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I don’t want to spend a week’s wages on your wedding

A survey published this week revealed that the average Brit spends one week’s wages on EVERY wedding they go to. I like you but not THAT much, says Periwinkle Jones.

M&S Autumn collections  Poppy Dinsey
M&S may have a great offering for press, but what about for real customers?

As AW13 collections were launched to press today, it was easy to get excited about the new womenswear direction. But is it enough to put M&S womenswear back on the map?

Angelina Jolie and Hollywood bodies  Rex Features
Thanks Angelina, for showing us that Hollywood bodies are fallible too

In speaking out about her double mastectomy, Angelina has conveyed a very important message, says Caroline Corcoran

Magazines aren't to blame for teenage body issues  Rex Features
How are we STILL blaming magazines for teen body issues?

If we’re looking to Vogue to fix young people’s body image, we’re culturally in a very bad place, argues Caroline Corcoran

Kim Kardashian pregnant  Rex Features
Hey, world! How about we stop criticising Kim Kardashian?

Attacking a pregnant woman for putting on weight? This is definitely not ok, says Caroline Corcoran

Women can't afford babies  Rex Features
Women nowadays can't afford to have babies

There's a debate brewing on BBC Radio 5 Live about whether or not women can afford to have babies. The simple fact is they can't, says Periwinkle Jones.

A model on the catwalk  Rex Features
It's disgusting that model scouts are targeting eating disorder clinics

It defies belief that a Swedish clinic has had to change its procedures to keep the model scouts away.

Duchess of Cambridge  ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's time to stop criticising Kate Middleton

The Daily Mail have started an attack on Kate Middleton – criticising her baby bump and the cost of her clothes. Leave the poor girl alone, says Periwinkle Jones.

Beyonce boobs outfit Mrs Carter Show  Splash
Why Beyoncé is too awesome to resort to bejewelled boobs

Did the singer's headline-stealing stage look really need to involve sequin-encrusted breasts, asks Caroline Corcoran

Margaret Thatcher was not a feminist  Rex Features
Margaret Thatcher was not a feminist

Britain's only female Prime Minister went against the very ideals of feminism, argues Daisy Buchanan

Was Margaret Thatcher a feminist?  Rex Features
Margaret Thatcher WAS a feminist icon – whether she liked it or not

Following Baroness Thatcher's death, Periwinkle Jones argues that Margaret Thatcher was a feminist icon – whether she wanted to be or not.

Helen Mirren  Getty Images
Today’s inspirational women are the ones who look out for themselves

Which women inspire you? Every day, we’re presented with icons and told to look to other women to identify with, and aspire to be

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