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| {{Infobox MP | |||
| | honorific-prefix = | |||
| | birth_name=Louise Daphne Bagshawe | |||
| | name = Louise Mensch | |||
| | image = | |||
| | office = ]<br/>for ] | |||
| | parliament = | |||
| | term_start = 6 May 2010 | |||
| | term_end = 29 August 2012 | |||
| | majority = 1,951 (3.6%) | |||
| | predecessor = ] | |||
| | successor = ] | |||
| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|06|28|df=y}} | |||
| | birth_place = London, England | |||
| | death_date = | |||
| | death_place = | |||
| | nationality = British | |||
| | spouse = {{marriage|Anthony LoCicero|2000|2009|end=divorced}} <br/> {{marriage|]|2011}} | |||
| | party = ] (before 1996 and since 1997) | |||
| | otherparty = ] <small>(1996 to 1997)</small> | |||
| | relations = | |||
| | children = 3 | |||
| | residence = New York City | |||
| | alma_mater = ] | |||
| | occupation = | |||
| | profession = Writer | |||
| | religion = ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2012/aug/12/observer-profile-louise-mensch|title=Louise Mensch: writing herself out of the Tory story|newspaper=]|date=12 August 2012|first=Andrew|last=Gimson|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Louise Daphne Mensch''' (''née'' '''Bagshawe'''; born 28 June 1971) is an English author and was the ] MP for ] from ] to ].<ref name=BBC19146805>{{cite news|title=Louise Mensch to quit as an MP, triggering Corby by-election|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19146805|website=]|date=6 August 2012}}</ref> | |||
| She is currently the head of the news website '']''. | |||
| In July 2016, she described ] as a "scumbag" and "loathsome tit" while he was waiting for his son's operation.<ref>((cite news|url=https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/753553917435318272))</ref> | |||
| ==Early and personal life== | |||
| Mensch was born in London, England, the daughter of Nicholas Wilfrid Bagshawe and Daphne Margaret Triggs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marriages|newspaper=The Times|date=23 September 1969|page=12}}</ref> She has a brother and two sisters, one of whom, ], is a freelance journalist and author.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article518349.ece|title=Relative Values: Tilly and Louise Bagshawe|newspaper=]|date=6 March 2005 |first=Caroline|last=Scott|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
| Her family moved to the countryside when she was seven. She was educated at ], ],<ref>{{citation|title=Who's Who 2011|publisher=A & C Black|year=2011}}</ref> and ], a Roman Catholic girls' boarding school in Surrey, and was named "Young Poet of the Year" in 1989 at the age of 18.<ref name=BBC7181778>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/7181778.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Question Time:This week's panel|date=10 January 2008}}</ref> She read English Language and Literature at ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Louise-Mensch/Corby/1957|title=Louise Mensch (Ex-MP)|website=parliamentaryrecord.com}}</ref> and was Secretary of the ].<ref></ref> | |||
| Bagshawe married Anthony LoCicero, an Anglo-Italian Catholic ]. They have three children, but separated after nine years and the marriage ended in divorce.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/5395444/Chick-lit-Tory-candidate-Louise-Bagshawe-splits-from-husband.html|title=Chick lit Tory candidate Louise Bagshawe splits from husband|newspaper=]|date=27 May 2007|first=Tim|last=Walker|location=London, England}}</ref><ref name=Ancona>{{cite news|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2012-02/02/louise-mensch-mp-interview|title=Iron maiden|magazine=]|date=2 February 2012|first=Matthew|last=d'Ancona|location=London, England}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9639537/Louise-Mensch-her-hasty-husband-and-two-stories-of-why-she-threw-in-the-towel.html|title=Louise Mensch, her hasty husband and two stories of why she threw in the towel|newspaper=]|date=28 October 2012|first=Anita|last=Singh|location=London, England}}</ref> In June 2011, she married music manager ], whom she had met twenty years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227666/Louise-Mensch-Chick-lit-MP-Louise-rock-n-roll-husband-20-year-affair-partners-backs.html|title=Agony for New York wife as British lawmaker who had 20-year affair with and then married her rock-and-roll husband quits UK parliament and pitches up in Manhattan|newspaper=]|date=14 November 2012|first1=Polly|last1=Dunbar|first2=Gill|last2=Pringle|location=London, England}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tory MP Louise Bagshawe secretly marries Metallica manager Peter Mensch |first=Tim |last=Walker |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8553011/Tory-MP-Louise-Bagshawe-secretly-marries-Metallica-manager-Peter-Mensch.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 June 2011 |accessdate=2 June 2011 |location=London}}</ref> | |||
