LETTER

 TERRIBLE REFLECTION OF TIMES

Dear Editor,

The murder of Sarah Everard is a terrible reflection of our times. And that a policeman can commit this atrocity, who is supposed to be protecting us, more so. But, even worse, highlighted by the reaction to it, it shows up a growing sexual apartheid. The numbers of women the target of such attacks, have not increased in 20 years, and 3/4 of the victims are male. I recall a similar atmosphere being about in the 1970s, but when I looked at the figures, found that young males, into which category I fell, were most at risk. Indeed, I was the victim of an attack in 1971. In those days, men and women were fairly close together, now there is a widening gulf. The murder of Sarah Everard is grist to the mill for the feminist man haters. It suits their misandrist agenda. Their approach is to say "Women good, men bad". This is the source of their spat with transgenders. I am in agreement with Anne Widdecombe, not someone I would usually agree with, who says "Women have never had it so good". What happened to the Equal Pay Act, and the Sex Discrimination Act? 

 'Our Silent Emergency' presented by Roman Kemp, at 9pm on BBC1 TV on Tuesday 16th March drew attention to the national emergency of male suicide. They account for 3/4 of this phenomenon. Women treat men very harshly, and this contributes critically to low self-esteem. I witnessed a friend of mine receiving such harsh treatment, and I recall an occasion when I was within earshot of such haranguing when I was at work. and there is also the reality of lesbians attacking heterosexual males. Women cannot expect to be the perpetrators of such dross without consequences. Yes, some men are over-zealous in their pursuit of women. So, this situation is a scenario of 2 sides. We are all responsible. But, the outlook is bleak. With the antagonistic, antithetical culture originally perpetrated by Margaret Thatcher, narrow-minded attitudes have become the norm. We need to get back to the old ideals of Love and Peace from the progressive decades of the '60s & '70s.

 C R Davis