The left has a problem with boys and men
As a history undergraduate, I took a decision that surprised my predominantly male friendship group. Instead of picking modules that focused on the Kings and Queens, and political leaders who led their nations to great triumph or disaster, my choices consistently swayed towards gender history and the study of the past through the lens of socially constructed gender roles. Notions of masculinity in modern Britain are in flux Today, as a politician working on the government's Men and Boys strategy, this appears to have been a wise decision. We are, once again, witnessing an acutely gendered transformation of our politics and society.