| Mensch is diagnosed with ], which made her realise she was "self medicating" with wine for stress, and she has now almost completely given up alcohol.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news| last=Carter|first=Caire|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/10044694/Louise-Mensch-reveals-her-battle-with-attention-deficit-disorder.html|title=Louise Mensch reveals her battle with attention deficit disorder|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=9 May 2013|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Writing career== | |||
| Following a six-month internship at ] she worked as a press officer with ], and then as a marketing official for ].<ref name=BBC14342674>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14342674|title=Tory MP Louise Mensch 'probably took drugs in club'|website=]|date=29 July 2011|first=Victoria|last=King}}</ref> | |||
| Her first novel, ''Career Girls'', was published in 1995 and has been followed by 16 subsequent works in the ] genre aimed at young women. She has defended chick lit against allegations, specifically by psychologist ], that the books cause irrationally high expectations which "ruin readers' lives" by saying that such books merely make readers raise their standards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8623588/Chick-lit-doesnt-damage-its-readers-itjust-makes-them-raisetheir-standards.html|title=Chick-lit doesn't damage its readers, it just makes them raise their standards|newspaper=]|first=Louise|last=Mensch|date=8 July 2011|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
| ==Political career== | |||
| With parents who were active in the party, Mensch had joined ] when she was 14.<ref name=nsprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/10/tory-party-mensch-interview|title=The Politics Interview – Louise Mensch|newspaper=]|date=4 October 2011|first=Jon|last=Bernstein}}</ref> Subsequently in 1996, she switched to the ], saying she believed ] to be "socially liberal but an economic Tory".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/apr/19/uk.conservatives1|title='He sees women as equals'|newspaper=]|date=19 April 2006|location=London, England}}</ref> By 1997 she had returned to the Conservatives, helped her mother, Daphne, win a seat in ] from the ],<ref name=nsprofile/> and campaigned in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 general elections.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Louise Mensch – Profile|url=http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Mensch_Louise.aspx|website=Conservatives.com}}</ref> In 2001, Mensch co-founded the Oxonian Society with Joseph Pascal and ] of Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxoniansociety.com/About.asp|title=Today's Leaders, Tomorrow's Ideas. HUDSON UNION SOCIETY™|publisher=Hudson Union Society}}</ref> | |||
| Mensch was placed on the ] of Conservative candidates in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title='Beautiful' Tory list under fire|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5029462.stm|website=]|date=19 April 2006}}</ref> In October 2006 she was selected to stand in ].<ref name=ncecho>{{cite news|url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/evening-telegraph/39Chicklit39-author-to-stand-at.1821855.jp|title='Chick-lit' author to stand at next general election|newspaper=]|date=13 October 2006}}</ref> As part of her campaigning for the 2010 election, she appeared on '']''<ref name=BBC7181778/> and BBC One's '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l7vc6|title=BBC One Programmes – The Big Questions, Series 2, Episode 21|website=]|date=14 June 2009}}</ref> | |||
| She believes the ] should be repealed on civil liberties grounds, and that its debate and implementation was a waste of Parliamentary time.<ref name=conhome>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/interviews/2006/06/louise_bagshawe.html|title=Louise Mensch – Interview|website=ConservativeHome|date=14 June 2006}}</ref> Mensch advocates "reality-based ]", in particular "]" or "Tory feminism", and she has criticised what she sees as "ultra-feminism", the ghetto feminism of the " {{sic|]}}", and ], which she contrasts unfavourably with "]".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/30/reality-based-feminism-louise-mensch|title = How about some reality-based feminism?|date = 30 May 2013|accessdate = 20 May 2015|website = The Guardian|publisher = |last = Mensch|first = Louise}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jan/24/tory-women-bring-feminism-out-ghetto|title = Tory women bring feminism out of the ghetto|date = 24 January 2012|accessdate = 20 May 2015|website = The Guardian|publisher = |last = Mensch|first = Louise}}</ref> | |||
| In the ] Mensch won the seat of ] with a majority of 1,951, defeating Labour incumbent ], and in June 2010 she was elected by other Conservative MPs to serve on the Select Committee for the ]. | |||
| ===Phone hacking scandal=== | |||
