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Philippa East (Author)

@philippaeast.bsky.social

Novelist, rep’d by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. Thrillers: #LittleWhiteLies💛 #SafeAndSound❤️ #IllNeverTell💗 #AGuiltySecret🧡 Lives in Lincolnshire, has a cat. Clinical Psychologist by day.

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Philippa East (Author)@philippaeast.bsky.social · 3d ago

This would be interesting! I listen to #TheShitNooneTells you podcast, and I’d love the equivalent of the “Shooting The Shit” segment for the UK. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Shooting The Shit About AI Accusations & New Rules For Agents

Podcast Episode · The Shit No One Tells You About Writing · 3 August · Bonus · 42min

podcasts.apple.com

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 3d ago

Does anyone wanna start an equivalent of the print run podcast in the uk (ie publishing podcast by in house industry pros eg agents/editors/marketers rather than authors? Cos I would subscribe at the HIGHEST tier. Take my money

Philippa East (Author)@philippaeast.bsky.social · 5d ago

The replies are not getting any better/clearer. Well done @channel4news.bsky.social for asking the obvious questions. Dr Stephenson standing outside in a gale is also quite a good metaphor here 👍 www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...

EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules

We spoke to Mary Ann Stephenson, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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Philippa East (Author)@philippaeast.bsky.social · 6d ago

The EHRC was asked this question by the Women and Equalities Committee. The answer was a mess. committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

Christine Jardine: We have not actually met before, so thank you very much for coming along. The questions and answers we have just heard seem to me to point up the whole basis of the issue that people have perhaps expressed concern over. This common-sense approach and how, or on what grounds, does someone look like a man or a woman, and when do you interject? Once you have said, ”My common sense tells me that this person is not a biological woman,” how do they prove it? How do they then say, “Yes, I am a biological woman and I can use that facility,” if, as you say, there is no certificate or paperwork that they can produce? Surely the whole point of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and gender recognition certificates was so that we had a way of saying that this person is entitled to use that facility. How do we do it now? Dr Stephenson: One of the things that the Supreme Court pointed out was that making access to a service dependent on whether you had a certificate, which was confidential, was not a satisfactory way of resolving things. We have an issue that we do not have any documentation that reliably proves sex. Christine Jardine: If you do not mind me saying, try and stick to the point. Dr Stephenson: Nevertheless, we still manage to operate all sorts of single-sex services very effectively because the vast majority of people follow the rules. We have single-sex toilets at the moment; we do not have to check the sex of people going into them. There are organisations that run single-sex violence against women services very effectively at the moment. I fully accept that there is an issue that there is no legal documentation, which is recognised in the code, but it does not mean that these services are not operable
Philippa East (Author)@philippaeast.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sending my biggest love to all my trans friends today. I’ll be here for you and will keep fighting for as long as it takes. You are my siblings and my community, and my world is a better place with you all in it. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Philippa East (Author)@philippaeast.bsky.social · last wk.

Ellie and I off to play the #DayOfLincolnshireFolk this afternoon, in Leadenham, Lincolnshire. Come by if you’re in the area! A full, free day of music and entertainment for everyone. 🎶🎵🎵🎶 www.lincssound.com/local/events...

Day of Lincolnshire Folk

Day of Lincolnshire Folk returns on Sunday 2 August 2026 in the stunning grounds of Leadenham House, LN5 0PU. Now in its 16th year, this free family-friendly event has grown from a handful of performe...

lincssound.com

The Govan Stones@govanstones.bsky.social · 2w ago

⚡️In Conversation with Louie Stowell! Join us for an interview with the creator of the Loki: A Bad God's Guide series, @louiestowell.bsky.social Families can learn about the shape-shifting Viking trickster god at the Govan Stones! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...

In Conversation with Louie Stowell - Loki: A Bad God's Book Series

Where better to hear about the shape-shifting Viking trickster god than among some giant Viking tombstones at the Govan Stones Museum?

eventbrite.co.uk