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Katie Fenn

@katiefenn.bsky.social

She/her from Sheffield. Talks about tech and trans rights. Former NPM, Monzo, Canonical. Train, car & bike geek for ending car dependence. Greens for HS2 and LGBTIQA+ Greens. Co-organiser Front End North. Can't answer DMs.

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Gareth Dennis@garethdennis.uk · 10h ago

Honestly, tonight's show is very much not to be missed! We've got it all: AI slop peddling, ministerial meddling, evil corporations, a Class 66 costing £100M, wannabe tech bros and a sacking nobody is talking about yet. And all of it giving a clear view of where GBR is going.

#Railnatter podcast@railnatter.uk · 16h ago

Tonight, we're looking at GBRX, its boss Toufic Machnouk (recently sacked as head of ECDP), their champion Lord Peter Hendy and the work they've done with the likes of Palantir, NVIDIA and the Tony Blair Institute to create the railway industry AI action plan. Watch here: youtu.be/j8YefjoR0Ps

Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · 12h ago

@greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Ben Stein's 'Anyone? Anyone?' Iconic Scene

Alt: Ben Stein as Ferris Bueller’s teacher asking his class 'Anyone? Anyone?', while gesturing with a piece of chalk

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Scottish Greens@scottishgreens.org · 13h ago

Damaging new guidance from the EHRC will shut out Trans people from daily life simply for existing, and anyone who doesn't conform to narrow ideas of how people should look could face suspicion and confrontation. We are taking a stand against this attack on human rights.

Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 16h ago

The EHRC guidance does not apply to workplaces, and trans people are not criminalised for using any toilet in the UK. But the whole point of this - as with Section 28 back in the 1980s - is to intimidate people. Don't give into that fear.

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 16h ago

Just a reminder that: - this isn't for workplaces and if your work is trying to implement it scare them over discrimination claims - the onus is on the service provider, not the service user to comply - the code *itself* says enforcement of toilet facilities is unworkable and low priority

Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 16h ago

The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to stand still and take it, we're supporting a legal challenge led by a trans person and a trans inclusive organisation. But we can only do this together. Will you join us?👇 goodlaw.social/ldco

Chad@kitation.co.uk · 16h ago

This might be a bit niche, but it’s very annoying hearing of organisations saying “well it’s the law to segregate trans people so hands are tied” when most of them respond to accessibility law with “eh who’s gonna catch us?”

Chad@kitation.co.uk · 18h ago

Once the Supreme Court ruling happened this was a forgone conclusion, but still part of me never thought I’d see explicit trans exclusion be implemented completely unchallenged. Shame on everyone who let this happen. We will not forget.

Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · 18h ago

Today’s the day that the EHRC code of practice comes into effect, containing Labour’s Bathroom Ban. It is designed to scare service providers into enforcing a ban on trans people using toilets and changing rooms the Labour government knows it cannot enforce itself. #BogOff

Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · 2d ago

I need inspiration for a conference talk. What do you want to learn about? What complicated things need simplifying and bringing down to earth? If you’ve seen some of my talks before, which did you like best, and why?

Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · yesterday

Audi is making a new A2, and instead of making a true successor to the spacious small car that was so great, it looks like they’ve said “how can we flog yet another giant crossover”. Ahm oot.

The host of the Electrified YouTube channel next to a huge Audi SUV
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
Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · 2d ago

I need inspiration for a conference talk. What do you want to learn about? What complicated things need simplifying and bringing down to earth? If you’ve seen some of my talks before, which did you like best, and why?

Elizabeth Taylor@elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 2d ago

If someone has committed domestic abuse in their life, that should be mentioned most especially by our national broadcaster. To not do so, while releasing endless fawning obituaries, is to be complicit in societal misogyny and the erasure of victims.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 2d ago

The Times, one of the leading voices when it comes to 'protecting women and girls' calling a man who assaulted his young pregnant girlfriend, said he would rape the kids if he was a teacher and called for child sex abuse porn to be legal, 'brilliant'

The Times full page - ‘Brilliant, provocative, inimitable’ Rod Liddle, who has died aged 66, combined a serious intellect with razor-sharp wit, writes Alex Farber
Katie Fenn@katiefenn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ben Goldacre was right. Andrew Wakefield’s legacy is alive and well. The Cass review is based on flawed science and has been widely criticised, yet it has been kept alive by the media. Curiously, the leading voice in Bad Science has been completely silent about it.

Screenshot of Ben Goldacre’s story in The Guardian from 2007: “The MIMR scare has now petered out. It would be nice if we could say this was because the media had learned their lessons and recognised the importance of scientific evidence, rather than one bloke's hunch. Instead it has terminated because of the unethical behaviour of one man, Andrew Wakefield, which undermined the emotional narrative of their story. The media have developed no insight into their own role - and for this reason there will be another MMR.”
Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d ago

Could be just me, but if you as an MP have based your, basically bs, "defence" of stripping trans individuals of rights to "protect women and girls" I wouldn't be out there vocally proclaiming how much you respect someone with domestic abuse allegations and a confirmed misogynist. Might be just me.

Jamie McKelvie@mckelvie.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's always interesting how "liberal" or "leftwing" spaces (whether perceived or actual) have to "stop being a bubble", but no one asks the same of Truth Social or any of the other rightwing spaces.

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick@animalarchaeology.com · 2d ago

Again, so reflective of why UK media is - for the most part! - an actively hostile space, particularly for marginalised people. It’s a space where you can’t ever speak out against those who are trying to make your life worse - not while they’re living and not while they’re dead, either.

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