| On 19 July 2011, in the ] ] ], Mensch took part in the questioning of ] and ] over the '']'' ]. | |||
| Political blogger Bagehot in '']'' named Mensch as the "surprise star" of the hearing saying her "sharp, precise, coolly scornful questions" contrasted with her "waffling, pompous" fellow committee members.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2011/07/british-press-and-phone-hacking-scandal-8|title=Rupert and James Murdoch before Parliament|website=] Blog|date=19 July 2011}}</ref> Mensch later faced criticism for incorrectly claiming during the committee that ] had written in his autobiography about conducting phone hacking while he was the editor of the '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8649135/Phone-hacking-Piers-Morgan-in-on-air-hacking-row-with-Louise-Mensch.html|title=Phone hacking: Piers Morgan in on-air hacking row with Louise Mensch|newspaper=]|date=20 July 2011|first=Jon|last=Swaine|location=London, England}}</ref> When challenged on ] by Morgan, Mensch cited the protection of ] and refused to withdraw the allegation; however, she also refused to openly repeat it. She later apologised to Morgan, claiming that she had misread a newspaper report about the book.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14346050|title=MP Mensch apologises to Piers Morgan for hacking slur|website=]|date=29 July 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Three days later Mensch received an email alleging that she had taken a ] with ] at ] club in ] in the 1990s while working as a press officer for EMI Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8670599/Louise-Mensch-releases-email-allegations-made-by-journalist.html|title=Louise Mensch releases email allegations made by journalist|newspaper=]|date=29 July 2011|first=Raf|last=Sanchez|location=London, England}}</ref> Mensch publicly released the email and admitted the allegations were "highly probable", but said she regretted only that others had to see her dancing and would not be deterred from asking further questions about phone hacking. She subsequently admitted using ] in '']''.<ref name=Ancona/><ref name=BBC14342674/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/louise-mensch-comes-clean-on-morgan-drugs-and-bad-dancing|title=Louise Mensch comes clean on Morgan, drugs and bad dancing|website=]|date=29 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058499/Class-A-drugs-caused-long-term-mental-damage-Tory-MP-Louise-Menschs-candid-confession.html|title=Class A drugs caused me long-term mental damage: Tory MP Louise Mensch's candid confession|website=]|date=7 November 2011|first=Lucy|last=Buckland}}</ref> | |||
| The Culture, Media and Sport select committee finalised its report in April 2012. Mensch disagreed publicly with ] and ], two Labour members of the committee, over whether the conclusion that Rupert Murdoch was unfit to run an international company, had been discussed before Watson tabled a Commons amendment on 30 April. Mensch and the other three Conservative members of the committee had opposed it, and could not support the report with the MP herself saying the report had become "partisan" as a result of the statement's inclusion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17910392|title=Phone-hacking report 'partisan' – Tory MP Louise Mensch|website=]|date=1 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/blog/2012/may/01/select-committee-report-james-rupert-murdoch|title=Phone hacking: select committee report unveiled|website=] Blog|date=1 May 2012|first1=Jason|last1=Deans|first2=John|last2=Plunkett|location=London, England}}</ref> Mensch insisted on ''Newsnight'' on 2 May that it had not been discussed and was not part of its remit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17920263|title=Was Rupert Murdoch's 'fitness' to run News Corp discussed?|website=]|date=2 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/02/phone-hacking-mps-clash-murdoch|title=Phone-hacking: MPs clash over when Murdoch criticisms were discussed|newspaper=]|date=2 May 2012|first1=Patrick|last1=Wintour|first2=Dan|last2=Sabbagh|first3=Josh|last3=Halliday|location=London, England}}</ref> Watson later accused Mensch of tabling pro-Murdoch amendments which would have "exonerated" James Murdoch in the report and, in Twitter exchanges with her, alleged private committee conversations had been leaked to News Corp.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/03/watson-accuses-mensch-pro-murdoch-amendments|title=Tom Watson accuses Louise Mensch of tabling pro-Murdoch amendments|newspaper=]|date=3 May 2012|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll|location=London, England}}</ref><ref name=ocarroll>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/03/news-corp-given-details-claims-watson|title=News Corp was given private committee details, suggests Tom Watson|newspaper=]|date=3 May 2012|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
| ===Control of social networking=== | |||
