The troubling rise of longevity fixation syndrome: ‘I was crushed by the pressure I put on myself’

How many lives of women and girls could have been spared the horrors of Epstein and his fellow abusers if the media had not mocked this trans woman in 2007 and listened to her instead…? Listen to trans people, we are always the canaries in the coalmine.

JOIN. YOUR. UNION.

The rot runs right through this Labour government. Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go. Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.

Anyone reporting on Gorton & Denton by-election without pointing out that Reform UK candidate Mathew Goodwin is a massive racist bambaclaart needs to be immediately discounted

the celebritification of theatre must be stopped. the sidelining and rising unemployment of experienced, talented theatre actors replaced by inexperienced, untalented celebrities has gone too far. it’s never been less about the actor’s talent or the work ethic. it’s never been less about the work.

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

the details mentioned of trump in the epstein files and he still remains president of the us??? huhhh???

Equity is delighted to announce that Manchester Village Pride will be the first Pride event to sign a UK union agreement.

there is no political space free from ableism. especially on the left. tonight has taught me that and i wish i could say i was surprised. it never hurts less, but it always disenfranchises more.

Incredible choice for a multicultural constituency. Enoch Powell energy

"Creative talent isn’t the preserve of white middle-class people with social capital, but if nothing changes then we will find that these are the only people able to get ahead in the sector.” - Head of BECTU, Philippa Childs BECTU's Big Survey 25 report: bectu.org.uk/bectu-big-su...

The Class Ceiling report is right to call for changes to increase the number of working class people in the arts. For that to happen we need trade union agreements guaranteeing fair pay & conditions - only then will the arts be a feasible career for many www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers. Manchester will show him the door.

what i hate the most about this as a gorton and denton constituent is how hypothetically people are talking about this & how they’re using us, practicing and theorising on us as political pawns. we are not a testing ground. we are real people with real issues that need real solutions and support.

It's clear that the Green Party are the way to keep Reform out of Manchester. We are already on the ground in Gorton and Denton - and we are going to be campaigning for every single vote. A new Green MP representing the community. Let's go! Join.greenparty.org.uk

i can’t tell you how scary it is of the prospect of having a reform MP. the gorton and denton by election is going to be close to the last vote. i am terrified.

New entry for the most divorced man in the UK

i’m convinced 30% of the worlds problems would be fixed if men just learned(accepted they have to)blow their nose

heated rivalry confirming my bisexuality

i hate being a creative cos what do u mean im sat in front of a whiteboard at 4am

principals and morals are antidotes to employment

these people succeed freely despite endless logged formal complaint against them, reems of records of discrimination and harassment. and those who were told to be brave and log it formally, assured that they would be heard, are punished with unemployment and silence.

in this industry the only person who puts their career on the line by logging harassment in the workplace is the complainant, never the aggressor.

grotesquely funny and grotesquely serious at the same time

trying to do things but my disability is disabling me how fucking dare it

would we accept the brazen nakedness of performance artists if they were fat

is it performance art only if the artist is slim

not skinny enuff to have a breakdown and it be aesthetic and/or interesting

when they tell you they wish to save a country by bombing it, find out what natural resources they are rlly after. this story has happened many times before

Starmer and the EU waiting for the facts to be established

Democrats need to strongly and uncompromisingly demand that Trump is removed from office for illegally starting a war for oil that benefits no one.

Im in my late 40s, and im just flashing back to every ‘justified’ regime change and invasion for decades, every ‘weapons of mass destruction’ lie, every ‘evil communists’ trope bought and sold by politicians, journalists and people, and all the incredible suffering that followed

the fuck is going on. is this another contributor to world war 3. the fuck he need venezuela for?

hi i’m daneka and im addicted to arguing with ableists deep in the instagram comments

…erm eastenders… are we back? we are so back.

yoga every damn day

Sure Twitter was/is full of Nazis and trolls, but I do miss some things about it sometimes

called it months ago

why are we still making barnum

Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔 So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them. A masterclass in hypocrisy!

so i learned recently that there are private donors and sponsors that pay for certain selected artists to make work in theatre. the whole thing is so hush hush, the process is completely opaque and elusive, and you’re just “chosen” and it all happens in london like the fuck when’s the class war

DHL is possibly the worst delivery company

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

stop using endometriosis as a footnote in your argument challenge sincerely an endometriosis patient

Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire. Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines. Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.

spent IDPD with the @equityuk.bsky.social DDMC in Cardiff last night with lots of thought provoking conversation. we are so much stronger together.

society hates disabled people but loves lifts

I wish I were one of those mythical beings who could simply take an ibuprofen and have all their symptoms magically ✨disappear✨

Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free. Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.