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One day I shall finish my to-read pile* *no, I don’t believe it either.
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If you see this post something green. (I may not be getting into the spirit of this. But look the May’s oot!).

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It’s Christian Aid Book Sale week! I was very restrained…* #booksale #Edinburgh #Scotland *no, I really was. Yes, I do now have 3 different editions of Smiley’s People. And who could resist a title like “The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Different Lands.” by the woman herself?

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

It's the most wonderful day of the year - the Christian Aid Book Sale! Can't wait. ☺️

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

A Paris, la mairie du 9ᵉ arrondissement expose les dessins inspirés d’un étudiant en arts, mort après un an de harcèlement

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

That’s the Archivist of the United States and the Librarian of Congress both gone.

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

Great write up on a very effective scam that uses a second scammer to call your bank while you speak to the scammer. Don't trust unsolicited calls/texts/emails claiming to be from your bank.

submitted 16 days ago • 15 comments

Old Filth is a wonderful book 💙📚

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

So moving

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Went for a pooter round Stockbridge. @valarie.bsky.social thanks for the recommendation!

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

I would not have mabde it out of infancy (and neither would a large chunk of the popn were it not for the NHS). Good 🧵

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

'Southbank Puddles' (2018) by Alexandra Buckle alexandrabuckle.co.uk/products/southbank-puddles-reproduction

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Faculty of advocates is right. She is deputy convener of the committee responsible for civil justice and as MSP & deputy convenerhas attacked the independence of judiciary contrary to s 1 of Courts and Judiciary (scotland) act 2008 by with no foundation stating their decision was based on bigotry.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

I thought he was one of the better ones. Hope it’s someone in that mould. RIP.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

#DoctorWho The Robot Revolution. There was a good episode in there if they’d workshopped it a *lot* more. Too rushed, too messy. Liked Ncuti Gatwa’s kilt tho’.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

1830 sampler sewn by a young woman servant, UK, Elizabeth Parker recounting the abuse she suffered, indicating the vulnerability of young working-class women employed in households far from their families, and the power of needlework as a form of women’s expression #womensart

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Ok, controversial food takes - Cheesecake is boring and a waste of a pudding. - Same for meringue Yes, I have tried very good versions of both. You eat my portion.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

This editorial is legally spot on … better than many lawyer written pieces on linked-in “the supreme court has emphasised the balancing nature of the Equality Act, which adjudicates between the rights of different groups.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Was interviewed by a Scottish newspaper about the judgment and interpretation questions. Tried to stress paras 250 on and the clarification as to meaning was not removing rights and protections, as the Supreme Court is careful to explain. Some are very keen to pretend otherwise.

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“Woman” for the purposes of the Equality Act means biological female, allowing eg lesbian-only spaces, single-sex services and maternity protections. But trans women are protected from discrimination by the characteristic of “gender reassignment” and also if they are read as women.

submitted 33 days ago • 18 comments

This is good. It does seem a lot of people commenting are not aware how the law works.

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