Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

From @greenparty.org.uk

We will not comply with the EHRC 'guidance', and neither should you. Take action for trans liberation.

‘Right now, the trans and nonbinary community is fighting many of the same tabloid lies and legal obstacles thrown at lesbians, gay men and bisexuals since for ever. We are unnatural, we are a danger to children, we spy on you in toilets.‘ On solidarity, Pride and visibility.

Damian Barr@damianbarr.bsky.social · 4d ago

I wrote about Berlin and Pride and solidarity, especially within our community. I hope it helps. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Amazing, inspirational article from Ruth. My beautiful friends have come so far, and together, we'll go further and we will win.

Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 8h ago

A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"

Very British Futures podcast considers the influenctial spyfi puzzle box which was The Prisoner. With guests Cev Moore, Will Hadcroft and David Barrie open.spotify.com/episode/4EJs...

The Prisoner

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Talking about the genesis of the latest episode of Very British Futures, this time looking back at the evergreen surreal spy drama The Prisoner.

What’s it all about? The Prisoner – Very British Futures

I've been a fan of The Prisoner since I watched in 1983 on the still relatively new UK television station called Channel 4. But I resisted covering it on my podcast because its hardly been unremarked on. There's several Prisoner podcasts out there, not to mention countless books, documentaries and web pages. Yet there are still plenty of people, particularly in later generations who haven't heard of. Besides which, I know I generally get the best episodes when guests are really passionate about the subject and I have plenty of friends who wanted to talk about one of ITC's most memorable series, even though it was hardly in their usual formula.

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Service Model: A funny, dystopian tale for fans of Douglas Adams, shortlisted for Best Novel at the Hugo Awards

A witty tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging from the master of science fiction, Adrian Tchaikovsky. Service Model is perfect for fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

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[mysterious circle of robed figures] Kathleen Stock: dark lord! dark lord! Stock: terrible news!! Stock: the feile en phobail art festival says we can't run our usual genital inspection booth! JK Rowling: WHAT Rowling: thisss iss an outrage!! Rowling: the people LOVE our genital insspection booth!!

As a Brit can I apologise for what has become of the BBC

One of those moments where you feel like maybe, at some point, someone should have written our Constitution down.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 6d ago

Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com

Reading about AIDS denialism for the show and it's wild how much these features align with the tactics of the anti-trans "reasonable concerns" brigade. web.archive.org/web/20060615...

Over 5,000 people have emailed the Charity Commission to ask them to hold Sex Matter's transphobic hate to account. Will you join them? https://action.goodlawproject.org/sex-matters-complaint?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=SexMattersCC&utm_medium=social_media

Fourteen hours later the sun sank hopelessly beneath the opposite horizon with a sense of totally wasted effort. And a few hours later it reappeared, squared its shoulders and started on up the sky again.

Epic Dark Fantasy novel Relic Reborn Now available for pre-order via my website. Iainralston.com/category/bookshop And you can also subscribe to be kept up to date. #RelicReborn #EpicDarkFantasy #DarkFantasy #IainRalston #IndieAuthor

Galaxy should come out with a range of Pre-Minstrels for when your period is due and you want chocolate

If you're a trans person in England (or the parent or guardian of a young trans person in England) I strongly recommend doing this immediately. The new data principles for the shared NHS record in England - based on the transphobic and psuedoscientific Sullivan Review - are designed to out us.

notorious transfem supremacist@takeyourpillsalice.bsky.social · last wk.

You can opt-out of having a shared NHS record. I opted out over a decade ago now and it has never affected any of the medical care I receive except having to give new doctors a list of my medicine because they can't pull it off my GPs system. www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...

I made my professional writing debut for BBC Radio 4 this month. I wrote and performed sketches for episodes five and six of the most recent series of P.O.V and I'm proud of what I bloody did. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - P.O.V.

Sketch show that showcases the best online comedy talent.

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Become A Supporter On Friday 31st July, Film is Fabulous! supporter scheme will go ‘live’ on Patreon. The new scheme will offer supporters the chance to forge a closer relationship with the team. Supporters will also receive a host of exclusive benefits www.patreon.com/cw/FilmisFab...

Vale Tom Chadbon. A lot of us are (rightly) talking about Duggan, but Chadbon did an amazing thing in Blake's 7, portraying Del Grant as a guest character who could hold his own against Avon. Big Finish would bring the back and develop the character over further adventures. A brilliant actor.

RIP Tom Chadbon. #DoctorWho #TomChadbon

Together, we can stop Sex Matters spreading hate about trans people. We just need to force the Charity Commission and the government to confront the facts. Email them now👇 https://action.goodlawproject.org/sex-matters-complaint?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=SexMattersCC&utm_medium=social_media

Stop Sex Matters spreading transphobic hate

The anti-trans pressure group Sex Matters are running a campaign of hate, spewing abuse online and in the media – and putting trans people in danger. Sex Matters say they work to “protect everybody’s ...

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We live in Rip Off Britain. We need wealth taxes. Rent controls. And real action on the climate crisis - that brings bills down. This is how we make hope normal again.

Rowling does not "stand by every word" of her 2020 essay. For example, she cited her experience of domestic abuse as a guiding factor in her feelings about trans rights, and yet, has firmly sat on her hands when three prominent allies of her's knowingly did interviews with domestic abusers. 1/

Another excellent @monkemma.bsky.social debunks on that shameful Telegraph Article twisting a scientific paper to climate denying end. And the clue that they knew that what they were doing was misleading lies in their final little statement. monkdebunks.substack.com/p/heatwaves-...

Heatwaves Caused by Fall in Pollution? Not really...

What a study on European warming actually found and how it got twisted into a climate-denial talking point.

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I was about to say that by now Cass is likely a mass murderer but that term is reserved for people who kill illegally. When it’s done legally as she has with state support apparently she’s an executioner

Caroline Litman@alicemydaughter.bsky.social · last wk.

My Trans Pride interview included a reference to Cass that UK reports left out, but interestingly the Murdoch owned NT News Australia did broadcast these words. ‘If you continue adhering to the Cass report, which has been widely discredited, you are complicit in the deaths of these young people’.

Epic Dark Fantasy novel Relic Reborn is scheduled for release on Tuesday 15th September. Have a wonderful weekend. #EpicFantasy #DarkFantasy #RelicReborn #Releasedate #IainRalston

This is exciting! It's going to be enormous fun.

The First Question❓ A Doctor Who Gameshow Podcast@firstquestionpod.bsky.social · 2w ago

The First Question is a brand new podcast where we talk about a Doctor Who story and then make up a gameshow about it. ❤️❤️➕❓ Season 1 starts on Saturday 15th August, with new episodes every week.