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The Octopus and the Handmaid: Reform’s Epsteinian Cultural Agenda

From Epstein’s web to Reform’s proposed raft of policy ideas, creeping misogyny now risks redefining women’s rights in Britain

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Claire Jones
Mar 04, 2026
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This week’s reader contribution comes from Claire Jones, who has put together a thoughtful and carefully argued exploration of misogyny, power and politics through the lens of the Epstein files and the wider ideological currents shaping parts of the modern far right. It’s a provocative contribution that connects several strands of the current political …

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After she obtained her DPhil at Oxford, Claire taught philosophy & worked as a counsellor. She now publishes with Left Foot Forward, writes & co-edits for West England Bylines, & is a co-ordinator for the Oxfordshire branch of Compass
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