Sharron Davies

Sharron Davies is an Olympic swimmer who represented Great Britain

The Supreme Court’s trans athlete ruling matters to women everywhere

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Women are losing trophies and, in some cases, suffering serious physical harm when male athletes are permitted to compete in female sports categories. What was once viewed as a fringe issue has undoubtedly grown into an internationally recognised matter of public concern. But, finally, the fightback against this infringement of women’s rights might be on.

Christmas Special 2023

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70 min listen

Welcome to this festive episode of the Edition podcast, where we will be taking you through the pages of The Spectator’s special Christmas triple issue.  Up first: What a year in politics it has been. 2023 has seen scandals, sackings, arrests and the return of some familiar faces. It’s easy to forget that at the

Men don’t belong in women’s sport

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Olympic leaders say there’s no such thing as male advantage in sport. Here’s a simple question for them: if that were true, why not just scrap sex-based categories of men and women altogether? We all know why. Men run faster, jump higher and are stronger than women. In my sport of swimming, men are on