Diane Purkiss
@janetanderson.bsky.social
I love books, reading, eating, cooking, and my French bulldog Bunty. I write history and I teach English at Oxford University.
Reminder, if any were needed, that no amount of social democracy lite - rent controls, renationalisations, devolutions - can morally offset Mahmood’s border policies.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 3w ago🚨 BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood will remain as Home Secretary
JD Vance is telegraphing that he is going to run as an antiwar candidate in 2028, based around a Dolchstoßlegende that absurdly blames Israel for being the sole cause of the Iran War. And that is going to awaken levels of antisemitism in the US that we have not seen in decades.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4w agoICYMI — J.D. Vance tells Joe Rogan Israel is funding right-wing influencers to try to kill any peace deal with Iran (Spearheaded by Brad Parscale, former Trump campaign manager)
What I'll be watching tonight instead of listening to the never ending lies from the WH about "rigged" elections:
The great thing about Britain is you're free to think whatever you want to think and say whatever J. K. Rowling's lawyers permit you to say.
Happy Bastille Day! Today French people celebrate their ancestors who became fed up with an aloof regime they were unable to hold to account. Today I am introducing a Bill to close the British Royal Family’s outrageous carve-outs in the FOI Act. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Green MP seeks to end royal secrecy with Freedom of Information Act expansion
Sian Berry says the release of royal-related documents and data would be a ‘huge step for transparency’
independent.co.uk
Sian Berry MP@sianberry.bsky.social · 2mo agoEver tried to FOI the Royals? Not easy. An outrageous carve-out in the Freedom of Information Act is letting this institution operate in secrecy, and shield itself from accountability. I am moving to have this archaic loophole closed, as a step to a more modern constitution.
It is very funny how starkly and explicitly One Nation voters care most about race and care least of all voters about cost of living and housing, yet still get given the "it's just economic anxiety" treatment by most media www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
TERFs (including Rowling) have now realised that most sane folks deserted Musk’s platform long ago, so these days they’re scouring this place instead for people to screenshot and harangue in their Twitter posts.
Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oregon-recor...
Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees
Oregon State was charged with developing a suite of educational materials to help inform private sector businesses and professionals.
goodnewsnetwork.org
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
"There are at least 38 Dutch websites kept online by a single administrator that appear to offer help to people with questions about their gender identity, but in fact contain disinformation about transgender people and the care available to them..."
Jacqice@jacqice.bsky.social · last mo."He is convinced that a medical transition would not make his child happier. On his own website, the man also states that he does not believe in being transgender" nltimes.nl/2026/07/08/n...
0 days without being an international embarrassment.
Trump Ripped After Mocking Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni With Bizarre 'Restraining Order' Meme
comicsands.com
The way the times have used these stats will also be very selective and borderline deceptive. Where they state the rates of claimants getting full mobility rate for example, that will be because they have a physical disability that meets the criteria for that level of support, not because of ADHD.
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last mo.The Times going after people with ADHD on their front page today
It's worth shouting about the sheer, abject cowardice of this Labour government refusing to have any kind of debate about something as obviously controversial as the EHRC's trans exclusion guidance. A government of people with no convictions, no courage, all in way over their heads. A disgrace.
IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE Freeze his assets Sincerely the RADICAL LEFT Scum 🥰
🚨 BREAKING: Labour says it won't stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election As it stands, only Count Binface will run against Farage
My son was lucky enough to see this huge Luna moth this morning! He got a great pic!
Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.
Nigel Farage is a grifter. He always has been and he's continuing to grift. He knew he was heading towards a byelection anyway so has pulled the trigger early. The people Vs the establishment?! Reform are literally part of the establishment.
He's still much better at sports than he is at presidenting. #FIFA-Fiasco
Dr. Mar@boldnewme.bsky.social · last mo.America didn’t just lose a World Cup match. We lost credibility. A President personally intervened with FIFA over a disciplinary decision and created the appearance that political power could influence the rules of the game. The reputational cost was far greater than the sporting cost.
Coverage counts, and we are pleased to see the joint statement we shared with over 40 other women’s groups is being picked up by the media: diva-magazine.com/2026/07/07/e...
Government urged to scrap trans “segregation” EHRC code: Here’s what you need to know
Trans advocates, women’s organisations and MPs have spoken up against the EHRC’s updated Code of Practice
diva-magazine.com
The Government must block Nigel Farage’s resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts. If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project.
