Read the follow on post, it’s hilarious

This is quite a take. Lotr is explicitly against industrial capitalism and to deny this is to deny the text and everything that fed into it. Yes, Tolkien was not a socialist and was instead a conservative but he despised industrial capitalism

*chants* Topshop topshop topshop

From a reform majority to a small majority with a tory coalition (which is unlikely to happen) in a month is quite an achievement

Four parties within spitting distance of each other What interesting times

📢 ‘Women are more than our appearance’. Delegates at UNISON’s women’s conference condemned the damaging effects of the EHRC interim guidance, emphasising the need for inclusive workplaces and services that respect all women. Read more ⬇️

Adam helping out in the home office

Another Scottish labour story which deepens the issues they are having over Sean Morton, a nonce who has cost the party a Scottish shadow front benchwr and a lord. Now, it seems, they didn’t oppose his reelection

Scottish labour: bad for catholics, bad for queers, bad for women but kind to nonces and people who like to bully victims of sexual harassment

It's time to evict Trump's troops from Scotland. The US under Trump is increasingly becoming a rogue state, from invading Venezuela to threatening Greenland. Scotland must not be complicit in his crimes. 👉Take action - greens.scot/TrumpsTroopsOut

Pluto are great, i would take advantage of this if i was you.

He seems to not know anything that is happening in either his party or his government As a leader that’s not a good look.

Tough crowd for labour this week.

The ‘brooding romantic hero’ myth has a lot to answer for and has to be traced back atleast as far as the misrepresentation of Heathcliff as a romantic lead in film and television adaptations of Brontë’s complex tale of generational trauma, class and racism.

Brian is showing off

We need to ban gen x unless they can show some digital literacy

Some until now unpublished photos from my slightly longer than a weekend in Inverness

GenderGP’s Helen Webberley refers Hilary Cass to the GMC for misconduct Non-substack archive link: archive.is/zMLWR

I hate to link to the guardian but this is an important piece R*p* is effectively decriminalised in the uk, violence against women is skyrocketing and this We are a sick culture where those who should act want to push anti trans legislation instead

Oh he fragility

Anyway, as an antidote to toxic men i watched the complex ‘concussion’ last night. It’s central character is a woman frustrated at the lack of intimacy in her long term lesbian relationship who chooses to become a sex worker. The main character is a bit of an… 1.

monday

Our culture loves toxic men and pushes their narratives while telling us that it is the only real source of meaning and i am so bored of it. I just avoid most stuff like that now.

The ‘would i fvck it’ rule every femme has come up against

For the second time tonight I must pull out the sad trombone sound Sarwar is an enabler of fascism, a misogynist and a cheap little transphobe.

Such be the weight of misogyny and trans misogyny

Ma granny wid gi ye a kickin fir tha. A while haudin a whisky in wan hond

We are in a bad way as a country when we are forcing skilled, competent and dedicated staff to move abroad because of our bigotry

*sad trombone sound*

I forgot to bring glue with me on holiday so my journal has a load of stuff from the holiday literally sitting inside it. Kind of gets in the way of writing my thoughts on my present PhD chapter down.

A book out of season (but no e the less enjoyable)

Gosh, buy me a meal first