| Following the ] Mensch called for social media services Twitter and Facebook to be shut down or to "take an hour off" during disturbances to stop the spread of false rumours wasting police resources.<ref name=twitter>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8697850/Louise-Mensch-MP-calls-for-Twitter-and-Facebook-blackout-during-riots.html|title=Louise Mensch MP calls for Twitter and Facebook blackout during riots|newspaper=]|date=12 August 2011|first=Martin|last=Beckford|location=London, England}}</ref> She compared the action with brief interruptions to road and rail networks during emergencies.<ref name=twitter/> However, other Twitter users compared such action to the online censorship of regimes such as ] and China, whilst Sussex police said they had used Twitter to stop rumours.<ref name=twitter/> | |||
| In June 2012, a man was given a 26-week prison sentence suspended for two years for sending Mensch an offensive and threatening email including threats against her children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9324427/Man-convicted-of-sending-abusive-messages-to-Louise-Mensch-tells-court-his-computer-was-hacked.html|title=Louise Mensch internet troll banned from contacting General Petraeus and Lord Sugar|newspaper=]|date=11 June 2012|location=London, England}}</ref> Following his conviction, Mensch called for networking sites to identify anonymous bullies saying it was impossible for the victim to ascertain the seriousness of the threat posed, while the bullies felt they could do as they pleased without fear of retribution.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9328351/Louise-Mensch-social-networks-must-identify-internet-bullies-who-cower-behind-anonymity.html|title=Louise Mensch: social networks must identify internet bullies who cower behind anonymity|newspaper=]|date=13 June 2012|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
| ===Cyberbullying=== | |||
| In May 2012, Mensch used her Twitter account to condemn abusive and threatening tweets that she had received, describing them as "misogyny and bullying". The tweets were subsequently reported in the mainstream press, and she received support for drawing attention to the issue from ] and ], among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/9241388/Louise-Mensch-MP-exposes-shameful-bullying-of-women-on-Twitter-after-personal-attacks.html|title=Louise Mensch MP exposes shameful bullying of women on Twitter after personal attacks|newspaper=]|date=2 May 2012|location=London, England}}</ref> In March 2014, Mensch was herself accused of cyberbullying after she sent a series of tweets to a journalist, which included personal remarks about his appearance.<ref>, Us vs Th3m, 28 March 2014</ref> | |||
| In May 2015, after ], Mensch was accused of cyberbullying leader of the 'Milifandom', teenager ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Jasper|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/19/louise-mensch-founder-twitter-abby-tomlinson-sun|title=Louise Mensch accused of bullying Milifandom leader on Twitter|work=The Guardian|date=19 May 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> Mensch denied the accusation, asserting that she had only criticised Tomlinson.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Sara C.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/20/louise-mensch-backs-down-harrassing-milifandom-student-abby-tomlinson_n_7340172.html|title=Louise Mensch Backs Down After {{sic|nolink=y|'Harrassing'}} #Milifandom Student Abby Tomlinson|work=The Huffington Poast|date=21 May 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, she wrote a 4,000 word blog entry to reiterate that she had not bullied Tomlinson, but made new assertions about the sixth-form student.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Sara C.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/21/louise-mensch-denies-bullying-milifandom-teen-abby-tomlinson-4000-word-blog_n_7349210.html|title=Louise Mensch Denies Bullying #Milifandom Teen Abby Tomlinson In 4,000 Word Blog|work=The Huffington Post|date=21 May 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ===Resignation=== | |||
| On 6 August 2012, Mensch announced her decision to resign as the MP for Corby in order to spend more time with her family in New York City.<ref name=BBC19146805/> Mensch had appeared likely to be promoted in the expected September government reshuffle.<ref name=rosa>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9455344/Louise-Mensch-MP-quits-to-care-for-young-family.html|title=Louise Mensch MP quits to care for young family|newspaper=]|date=6 August 2012|location=London, England|first=Rosa|last=Prince}}</ref> She told her local newspaper that she had intended to stand down at the next election, but brought the date forward as she was concerned her children would be too settled in Britain by then.<ref name=rosa/> She was appointed to the nominal position of ] on 29 August 2012, thus vacating her seat. The ] was won by ] for the Labour party. | |||
