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After Asma al Assad appeared on the cover of Vogue, the great Clive James wrote this poem. Thanks to ⁦‪⁦‪@mattfrei‬⁩ for reminding me.

submitted 76 days ago • 5 comments

Just been speaking on Times Radio about Gregg Wallace. I find it quite heartening that so many people are joining the dots re men who dismiss the complaints of older women who *can* speak out (and use it to suggest all other women don't mind and that these women are spoilt / prudish anyways)

submitted 83 days ago • 3 comments

"The women of Scotland are furious and organising in their thousands, and they are unequivocally supported by all of us south of the border and beyond." Dr Shonagh Dillon #WhatIsAWoman #WeKnowWhatAWomanIs #ForWomenScotVTheScottishMinisters womansplaceuk.org/2022/12/20/c...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Hard agree.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

In the week that MPs vote on assisted dying, please - please - can we all agree & act on the fact that the time to end the woeful underfunding of NHS palliative care is now? If we truly cared about dying people, we wouldn’t neglect their final days. Over to you, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

submitted 90 days ago • 21 comments

Everyone should be aware of just how censorious Bluesky is- labelling important legal analysis relating to an imminent Supreme Court case as “intolerance”. Absolutely bonkers and reminiscent of Twitter in the good old days.

submitted 90 days ago • 3 comments

I talked to ⁦‪‬The Media Show about our ⁦‪Channel 4 News‬⁩ investigation into the Smyth ⁦‪Church‬⁩ abuse scandal. It meant so much to hear Smyth survivor ⁦‪Mark Stibbe‬⁩ praise our journalism. That’s what it’s all about.

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

'Religion is an idea like any other, and it’s a bad one at that. If Women’s rights are your concern, then Feminism is a much better idea.' @maryamnamazie.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2024/11/femi... #WomensRights

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: We consider the resistance of the Scottish Government and Equality and Human Rights Commission to publishing their written submissions to the UK Supreme Court in the case brought by For Women Scotland, and the steps taken to bring about publication. murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2024/11/21/f...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment