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Cathy Devine
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The GLP cannot help being untruthful it seems. In reality the judge refused permission to bring judicial review proceedings on two counts. 1. Prematurity 2. Standing
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Jonathan Pie
6 days ago
It's not even the Tory-lite Party any more, is it? It's just The Tories - with special guest star, Nigel Farage.
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Aaron Rupar
8 days ago
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
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Cathy Devine
12 days ago
Excellent as usual by
@glosswitch.bsky.social
'We should not want a world that sees female discomfort as natural, simply the way women accommodate male desires. The role of an HR manager should not be to decide how much women exist to take.'
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Does womenâs discomfort matter? | Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine
In 2018, at the height of #MeToo, Lili Loofbourowâs article âThe Female Price of Male Pleasureâ went viral. In it, Loofbourow argued that definitions of bad sex varied depending on whether theâŚ
https://thecritic.co.uk/does-womens-discomfort-matter/
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Jane Clare Jones
14 days ago
New post on why men think they have the divine authority to rewrite feminism, and what it might have to do with the murder of Renee Good.
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Feminism as Other
Gender, Authoritarianism, and the Patriarchal Power of Naming
https://open.substack.com/pub/culturewarblues/p/feminism-as-other?r=7vyo8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The Guardian
16 days ago
Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague
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Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague
Judge finds Durham trust violated nursesâ dignity and created intimidating environment by allowing use of single-sex space A group of nurses who complained about a trans colleague using single-sex changing rooms at work suffered harassment, an employment tribunal judge has ruled. The judge found the nursesâ dignity was violated and they encountered âa hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environmentâ at work. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/16/female-nurses-win-employment-case-over-nhs-changing-room-use-by-trans-colleague?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Labour Women's Declaration
16 days ago
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that the Darlington nurses were unlawfully harassed and discriminated against after being required to share womenâs changing rooms with a male colleague. This case underlines the need for clear guidance â and for trade unions to stand firmly with women members.
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Guy Shrubsole
18 days ago
8.4 GIGAWATTS of offshore wind just contracted in the UK, thanks to Ed Miliband's recent auction - enough electricity to power 12 million homes. The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction
Subsidies guaranteeing price for each unit of clean electricity generated given to 12 renewables projects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/offshore-windfarm-contracts-to-fuel-homes-great-britain-record-auction
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Melissa Nadia Viviana đ¸
22 days ago
The taunt âbig boyâ - which might have been eluding to his weight as well - emasculated Ross. And he murdered someone 6 seconds later to protect himself from that emasculation. If youâre thinking: thatâs nuts. Youâd be right. And thatâs why last year so many women chose the bear. đđ§ľ
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Marina
23 days ago
Long before the advent of Grok, online sexualised & violent trolling afforded men a gift like they hadn't had in millennia: an omnipresent tool to make the implicit threat of sexual violence that disciplines women in patriarchy explicit, so that no woman anywhere feels secure from its sanction.
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For Women Scotland
about 1 month ago
Ms Smith said: "I don't think it is irrational for women to be nervous of men who are transgressing boundaries. "If it is just in the street or in the cafĂŠ, it doesn't matter. It's simply saying where things are appropriate."
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2571993...
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For Women Scotland: Death threats, Nicola Sturgeon and being called anti-trans
For Women Scotland are labelled anti-trans and transphobic for their gender critical views. But the campaign group speak candidly about why that isâŚ
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25719935.women-scotland-wrong-call-us-anti-trans/
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Cathy Devine
about 1 month ago
"Everyone has a right to peaceful protest, but that must never amount to a heckler's veto, which means shutting down other people's right to speak"
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University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx3y84ln9o
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For Women Scotland
about 1 month ago
It was a joy as always to be interviewed by Hadley!
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Cathy Devine
about 1 month ago
'Bridget Phillipson ...in particular is trying to fudge the law by sitting on the Equality and Human Rights Commission [EHRC] guidance, and it is having a serious impact on women'.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
wrestling defeat from the jaws of victory on women's rights.
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We won the Supreme Court sex ruling. The PM is subverting it
For Women Scotland, whose case led to the judgment on biological sex, accuse the UK and Scottish governments of endangering women through blocking tactics
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/we-won-the-supreme-court-sex-ruling-its-being-deliberately-blocked-m6mgfwj77
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Cathy Devine
about 1 month ago
Yep, true. Excellent news:
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BBC Board publishes reviews of EGSC and further review of Michael Prescott memo
The review of the EGSC was commissioned by BBC Chair, Samir Shah, and undertaken by Caroline Thomson with support from Richard Sambrook
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/bbc-board-review-egsc-michael-prescott-memo
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Tim Onion
about 2 months ago
The Onion, 23 years ago.
theonion.com/no-blood-for...
