The University of Sussex's victory over the Office for Students lays bare the extent to which the university regulator was only ever going to reach one outcome in this case. The OfS wasn't promoting free speech, it was seeking to force unis to align with it's agenda: share.google/LDAc0al5tGq6...

Solidarity with colleagues at Uni Nottingham. What a cruel, unnecessary disaster.

it really is remarkable *how mild* the op-ed that she wrote was. It really shouldn’t matter what she said, but I think they chose to make an example of her precisely *because* she didn’t do anything remotely wrong. They wanted to show they could do this to anyone.

White phosphorus burns at 800°C, melting flesh down to the bone and its use is a war crime - Israel have used it in Gaza and Lebanon

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

"If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism."

❗️The revelation that over 2,000 Britons served in the IDF during genocide raises major legal questions for the UK. The International Court of Justice has advised all states they are obligated to refrain from helping Israel maintain its occupation. www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...

Israel is a top 10 global arms exporter. In 2024 arms exports rose to $14.9 billion, with 54% of those purchases made by Europe (MOD data). The UK spends millions of pounds each year on “battle-tested” arms from Israeli companies. This 👇 is what "battle-tested means".

📢 New peer-reviewed academic response to the Sullivan Review into sex and gender in research and data. @jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review. doi.org/10.1111/tran...

Unfortunately, our government still hasn’t got the memo. bsky.app/profile/rach...

Rough day for Sex Matters

Ni oubli ni pardon. Source @acrimed.bsky.social

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

This admission alone would be sufficient for a war crimes conviction. He’s just openly bragging about launching a war of aggression and plunder. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Here we go

We have had surveys that have shown us exactly this in the UK, France, the EU etc for many years What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration This is what I explore here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This is really the main thing everyone should be thinking about. At this point just being out as trans or "looking like" an immigrant in public or affirming that gender is complicated or that racism & misogyny are bad or that Trump et al are fascists - are all variously risky. So do *something.*

Yes, it’s Genocide

Anyone i know planning to attend the SRHE this year?

This is the racist intimidation outside people’s homes the government and BBC are calling “peaceful protests”

There are many ways in which the U.K. is still supporting Israel which it could instantly stop and under Genocide Convention as a signatory state is bound to stop All else here is a word soup and hubris

THREAD: 1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read. There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…

Signed - other countries have made this possible

These three headlines tell you everything you need to know about the state of the liberal order

All this discussion about what language is ok to use in opposition to a genocide and IDF is out here shooting people for wanting to eat IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys

“Students should be ready to be shocked and offended at university, according to the man in charge of ensuring free speech on campuses.” Sorry, but… why? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent work from Natacha. This section on new NHS gender services for children is really worrying. “We (a healthcare service for trans children) may not be gender affirming”

Good on @turn2us.org.uk for putting together a guide for journalists reporting on the benefits system. With the PIP vote coming up, there’s no excuse for the media to use inaccurate or stigmatising language.

To recap: •DOJ orders ICE to arrest people without a judicial warrant •People peacefully protest this illegal act •LAPD confirms people protested peacefully •Trump fabricates claim of violence—deploys National Guard Fascists escalate violence—don’t fall for it. Stand united against Trump's tyranny.

Feeling this today for some reason.

Comment résister intelligemment à une époque dégueulasse ? Réponse revigorante avec l’historienne, professeure à l’université de Californie à Los Angeles, qui vient de quitter les États-Unis de Donald Trump. Par @edwyplenel.bsky.social

Oh God, not this again.

The fight about DEI, CRT, and LGBT+ books in schools is in part about what kinds of voters white kids will grow up to be Some people want white kids to stew uncritically in the psychological wages of whiteness so that they will always vote accordingly

Your occasional reminder that in two years' time, Nigel Farage will be taking his gold plated £73,000 annual EU pension.

Ireland has opinions

"campaigners say". As if there wasn't clear, objective evidence. But tis the transphobic guardian I suppose www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Telegraph printed 42 articles attacking trans people between 24 April and 4 May 2025 (11 days)

🇬🇧 institutions failed to protect trans people when the American Christian-fascist movement attacked them. So now the same movement (and people) are using the same tactics to attack reproductive rights… …so much “women’s rights”.

I'm at a loss for words, except to say that we are witnessing the most absolute evil.

Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011.

Any money you spend on Harry Potter stuff is directly supporting this www.them.us/story/jk-row...

Powerful words from @the1752group.bsky.social, who work to end sexual misconduct in universities: "The Supreme Court judgement risks making trans and non-binary people even more unsafe...these shameful figures on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment...are likely to grow even higher."

Lots of quotable lines in here but I’ll stick with ‘Sorry if this is too radical for some people, but I don’t think “female emancipation” and “deploying the discriminatory apparatus of the British state” go together in the same sentence’

Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.

BREAKING: Labour will formally recognise trans women as ‘men’ tomorrow. It means trans women will be banned from all women shortlists and all Labour women’s groups. Revolting. The party’s relationship with LGBT+ is over.

J'ai le très grand plaisir de vous annoncer la parution le 11 septembre prochain à ‪@edladecouverte.bsky.social‬ de mon prochain livre, "Collaborations - Enquête sur les milieux d'affaires et l'extrême droite"