| ==Columnist== | |||
| After leaving Parliament, Mensch wrote articles for a number of newspapers, including the '']'' and '']''. In January 2013 she became a columnist for '']''.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} In May 2014 Mensch started working for a company owned by Rupert Murdoch on "digital projects".<ref name=guardian-20160127>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/27/louise-mensch-rupert-murdoch-news-corp |title=Louise Mensch working for Rupert Murdoch? Surely worth a Menshn ... |newspaper=The Guardian |date=27 January 2016 |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Internet ventures== | |||
| ===Menshn.com=== | |||
| In June 2012, Mensch joined forces with former ] digital adviser Luke Bozier to set up a ] website – a politics-based rival to Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itproportal.com/2012/06/20/tory-mp-louise-mensch-launches-social-network/|title=Tory MP Louise Mensch launches social network|website=IT Pro Portal|date=20 June 2012|first=Rawiya|last=Kameir}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapidberry.net/mp-louise-mensch-has-launched-a-microblogging-site/|title=MP Louise Mensch has launched a microblogging site|website=rapidberry.net|date=21 June 2012|first=Rapid|last= John}}</ref> The site, named Menshn – a reference to "mention" – allowed users to select their topic of interest. Mensch hoped to raise ] finance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18518162|title=Tory MP Louise Mensch launches rival to Twitter|website=]|date=20 June 2012}}</ref> The site was slated by IT industry experts for its lack of ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/25/menshn_security/|title=Mensch pal Bozier defends Menshn security, dubs critics 'snippy geeks'|website=]|date=25 June 2012|first=John|last=Leyden}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/new-social-network-menshn-launches-in-uk-with-security-holes-50008383/|title=New social network Menshn launches in UK with security holes|website=]|date=25 June 2012|first=Tom|last=Davenport}}</ref> Menshn closed in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/06/menshn-close-louise-mensch-luke-bozier|title=Menshn closes as founders fall out|newspaper=]|date=6 February 2013|first=Charles|last=Arthur|location=London, England}}</ref> | |||
| ===Unfashionista.com=== | |||
| After the closure of ''menshn'', Mensch announced she was setting up a style and fashion blog called . The website was covered widely in the British press; '']'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keller|first1=Emma G|title=Louise Mensch launches fashion website Unfashionista|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/feb/12/louise-mensch-fashion-website-unfashionista|accessdate=5 March 2016|work=]|date=12 February 2013}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Orr|first1=Gillian|title=What now for the Über-Mensch?|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-now-for-the-ber-mensch-8493948.html|accessdate=5 March 2016|work=]|date=13 February 2013}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Claire|title=Louise Mensch: hypocrite, self promoter and now fashion guru|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9866022/Louise-Mensch-hypocrite-self-promoter-and-now-fashion-guru.html|accessdate=5 March 2016|work=]|date=13 February 2013}}</ref> '']''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirkova|first1=Deni|title=Louise Mensch, beauty blogger: Ex-Tory MP and self-proclaimed feminist launches controversial site with tips on man-pleasing|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2283736/Louise-Mensch-beauty-blogger-Ex-Tory-MP-self-proclaimed-feminist-launches-controversial-site-tips-man-pleasing.html|accessdate=5 March 2016|work=]|date=24 February 2013}}</ref> and others all ran articles – giving it mixed reviews – and ] made her a featured blogger on their bloggers' network.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} unfashionista's blog posts have subsequently become more associated with Mensch's campaign topics, especially regarding Tim Hunt.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} | |||
| ===Hudson Union Society=== | |||
| Mensch is a co-founder of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudsonunionsociety.com/History.asp |title=Be Inspired, Change Our World™. HUDSON UNION SOCIETY® |publisher=Hudsonunionsociety.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-14}}</ref> | |||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| In 2012, while still an Member of Parliament, Louise Mensch admitted on the BBC current affairs panel show ] that "..I messed with my brain ...It's had long-term mental health effects on me."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/louise-mensch-my-mind-is-messed-up-after-taking-hard-drugs-7920094.html|title=Louise Mensch: My mind is messed up after taking hard drugs|date=2012-07-06|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9382725/Louise-Menschs-class-A-drug-regrets.html|title=Louise Mensch's class-A drug regrets|access-date=2016-07-04}}</ref> | |||
