All articles written by Baroness Bertin on PoliticsHome.com

01 Dec 2025 Culture

Unapologetically polemical but grounded in evidence: Baroness Bertin reviews 'Pornocracy'

This critique of pornography is a polemic but one grounded in compelling evidence. It is an essential read for anyone interested in where our society is headed

04 Dec 2023 Home affairs

The bar for sacking corrupt police officers must be lowered

i recently visited a specialist violence against women and girls (VAWG), domestic abuse and stalking unit within the Metropolitan Police – the dedication of those officers was remarkable.

04 Oct 2021 Political parties

Lords Diary - Baroness Bertin

Mondays are the new Fridays in our household.

05 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Government can help end the scourge of domestic abuse by taking robust action on perpetrators

There are proven methods to change the behaviour of those who commit violent crimes against women. Government must include long-term funding for these strategies in the comprehensive spending review

19 Mar 2021 Home affairs

We need to raise better boys and men to prevent stranger murders of women

The debate must move on from what women and victims could do differently, to how we stop violent men from reoffending time and again.

16 Jan 2019 Home affairs

We owe it to stalking victims to clamp down on this terrifying crime

Stalking is a crime that affects millions of people. We must build an approach to dealing with this issue that protects victims at the earliest opportunity, says Baroness Bertin