Harriet Harman has declared that the next deputy leader of the Labour party “definitely needs to be a woman.” I greatly respect Baroness Harman, but such a view is absurd and discriminatory. Equality must be rooted in mandate and merit, not gender diktat.

Why should men not receive equal protection for their health?

For nearly three decades, Britain has had a Minister for Women. Successive governments of all political shades have maintained the role. Yet in all that time, no Minister for Men has ever been appointed. The result is a glaring hole in policymaking, where male-specific issues are consistently ignored.

The figures are stark. Every week, 84 men in this country take their own lives. Three out of every four suicides are male. Up to a quarter of men live with mental illness. Pros

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