| In June 2014, the Greek newspaper '']'' reported Mensch's remarks on her Twitter profile about Greece: "F*** you, Greece. Nasty things happening to nasty people."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_11/06/2014_540472|title= | |||
| Ex-British MP Mensch labels Greece 'racist' over ADL poll results|website=]|date=11 June 2014|first=|last=}}</ref> The remarks were further reported in the Greek press and in the media. | |||
| Mensch made regular appearances in the media after ], calling those who celebrated her death a "vocal minority", "idiots", and "pygmies", as well as swearing during an interview on '']''. She was criticised for her conduct by some in the British press.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-silcocks/margaret-thatcher-dies_b_3043671.html|title=Margaret Thatcher Dies: The Reaction to the Reaction|website=]|date=9 April 2013|first=James|last=Silcocks}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tntmagazine.com/news/opinion/opinion-thatcher---respect-her-funeral-and-respect-our-right-to-protest|title=Opinion: Thatcher – respect her funeral and respect our right to protest|magazine=]|date=13 April 2013|first=Oliver|last=Jones}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://shows.stv.tv/this-morning/lifestyle/220755-margaret-thatcher-david-mellor-and-ken-livingstone-discuss-the-late-pm/|title=Margaret Thatcher: David Mellor and Ken Livingstone discuss the late PM|website=]|date=9 April 2013}}</ref> | |||
| Mensch has been mocked in UK newspapers for combining a tenaciously ] defence of "the Jewish people" with an ignorance of ]. She once tweeted that the term '']'' was merely an antisemitic ] for '']''; when asked by another user whether she would consider ]—one of the founding fathers of Zionism—antisemitic if he were to use the term, Mensch replied in the affirmative.<ref name = "Hadley criticism">{{Cite web | last = Freeman | first = Hadley | authorlink = Hadley Freeman | date = 7 November 2014 | title = God save us from the philosemitism of Burchill, Amis and Mensch | url = http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/07/god-save-jews-from-philosemitism | website = theguardian.com | accessdate = 23 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Louise Mensch's Latest Twitter Gaffe Is Her Best Yet | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/18/louise-mensch-theodor-herzl-zionist-twitter_n_5688177.html | newspaper = The Huffington Post UK | date = 18 August 2014 | accessdate = 28 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Louise Mensch makes a tweet of herself over anti-Semitism | url = http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/louise-mensch-makes-a-tweet-of-herself-over-antisemitism-9676272.html | website = standard.co.uk | date = 18 August 2014 | accessdate = 28 May 2015 }}</ref> | |||
| In August 2015, Mensch tweeted a screenshot suggesting that antisemitic searches were being made by ] supporters to purposefully trigger offensive auto-complete suggestions for her Twitter account. Other users quickly pointed out that her screenshot was actually of her own search history. Mensch denied attempting to smear ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/22/louise-menschs-bid-to-smear-jeremy-corbyn-backfires?CMP=twt_gu|title=Louise Mensch takes Twitter swipe at Corbyn campaign – and hits herself |work=The Guardian|author=Kevin Rawlinson|date= 22 August 2015|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/louise-mensch-blames-corbyn-supporters-for-antisemitism--turns-out-its-her-own-offensive-search-history-10466928.html|title=Louise Mensch blames Corbyn supporters for anti-Semitism – turns out its her own offensive search history|work=The Independent|author=Olivia Blair|date=22 August 2015|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref> | |||
| == Bibliography == | |||
| ;Novels | |||
| {{Refbegin}} | |||
| *''Career Girls'' (1995) | |||
| *''The Movie'' (1996) aka ''Triple Feature'' | |||
| *''Tall Poppies'' (1997) | |||
| *''Venus Envy'' (1998) | |||
| *''A Kept Woman'' (2000) aka ''For All the Wrong Reasons'' | |||
| *''When She Was Bad...'' (2001) | |||
| *''The Devil You Know'' (2003) | |||
| *''Monday's Child'' (2004) aka ''The Go–To Girl'' | |||
| *''Tuesday's Child'' (2005) | |||
| *''Sparkles'' (2006) | |||
| *''Glamour'' (2007) | |||
| *''Glitz'' (2008) | |||
| *''Passion'' (2009) | |||
| *''Desire'' (2010) | |||
| *''Destiny'' (2011) | |||
| *''Beauty'' (2014) writing as Louise Mensch | |||
| *"Career Game" (2015) writing as Louise Mensch | |||
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| ;Anthology | |||
| {{Refbegin}} | |||
| *''Five Romantic Reads'' (2005) (with ], Laura Wolf, Jane Elizabeth Varley and Stella Chaplin) | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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