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Katharine Hayhoe
about 2 months ago
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.
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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/16/trump-dismantle-national-center-atmospheric-research-climate/87798771007/
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The Times & Sunday Times
about 2 months ago
Anne Woodhouse, a psychologist from Inverness, faced a medical tribunal after complaints from a teacher who is also a drag queen
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Doctor cleared of misconduct after âanti-transâ social media posts
Anne Woodhouse, a psychologist from Inverness, faced a medical tribunal after complaints from a teacher who is also a drag queen
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/doctor-cleared-of-misconduct-after-anti-trans-social-media-posts-d0t67msrh?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1765628376-1
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Brap
about 2 months ago
Employment tribunals do not create precendent. This does in anyway affect the Supreme Court judgement. The fact that you donât know this is scary.
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Cathy Devine
about 2 months ago
'What kind of health service suspends an experienced nurse for objecting to undressing beside a man in a womenâs changing room?' 'And what kind of political class watches this unfold and calls it progress?'
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Sandie Peggie And The Institutional Madness That Chose Ideology Over Women - Heartlands
Employment Judge Sandy Kemp's tribunal delivered a damning assessment of NHS Fife's treatment of Sandie Peggie, a nurse with three decades of service. The
https://labourheartlands.com/sandie-peggie/
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I usually like Simon Jenkinsâ columns but this is some shocking misogyny here.
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about 2 months ago
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Brap
about 2 months ago
Sandie Peggie's Solicitor, Margaret Gribbon, announces the appeal. Such courage from Sandie Peggie. â
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Labour Women's Declaration
about 2 months ago
Breaking: Sandie Peggie has confirmed she will appeal. Ben Cooper KC, who acted in the For Women Scotland case, will lead the appeal. Watch here:
x.com/PA/status/19...
Shereen Benjamin (LWD Scotland), journalist Susan Dalgety and former MSP Jenny Marra stood in support of Sandie today.
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Marie Le Conte
about 2 months ago
can't say what I think about this as it would get me banned from this website permanently
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Sean Matthews
about 2 months ago
Oh dear. Seems the judge in the Sandie Peggie tribunal may have made up and modified quotations, among others from the supreme court, in his published decision. The sort of thing that would happen if you were to use an LLM. If true, will be interesting to see if there are any consequences.
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Surprise, surprise. Reform are afraid of criticism.
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Labour Women's Declaration
about 2 months ago
Strong, focused question from Jackie Baillie MSP today following the Sandie Peggie case, calling for a single, consistent approach across Scotland so women donât have to complain individually just to have the law applied at work. Exactly the right point to press.
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K.Flynnx (St.)
about 2 months ago
Oh here we go. The masters of misapplying the law are accusing us of playing their games đ
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The New Statesman
about 2 months ago
Baroness Amos, the Governmentâs maternity reviewer, has delivered her first reflections: âUnacceptable careâ for women and babies âmuch worseâ than anticipated đď¸
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âUnacceptable careâ for women and babies âmuch worseâ than anticipated
Baroness Amos, the Government's maternity reviewer, has delivered her first reflections
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2025/12/unacceptable-care-for-women-and-babies-much-worse-than-anticipated?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1765271239-2
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The Guardian
about 2 months ago
The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures | Joan Smith
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The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures | Joan Smith
So many reviews, so much hand-wringing, yet misogyny in England and Walesâs police forces and impunity for offenders remains the norm, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor of Londonâs VAWG Board
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/sarah-everard-murder-report-police-misogyny-england-wales?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764764702
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K.Flynnx (St.)
about 2 months ago
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Sandie Peggie ruling is a surrender to trans activists
Sex is âassigned at birthâ. Women can hold gender-critical beliefs, but they should be careful about how they express them. Trans women are sensitive, and challenging them in a women-only space consti...
https://unherd.com/newsroom/sandie-peggie-ruling-is-a-surrender-to-trans-activists/?set_edition=en&tl_inbound=1&tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&tl_period_type=3&utm_source=UnHerd+Today&utm_campaign=7f666ee80d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_09_10_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_79fd0df946-7f666ee80d-73631243
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Katie Alcock
about 2 months ago
Sandy Peggie was harassed but "being feminine" makes Dr Upton less of a danger apparently. I can see an appeal coming in 3...2...1
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Cathy Devine
about 2 months ago
'Transgender ideology does not strengthen socialism. It undermines it. By replacing class struggle with identity theatre, it pulls the movement away from material politics ... into the liberal cul-de-sac where nothing ever changes except the language.' đđđ
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Trans Liberation Or Socialism: You Can't Have Both - Heartlands
The entire trans debate is coming to a head, and the left is fracturing along predictable lines. The Girl Guides have reversed their 2017 policy and banned
https://labourheartlands.com/trans-liberation-or-socialism-you-cant-have-both/
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Brap
about 2 months ago
Is it male violence?
