Statement
New Minister for Charities remarks ill-informed with sexist overtones Brooks Newmark’s remarks about “charities sticking to knitting” were interesting in a stupid sort of way. He clearly denigrates knitting as a marginal, outdated activity, to keep women in their place. By associating charities with knitting he sought to diminish their role. As a leading ‘knitting’ charity, Knit for Peace, has mobilised over 10,000 knitters to volunteer to help others, through…