Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies.

The pens sharpen – Islamophobia! No such thing. Primitive Middle Eastern religions, and most others, are much the same – Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust for women's bodies.

How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?

But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes.

My mother begged doctors to end her life. She was beyond the physical ability to swallow enough of the weak morphine pills she had around her. When she knew she was dying I promised to make sure she could go at a time of her choosing, but it was impossible. I couldn't help.

The best care on earth cannot prevent us all dying in the end.

But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.