A Caped Crusade by Matt O’Connor – Coming April 2015
Matt O’Connor’s second book about the Fathers4Justice campaign he started in 2001, is a candid account about O’Connor’s life and the behind the scenes challenges facing the campaign and his family over the last 14 years. Fearless, controversial and impossible to ignore, O’Connor describes the political wheeler-dealing that led to Fathers4Justice winning cross-party support for […]
Join the #Fathers4Justice #Daddypower Election Squad
We are now recruiting for our General Election squad in the run up to the election on 7th May 2015. Team members are required to play in various positions including activists, public speakers, social media activists, leafleteers, canvassers & protest co-ordinators. We particularly require people in London, Oxfordshire and Hampshire as we drive home our election […]
Why fathers need to push for 50/50 Shared Parenting. By Matt O’Connor.
I have been asked 2 questions at least 5 times every week ever since I started Fathers4Justice in 2001. Do I know a good lawyer? The answer is still no. Should I ask for shared parenting? Hell, yes!In any negotiation, you have to ask for the world. You can always come down, but you can […]
The father of all interviews: F4J Founder Matt O’Connor chats to Peter Lloyd, author of the book every man must read, Stand by Your Manhood.
Peter, what made you write a book about the challenges facing men? I work in the media and it was clear that nobody else was writing anything about men. There were lots of great stories about men and fathers, yet I was amazed nothing was being picked up. It’s clear there is a veil drawn […]
The Tories betrayal of Britain’s fathers continues – By Matt O’Connor
The Parental Involvement Provision: Section 11 of the Children and Families Act 2014 has recently come into force and a few supporters have approached us about this provision thinking it infers fathers greater rights. It does not.The legislation does not mention the ‘F’ word ‘fathers’ once. It does not recognise fathers in law nor provide […]
Fathers4Justice condemn new child maintenance powers
Campaign group Fathers4Justice (F4J) today condemned government plans to introduce tough new child maintenance powers, saying there were self-defeating and would drive thousands of fathers and their children deeper into poverty.Under the plans being introduced today by Child Maintenance Minister, Steve Webb MP, the Child Maintenance service will be will be able to share information […]
Independent Article Rebuttal “Fathers4Justice in court accused of neglecting their campaigns in favour of increasingly personal attacks” – Formal Response by Matt & Nadine O’Connor
In April 2013, a dispute arose between Fathers4Justice, Matt & Nadine O’Connor and Adrian Yalland which resulted in legal actions on all sides. The parties have now agreed to seek to resolve the matters amicably, and as such the dispute has been resolved. The following is a rebuttal of today’s Independent article about Matt […]
VIDEO OF UKIP DEPUTY CHAIR SUZANNE EVANS & F4J FOUNDER MATT O’CONNOR DISCUSSING THE PARTY’S SUPPORT FOR SHARED PARENTING
30/9/14 – As Fathers4Justice continues to build a consensus of political support for Shared Parenting – from George Galloway MP, to 104 MPs in the Labour, Lib Dem & Green Parties – UKIP Deputy Chair Suzanne Evans met with Fathers4Justice Founder Matt O’Connor to discuss her party’s commitments to shared parenting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3g8Rt9eZPU
26/9/14 UKIP SUPPORTS 50/50 SHARED PARENTING AFTER MEETING FATHERS4JUSTICE
Nadine O’Connor, Campaign Director for Fathers4Justice, has welcomed today’s announcement by Ukip that the party were supporting a presumption of 50/50 shared parenting and visiting rights for grandparents. Both Nadine and F4J Founder Matt O’Connor, had met with Ukip leader Nigel Farage and Ukip Policy Director Tim Aker to discuss shared parenting and the issue […]
23/9/14 F4J FOUNDER MATT O’CONNOR APPEARS AT BASINGSTOKE MAGS COURT
A video report on the days events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVdLAevfSg Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor appeared in Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (23/9/14) after he was unlawfully arrested by Hampshire Police. The incident happened shortly after Hants Police published a report upholding O’Connor’s complaint about the conduct of 3 Hants Police Officers and the involvement of Caroline Nokes MP […]
