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Jill Hayward

@frdragonspouse.bsky.social

Still all the things I was over at the Other Place. And still angry. Preoccupations: politics, education, disability and inclusive feminism. Cishet trans ally. Widow. Socialist. She/her.

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s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 9h ago

JKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15h ago

Britain, where the national equality body is a boobyhatch jam-packed with wingnut cranks who fervently believe their job is creating weapons for police to hammer minorities that the press hates and wants to harm.

KISHWER FALKNER AND AKUA REINDORF Code of practice provides weapon to defend single-sex spaces Organisations have long ignored the law on self-identity. The EHRC rules which take effect today will not end that but are nevertheless a victory Kishwer Falkner and Akua Reindorf Tuesday August 04 2026, 10.15pm BST, The Times
Alan Driscoll@alandriscoll.com · 16h ago

I don't know what people are complaining about, they say to "try to make sure there is somewhere trans people can go," what more do you want? I should clarify that this is real, from the Sex Matters site, and not an Opium Tea parody.

The insane actual guidance from Sex Matters.
Mrs MoonCakes.@helsmels.bsky.social · 13h ago

3 lions dead of heatstroke in Tokyo zoo. It’s all too late innit?… Every part of the globe having extreme climatic conditions… and Trump days what now? Drill baby drill. Mankind is a horrible thing.

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕@mimmymum.bsky.social · 18h ago

The unworkable EHRC Code comes into effect today - A reminder to all my lovely trans+ fam… It’s designed for organisations, not you! It does NOT make it a criminal offence for you to carry on using whichever loo best suits you/ your needs. If someone complains, that’s the orgs problem, not yours!

CARRY ON AND KEEP PEEING
Mallory Moore@sexabolition.blog · 18h ago

Rejoice peasants, your new government procurement rules mean the creation of junk low value jobs to fill procurement quotas but on the up side you also can't swim with your kids in nearby rivers or seas without shit floating in them.

Haigh said the old procurement system included "a whole gamut of conditions around net zero, around the environment. There were things that I think a lot of businesses would have struggled to prove, like tackling domestic abuse and improving high streets. It became quite amorphous. The result was that "certain players could really game the system" and small and medium-sized businesses were "crowded out", she said. The new, simplified system will apply only to contracts above £1mn, allowing SMEs and civil society organisations to avoid red tape when making smaller bids. Technical guidance will be published this autumn and the new model will come into effect from January next year.
Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · 20h ago

The development plans for Gaza don't seem to include any cemeteries. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #R4today

Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.

bbc.co.uk

Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Trump: we're going to be very successful in Gaza... It's going to be a great thing to watch... I'm a real estate person at heart... and I said, look at this location on the sea. Look at this beautiful piece of property. What it could be for so many people. www.dw.com/en/kushner-p... #R4Today

Sam Bright@writesbright.bsky.social · 2d ago

🔴 NEW 🔴 Campaigners are now demanding a parliamentary investigation into Reform MP Sarah Pochin following a donation to her office by food industry millionaires. 📝 @desmog.com & @goodlawproject.org report 👇🏻

Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand

Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning.  According to an investigation ...

desmog.com

Caroline Russell@carolinerussell.bsky.social · yesterday

I’ve written to the Mayor of London: “I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure the (EHRC) guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of 🏳️‍⚧️ trans Londoners and to seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city.” [1/3]

Letter to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Service providers, Public Functions and Associations I am writing following our conversation at Mayor’s Question Time (12 June 2026) where I raised concerns about the distress and anxiety trans Londoners tell me they are feeling following the publication of the revised Code of Practice for service providers and associations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). You told me that your “priority is to ensure London remains a city where everyone, regardless of gender identity, can thrive, feel safe and belong.” [1] You'll be aware that this week, on 5 August 2026, the Government's updated EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect, following an order from the Minister for Women and Equalities. Trans led organisations, such as Trans Actual, have maintained that the Code remains unworkable; it does not protect trans people, it does not help service providers and it does not respect the UK’s human rights obligations. [2] Despite cross party condemnation, with 166 MPs signing Early Day Motion (EDM) 240, tabled by Nadia Whittome MP, in an effort to halt this discriminatory guidance, there has been no debate in Parliament. The government's own Equality Impact Assessment admits that this code of practice would have wide-ranging negative impacts on Trans people and that Trans women could face a "disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault.” [3] page 2 I would like to know what work you and your Deputy Mayors have been doing, since we spoke about this in June, to prepare for the changes coming into effect on 5 August. Londoners need to know how you intend to uphold the rights of trans people and support service providers to remain trans inclusive. As an elected London politician, I am particularly concerned because London has the highest proportion of people in England whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. [4] These are people in our community, work colleagues, neighbours, friends and family members, who should be able to participate in public life without fear of being outed, harassed or discriminated against at work or in public when using a toilet or changing room. Lambeth Council recently announced that it would challenge the implementation of the Draft Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations. Councillors backed a motion condemning the draft code as “incoherent and self-contradictory, discriminatory, and impossible to implement in a reasonable and proportionate manner.” [5] The motion called on the council to protect LGBTQIA+ workers and service users by refusing to implement the guidelines should legal advice confirm that such a move would be lawful. When we spoke at MQT in June, you said “the GLA will continue to work closely with boroughs, service providers, community organisations and partners to ensure our services remain welcoming, safe and appropriate.” [6] I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure the guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of trans Londoners and to seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city. This is about Trans people's right to exist in society free from abuse, discrimination and segregation, with the autonomy to be who they know themselves to be. Yours sincerely, Caroline Russell AM Leader of the Green Group on the London AssemblyLetter to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Links to refs. All available at this link. https://www.london.gov.uk/caroline-russell-am-letter-mayor-ehrc-code-practice
Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · 18h ago

Let's take this slowly... Worst harvest on record means... Less home grown food and... More imports... From countries which also have droughts and fires... Meaning shortages and higher prices... And starvation (mostly not in the UK or anywhere we don't have to choose to see) #R4Today

Sophie Molly@sophiemolly.co.uk · yesterday

A message to trans + people in the UK. Carry on using the facilities you feel most comfortable in from tomorrow. Your comfort matters. Your right to exist in public life matters. The guidance is completely unworkable and it will fail!!

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 2d ago

In the 13th century Dunwich was a major port city. Now it has mostly been swallowed by the sea. No one denies coastal erosion. In the 21st century, its heathland is being destroyed due to the climate emergency. Surely it is foolish not to officially recognise that? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Suffolk council says climate declaration will not stop wildfires

Suffolk County Council says "declaring a climate emergency does not stop a wildfire from starting".

bbc.co.uk

Aidan Comerford@aidancomerford.bsky.social · 2d ago

You only have to look at the veneration of the recently deceased Rod Liddle by prominent women in the "gender critical" movement (Kathleen Stock, Rosie Duffield etc.) to know that their claim to be "protecting women" is utter nonsense.