For the many women I meet who support trans rights , in case you don’t know it, there is @nionwomen.bsky.social here and on instagram

When we start unravelling progress under the guise of protection, to deny children an early understanding of diversity and difference, we do them a disservice. Sad the Girlguiding movement faced pressure to change. I hope we get sensible, sensitive guidance soon. For trans people and for society

My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.

Popped downstairs to let the dogs out. I’d left the radio on for them. Just heard Jeremy Vine get all falsely aerated and continually interrupt an MP about the OBR “black hole”, before inviting Edwina Currie to comment. Poor bloody dogs

I might be knackered after a full day with seven 10yo girls in London, followed by our nieces 18th birthday last night, but watching that Karen Carney back story on catchup #Strictly broke me this morning. We are still so shit to girls and women. Hope she wins

🛍️ This Black Friday NION Women are encouraging brands to ensure their shopping spaces are welcoming for everyone, including trans customers who continue to face uncertainty and exclusion. Read our latest blog on why this matters, and what retailers can do to lead with integrity.

The irony is that one of the reasons Harriet Harman decided not to pursue Badenoch for hacking her website was a belief that more black women in politics was a good thing. So, in a small but salient way, Badenoch owes her position to the very solidarity she now mocks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sucks for the OBR, but I bet hundreds of urgent projects have just kicked off across the UK public sector to fix the issue that attached documents are technically available on the web before scheduled web page updates go live on their site.

EBU: If we do some tinkering with the rulebook you'll totally be happy with Israel staying in #Eurovision, right? Spain:

Absolutely Fabulous really is an amazing TV show. watching it feels like an out of body hangover experience. keeping track of what actually happens in an episode other than 'patsy and edina smoke, drink' ranges from difficult to impossible. it kicks ass.

Black Friday (aka black eye Friday/Mad Friday) is the last Friday before Christmas Eve, where people knock off early, get drunk and my big brother Martyn lies to our Mam and Dad about “falling over while waiting for a taxi”.

People subverting the humblebrag by moaning on FB about how much their houses are worth (and they probably aren’t, quite). New money “why should I pay for them” tax weirdos

If you need a little light relief today, check out this website 😆 Properly gave me a chuckle. Make sure you click on all the links for the best experience! My favourite bit was a glimpse into #AndrewLloydWebber‘s bank account 🤣🤣🤣 andrewlloydwebsite.neocities.org

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📺 🔍 NEW We said we’d sue over Ofcom’s decision to dismiss 22,000 complaints about transphobia on TalkTV – now the regulator has caved. https://goodlaw.social/ycba

Just been asked if our drumming band will open for a dance competition at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. This is my moment

When you contact people about speaking at #CampDigital and are reminded how powerful and joyful connections formed on Twitter were/are. A network for good. Tech nostalgia eh

It has been exasperating to live through years of moral panic over "the children" when the very people pushing the worst hatred and racism are their own grandparents sitting across from them at the same table. It has been equally exasperating how that fact is taboo because "the pensioners".

He seems genuinely unable to explain what a Kamala Harris Panorama episode should have reported, given she did not actually lead an insurrection against the Capitol. And yet it's a point he keeps returning to as if it's one of his best.

“You’ll be visited by three spirits” The three spirits:

Social media could work differently. We teach digital literacy, but ppl often can’t apply those lessons w/in systems that obscure where info comes from & how it gets to them. What might social media look like if users had better signals of information provenance? www.rawstory.com/maga-foreign...

Kids bought me a snide Dry Robe from Matalan. Didn’t have the heart to say I didn’t want one. Took dog out in the pouring rain and lots of people sniggered. One woman I know laughed and said it was “generous”. Think it’s the best coat I’ve ever owned

Posted something slightly cynical on LinkedIn Park about whether AI generated websites are accessible, and I’ve since been invited to three events for “vibe coders like you”. Could be my Guy Goma moment

I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...

The irony of completing a supplier enforced IS security questionnaire on a portal that is so shit, in the end they just sent my new username and password in the same email to “get me in”. *Clears cache again, and dreams of a different life

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🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth. We hold every name and every story in our hearts. #TDOR

“Mum, can we go on a cruise?” “No, they have mortuaries on them”. The joys of the other parent a) working in a hospital and b) having no filter

It was more than 10 years ago but Ruby Wax got close. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM83...

Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast

It’s Christmas time…. so all the bids with all the December deadlines are starting to show up. Not seen a Christmas Eve deadline yet but feeling confident one will come

Golden ticket is the new island of strangers. They’ll apologise, u-turn and will still be so far from where a Labour government should be. Lost.

At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window… It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍

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Although I did genuinely have a dream last night about Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz so 🤷‍♀️ I obviously can’t tell anybody that at work and expect them to know who I’m talking about so just adding to this 70s nostalgia post

Nice and coordinated

Yeah, there’s enough GC spluttering in that BBC memo to ring some alarm bells. Doesn’t scream “I’m just a man who cares about impartiality” to me

Because I love outdoor swimming, women and inclusion (not in any order of preference). This just makes sense to me

Three hour board meeting, online, after lunch. On a Friday. My wife just suggested I open a bottle of baileys on camera at the mid-way point

Whippet has invented a new game of bark at the back door, so she can race around the house before we get to the front door to let her in. I swear she grins when she beats us. Simple things

"He wasn’t even wearing a poppy!” <sprays tea everywhere>

“We didn’t remove the comment”. They never do, so do we remove ourselves from the platforms, or remove the platforms from our lives. Never one for censorship but the hate those techbros shows are peddling. Radicalising hundreds of former middle managers called Steve

I asked Copilot to fix a small flaw in my photo and instead turned me into someone who runs the neighbourhood watch Facebook group. It’s giving: – alphabetises her spice rack – leaves polite but firm notes about wheelie bins – owns at least three glue guns – hosts “sip and paint” nights

“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.” Reader, they are for creeps.

A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif

🏳️‍⚧️ It’s Trans Awareness Month. This is a time to listen, learn, and lift up trans voices. Trans people face growing barriers to healthcare, legal recognition & safety. Their stories are told about them, not with them. Media headlines debate their existence, politicians use their lives to win points

On a train to Glasgow, with my 10 year old daughter. Just the two of us. She is a delightful mix of Grok and a community note… “No Mam, it’s not that” #Mamsplaining

Visiting sister, who moved to a quiet part of Scotland. Just included me on invite to her village WI from the “local artist”, to hear about someone’s recent adventures in Africa. All a bit Agatha Christie. Bye