# Blue Suburban Skies

A range of writings, many focussed on women and children, some going back to the olden days when I wrote for the mainstream press, publishing about such outlandish subjects as girls having the audacity to play football

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## [\[COPY\] Weinstein Syndrome](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/copy-weinstein-syndrome)

_2026-03-20 · Penny Allen_

What was particularly interesting about the voices telling us about Harvey Weinstein was that they were all personal.

## [My night with Ronnie Kray](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/my-night-with-ronnie-kray)

_2026-03-12 · Penny Allen_

An extract from my memoir

## [\[COPY\] The games where ideology trumped biology](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/copy-the-games-where-ideology-trumped)

_2026-02-06 · Penny Allen_

A year later and still no apologies

## [\[COPY\] The Sleeping Beauty](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/copy-the-sleeping-beauty)

_2026-02-05 · Penny Allen_

from the series, Tales for our Times

## [\[COPY\] 'This could be very offensive and hurtful'. Guess who has taken over the Women's Institute!](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/copy-this-could-be-very-offensive)

_2025-12-05 · Penny Allen_

Begrudgingly the WI is conceding to the new litigation and removing men from its membership - but not before many women, myself included, have removed themselves in silent protest at the deception

## [Lady Penelope X2](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/lady-penelope-x2)

_2025-10-16 · Penny Allen_

I never did see the programme Thunderbirds so missed out on the character of Lady Penelope in her super pink convertible car.

## [Athens](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/athens)

_2025-08-08 · Penny Allen_

An extract from a memoir

## ['Salient Issues' Aspects of the Family Courts - the Court Welfare Officer](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/aspects-of-the-family-courts-the)

_2025-08-01 · Penny Allen_

'You must treat the court welfare officer as the stupidest person you have ever met' - my ex-husband, Ian McEwan's advice to his step-daughter

## [Lest we forget (how it was for female footballers during the 20th century) Previously published as 'Pleasant Games'](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/lest-we-forget-how-it-was-for-female)

_2025-07-30 · Penny Allen_

‘I like feminine girls. I’m glad my daughter doesn’t play football anyway. It’s not natural', said a spokesman for the Football Association when I asked for the FA's policy on girls playing footie.

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_2025-07-30 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Protecting my Assailant](https://pennyallen.substack.com/p/copy-protecting-my-assailant)

_2025-06-29 · Penny Allen_

an extract from my memoir