#OtD 25 Nov 1960 the three Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) were murdered for opposing US-backed Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The UN later set 25 Nov as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9779...

NEW: Complaints have now been sent to the BBC over its removal of a Trump corruption allegation from the Reith Lecture, by Rutger Bergman. Tim Davie has been asked to run it in full. Bergman says this is the BBC in fear of Trump. has his lawsuit had an effect? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

WTAF? Orwell is spinning in his grave. I think he wanted his works to be satire and warning, not prediction.

If you liked my other stand up specials, you will love #Mortality. If you didn't like my other stuff, you will fucking hate it. Seriously. Don't watch it. It will make you sad and angry. You have been warned. So if you do watch it and hate it, it's your own stupid fucking fault.

Pair of vases, Made by Kawade Shibataro, Early 1900s. Copper alloy, silver, enamel; carved wood (stand). Height: 31.3cm © 1998 - 2016 The State Hermitage Museum.

💥Jury trials for all except most serious crimes such as rape, murder and manslaughter set to be scrapped under radical proposals drawn up by David Lammy. Proposals drew swift backlash from senior lawyers who said they would not reduce court backlogs & could “destroy justice as we know it”.

Just a reminder that as a speaker, you can ask who the other speakers are and not participate if there are no women

UK’s mountain of illegal waste declared ‘critical incident’ - as man arrested A local issue in Oxfordshire involving alleged illegal fly-tipping gangs has become a major national political talking point with questions in Parliament, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson in our InDepth newsletter.

There's always money to subsidise driving more.

The truth is that the sentence wasn’t inaccurate – it was removed because of legal fears. And that’s exactly the concern my lecture raises: when institutions start censoring themselves out of fear of those in power. /3

The edit was made at the last minute, after editorial approval and four weeks after the live recording. A standard editorial edit doesn’t require days of high-level legal review or the involvement of many people at top level. /2

The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1

Our new five-part online training programme has been designed to give HR professionals and managers the knowledge and skills they need to respond effectively to interpersonal violence issues at work. Get in touch via [email protected] to find out more and book.

How would you support a colleague experiencing domestic abuse or stalking? What can your organisation do to tackle sexual harassment?

Violence Against Women can happen anywhere - including in the workplace. Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, as well as the first day of the #16Days of Activism, and we'd like to tell you about the workplace training we offer.

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CPS to train staff on ‘spectrum of abuse’ in violence against women and girls

Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...

1 in 10 women have experienced stalking, sexual assault or relationship abuse in the past year alone, according to the ONS. The government has set itself the mission of halving that figure in a decade. To do so, we have to make sure women’s voices are heard. (1/2)

This really was excellent questioning by Gareth Lewis, BBC Wales’s political editor. And what stands out is how unusual it is to get such forensic questioning nowadays. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 1h16 on today's Today programme: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Bracing analysis of the rise of the far-right in Germany: "there are widespread right-wing extremist networks within the security services, the police, and the armed forces. Europe-wide networks of fascists are operating unhindered. Something is brewing. If we don't react now, it will be too late."

Good to see @mstaronline.bsky.social has a good cluster of articles to mark #16DaysOfActivism and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. My contribution on why violence against women and girls is a trade union issue. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/viol... /1

Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect? Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?

In 2024, a shocking 50,000 women and girls were brutally murdered by their intimate partners or family members - equating to one death every 10 minutes.

It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites. About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4

This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it. Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3

This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre. I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Good job that someone* wrote a book about this www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc... *me

I don't think this was actually deliberately published as ragebait, but the entitlement contained within is remarkable and a classic example of the sort of sentiment governments sometimes just have to face down inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...?

25 November 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Fancy a #grasshoppers on a ring? The #Romans did. Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.

Been a dog owner on and off for most of my adult life, but I really am OK with firing into space those owners who talk at their dogs - 'come on now leave the man alone he doesn't want you jumping all over him' - rather than just either training them or sticking them on a lead.

'Skagen.' (1889) Eilif Petersen first visited Skagen in Denmark in 1884 and visited Paris the following year where he saw work by Monet and Alfred Sisley, both of whom had a profound influence in the way he depicted light on sand and moving water.

This is unacceptable. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and every day, the Parliament's message is the same: violence against women must be stopped ❌ 🔗 Read more about the measures: link.europa.eu/dtTGD4

There will be plenty in this Budget to cause frustration, but if, as is expected, the Chancellor lifts the pernicious two-child benefit limit, it will be a transformational moment for hundreds of thousands of children and their families. There is much more to do but this should be celebrated.

Events in Brighton for #IDEVAW, International Day to End Violence Against Women, and the 16 days of activism. Taking a stand to eliminate violence against women and girls share.google/KYwX3sFHWbrO...

Two years ago, I introduced a pioneering policy to provide free school meals for all of London’s state primary school children. Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.

Successive UK govts have failed to achieve sustainable economic growth because of: Impoverishing the masses Regressive taxation Poor infrastructure Unchecked profiteering Low investment in productive assets Neutering public investment When will govts change course? www.youtube.com/watch?v=87f2...

"What can start small, on screens – a message, a comment, or a post – can quickly spiral into a torrent of threats and violence in real life." Read more about 16 Days here 👉 buff.ly/0rjgNKa Keep an eye on our socials over the next 16 days as we share insights, quotes, and advice.

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - #IDEVAW - the first day of the #16Days of Activism. This year's theme is #NoExcuse for online abuse - something we wholeheartedly agree with.

3/3 She returned to London in 1905 to take up position of Director of Education at the LCC where she remained until her retirement in 1934.

2/3 She came top in exams but as a woman this was not formally acknowledged, her results only being listed as “above the senior Wrangler.” She lectured at Newnham but then travelled to South Africa where she lectured in mathematics and trained maths teachers.

1 /3 Philippa Garrett Fawcett b1868 was the only daughter of Millicent and grew up in The Lawn, South #Lambeth Road attending #Clapham High School. She had a great aptitude for mathematics studying it further at Bedford College London & Newnham College Cambridge

“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way” Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school @itvnewspolitics.bsky.social

Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.