Mail? No. But the reality is that millions read it and I won't condemn anyone for using whatever medium reaches ordinary people. We don't need to persuade people like us: we need to engage everyone else, and so, I take a pragmatic stance.
No woman should be trashed for speaking on her own terms. And that's why I've said ENOUGH and am now open about my views. It's just hugely disappointing that things like the Radical Notion manifesto have forced women to take sides. Most of us resent being pressured to do so.