“George Galloway has signalled his intention to come out of self-imposed exile in Russia”
Ed Poole@edpoole1975.bsky.social · 20h agoGrifters gotta grift novaramedia.com/2026/09/14/g...
Ed Poole@edpoole1975.bsky.social · 20h ago
Months of work on FWS & the problem of making it fit with NI law alongside @sylviademars.me and @aoifemod.bsky.social is finally ready to see daylight. Short answer, it doesn't fit. Yes, the situation is so serious that it warranted the Mean Girls quote in the title. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
'She Doesn't Even Go Here!': For Women Scotland and Northern Ireland Law
The UK Supreme Court's For Women Scotland (FWS) decision has caused considerable and controversial impact upon equality law's protections for trans people in Gr
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To combat the problem we have I think we need to understand the shape of it: Govt want trans rights to go away quietly as an issue because of political calculus. Campaigns, protests, whatever tactic you prefer personally - are all important in changing the political cost. They aren’t going…
Elvira Fangirl@elvirafangirl.bsky.social · 4d agoAh, the old 'plausible deniability' defence. And which minister / mp prompted the writer for the comment in the first place, which is how this crap works. Another 'coincidence' my backside.
Somehow the only photo I actually had a chance to take inside the mass lobby yesterday was this jaunty picture of the Westminster Hall ceiling? So… enjoy I guess
Thoughts on presenting unwelcome advice, prompted in part by the new AG Legal Risk Guidance. Of possible interest to @bymyong.bsky.social @ukcivilservant.bsky.social @jembenson.bsky.social @carlgardner.bsky.social @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social @sirjjkc.bsky.social. substack.com/@publicsecto...
“No one likes being told they’re breaking the law.”
What if the arguments against look so weak that it’s difficult to conclude otherwise?
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This is absolutely outrageous that local authorities seem an awful lot like they’re now playing politics with those trying to save lives at sea A sad result of allowing hate mobs to roam the streets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've left the sea, and several hundred more have broken through police lines. Mob now surrounding and yelling at coaches carrying asylum seekers, while police try (with mixed success) to block signal for Thomas's livestream.
weather forecast checked? ✅ good coffee identified? ✅ comfortable shoes ready? ✅
Vic Stamp@vickerystamp.bsky.social · last wk.Asking the important questions as I prep for travelling to the mass lobby on wednesday
many are reading too much into the s4l case that isn’t there. suspension clearly relates to risks arising from controversial comments made around her election that got media pickup those claiming otherwise either lack media literacy or are using trans rights as a figleaf to hit back on other issues
LGBTIQA+ Greens@lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · last wk.There is, rightly, no provision for any party body to suspend a trans woman because she was elected to a role reserved for women or non-binary people. It can not happen and we are confident that it has not happened and it will not happen. 4/4
Just realised I used ‘that’s not to say’ twice in one tweet so if anyone needs me I’m going to be committing copywriting harakiri
think the rumbling growth of this story is good evidence you can’t have your political comms cake and eat it too without getting eaten yourself www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali linked to property lets in Leeds
Mothin Ali, is linked to two rental properties via his company, but does not appear to profit from them.
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I don't think the answer to lawfare designed to push trans people out of every institution can be to go 'well fuck you, I didn't want to be in this institution anyway' every single damn time
the canary continues to disgrace itself with this headline jfc
Lyra 💕@lyra-scotland.bsky.social · 2w agowww.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20... The canary is a joke rag of a publication. The motion was about holding them accountable for putting a feminist greens member under attack with frankly made up aligations. To get called out and not consider your own actions is silly to double down is childish.
Organising - why bother? Lots of despair from trans folks on the tl and other places of late. Things are horrible and scary. I also think we’re doing brilliantly at fighting back given the asymmetry of arms at play. We are so deep in a pit at the moment in terms of trans rights in the UK.
🏳️⚧️ How does a mass lobby work? 👉 MP got back to you with a slot? Turn up ~45 minutes before with a copy of the email and show parliamentary staff 👉 MP leaving you on read? Turn up anyway, join the queue outside and submit a ‘green card’ Read more: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
Mass Lobby 2026 Useful Info | TSA
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Since others have outed themselves similarly I’ll say I also am one of the volunteers working on next week’s parliamentary lobby! So come see @jessothomson.co.uk @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social @philippaeast.bsky.social and I and other tiny people in your phone who have chosen not to post about it
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2w agoI will be at TSA's mass lobby next week, helping out with all your legal and policy questions. With MPs back from recess, and a new government promising change, now is the moment to make ourselves heard. Join us - Wednesday 9th September, 1-5pm. Fill in this form, and I'll see you there!
Oh for the love of god
Joshi Herrmann@joshih.bsky.social · 2w agoWell well well: Leaked emails show Mothin Ali got his extra local allowance “to help make ends meet” - no mention of his local role. And the Green Party is threatening to sue us for reporting this story. Well done @braddeasjourno.bsky.social theexchange.news/leaked-docum...
Well worth a read- a really good summary of how procedures and government attitudes (of whoever is in government) interact to limit effective Commons scrutiny
Mark Pack@markpackuk.bsky.social · 2w agoHave just read it myself too (as couldn't be at that debate) and he powerfully makes the point about how much of our legislation gets very little Commons scrutiny.
Normal people around the country about to go ‘wait he’s not already an MP?’
Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 2w agoMy slightly contrarian take is that Polanski running in Holborn and St Pancras is the right choice for the Green party, and the wrong choice for Polanski personally.
*takes a drag on cigarette* Now this, this is a Lib Dem policy
Liberal Democrats@libdems.org.uk · 2w agoIt’s time to stop the Spex Offenders. Nobody should be secretly filmed through smart glasses and have it shared with millions online. Liberal Democrats are demanding stronger safeguards, including a ban on convicted sex offenders being able to purchase them.