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FiLiA
2 months ago
Surrogacy must be part of
#16Days
â to shine a light on how
#surrogacy
is inherently exploitative, how it exposes Women & children to
#humanrights
violations, how it is characterised by violence against Women & children. Ban it now. âĄď¸
www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Carole Cadwalladr
2 months ago
So this is a bit weird. The Guardian has done a big âWho owns the UK media?â graphic that includes all national titles + Unherd, Statesman etc. But *not* the Observer. đ§ Cock-up? Or implicit acknowledgment that we still donât actually know who *does* own the Observer.
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The i Paper
2 months ago
The Angiolini Inquiry, set up in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard, found that too many perpetrators are slipping through the cracks and that prevention schemes are often âjust wordsâ âĄ
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Brap
2 months ago
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Sarah Everard report finds quarter of forces lack basic policies on sexual offences
The report, four years after the 33-year-old's murder, says urgent action is needed to prevent violent, sexual attacks against women.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r787grqp0o
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Brap
2 months ago
Sandie Peggie launches further legal action against NHS Fife
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sandie Peggie launches further legal action against NHS Fife
Ms Peggie has now expanded her case to include Carol Potter, the chief executive of NHS Fife, and its director of people and culture, David Miller.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r78x9dg8vo
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The Times & Sunday Times
2 months ago
Puberty blocker trial âvitalâ after clinic buried study, says Cass The author of a landmark report on the disgraced Tavistock gender service says it suppressed evidence about the drugs âŹď¸
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Puberty blocker trial âvitalâ after clinic buried study, says Cass
Puberty blocker trial âvitalâ after clinic buried study, says Cass
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/cass-backs-puberty-blocker-trial-because-tavistock-buried-its-own-7qvm6n0dj?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764584093-3
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Brap
2 months ago
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Itâs a man!!! đ¤
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Woman jailed for harassing Rachel Reevesâs MP sister
Tracey Smith sent the government minister and MP Ellie Reeves 22 emails and 10 voicemails
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/28/woman-jailed-harassing-rachel-reeves-sister-ellie
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The Times & Sunday Times
2 months ago
Scotland is dragging its feet over the legal definition of a woman because âtrans ideology has sunk its claws in so deep it canât shake freeâ, Sandie Peggieâs lawyer has claimed
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Sandie Peggie lawyer: Scotland canât shake off trans ideology
Naomi Cunningham says the Scottish government remains in denial over the Supreme Court judgment and that support for the issue is âmadder than McCarthyismâ
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/sandie-peggie-lawyer-scotland-cant-shake-off-trans-ideology-gqpcxtprp?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764327994-1
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Colin Lawson
2 months ago
Barrister Naomi Cunningham speaks to
#Scotcast
on @BBCScotland about her recent work in employment tribunals. The first ten minutes alone make it abundantly clear why she is succeeding in so many womenâs rights cases.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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My blog post on the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial: "Ten million pounds and two hundred childhoods, spent not to discover whether puberty blockers âworkâ, but to postpone the moment when the NHS finally has to admit they never did and never could."
www.quackometer.net/blog/2025/11...
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Rutger Bregman
2 months ago
I wish I didnât 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 âthe most openly corrupt president in American history.â /1
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Colin Lawson
2 months ago
Recruiting children into a study that is based on a mis-selling of rights and which forecloses their chances for adult sexual function and fertility is unconscionable.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
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The puberty blockers trial on trial
When puberty blockers were banned for use in gender medicine in the UK, an exception was included to allow for legitimate clinical trials. The
https://sex-matters.org/posts/updates/the-puberty-blockers-trial-on-trial/
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Cyndicate
2 months ago
"A womanâs right to prioritise her perception of herself, refusing to allow it to be overridden by male fantasy, is never a luxury."
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Does it really cost women nothing to use incorrect pronouns? | Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine
Towards the end of 1984, thereâs a scene in which Inner Party member OâBrien asks Winston Smith to state how many fingers he is holding up: âFour.â âAnd if the Party says that it is not four but fiveâŚ
https://thecritic.co.uk/does-it-really-cost-women-nothing-to-use-incorrect-pronouns/
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