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A record 124 journalists were killed in 2024, mostly by the Israeli military. The CPJ believes there is evidence ten journalists were deliberately targeted and killed by Israel last year pressgazette.co.uk/news/cpj-jou...

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Will any Swedish politician defend the one group terrorised by the Örebro gun massacre? | Martin Gelin | Martin Gelin

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The gender wealth gap arises from systemic inequalities. Women, especially from marginalised communities, face economic disparities due to the pay gap, job segregation, and caregiving penalties. At the Women’s Budget Group, we advocate for urgent policy changes to address these inequalities.

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Very good.

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Cancelled my long-held subscription to @thetimes.com today and subscribed to @financialtimes.com instead. Irritated by the way the Times now or ignores or downplays important news stories to make way for daily confected attacks on Starmer and the Labour government.

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@helenlewis.bsky.social Merry Christmas Helen. Read Difficult Women this year - so good.

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Day 24 Spectacular scenes from Tbilisi: Georgians performing a battle dance - Khorumi (Intangible cultural heritage) on Rustaveli Avenue. 20 marches were organized throughout the day at various locations. Over 150,000 participated in protests today. 📸Mautskebeli

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The Guardian is pushing ahead with its 'sale' of the Observer. But the journalism continues... If you value the Guardian or Observer, I urge you to read this. It's my attempt to investigate 'the money behind the money'. Who is 'buying' us? And why? open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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We’re off! 🧡

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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵 How can you support us? SHARE our posts WRITE to [email protected] JOIN US - there's cake!

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Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line

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Nothing to do with having enough money to maintain two homes then? www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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A gentle reminder that Kemi Badenoch admitted hacking into a website, which is a criminal offence

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"She'll be back" says one Louise Haigh ally, as Downing Street faces questions over why she was sacked or appointed if Starmer knew about the conviction - latest here: labourlist.org/2024/11/news...

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Highly recommended.

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No fewer than six former editors/EiCs of the Observer have written to the Scott Trust urging them to pause the sale of the title to Tortoise Media pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...

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🔴Liberty: ‘Why We Back the Principle of Assisted Dying – But Oppose This Bill’ Byline Times speaks to Liberty Director Akiko Hart, after the human rights organisation came out against the Assisted Dying Bill, @josiah.writes.news reports bylinetimes.com/2024/11/26/l...

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Telegraph reports that the Observer made £3.4m last year, according to internal figures. An interesting new fact www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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A Woman’s Place is on Bluesky 🦋 Our starter pack. Please dm/tag us to be added #DefendingWomensSpaces #WPUKIcons go.bsky.app/RcHraGi

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I went to Kharkiv, Ukraine www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Happy (un) Equal Pay Day. Women earn £631 less than men a month. Alongside the seasonal unpaid domestic labour of Christmas, from today, you are also working for free 🥳 #UnequalPayDay #EqualPayDay #SexPayGap #WomenCount #CountWomen #SexData #SexNotGender www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay-da...

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We're hiring ❗️PUBLIC AFFAIRS VACANCY❗️ We're recruiting for someone to lead our Westminster parliamentary liaison work 🌟Substantial contract. 1 year in first instance. Interested❓ See ⬇️ for more info on role & remuneration labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/senior-consu...

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When I think of all the marches I’ve been on, some with 100,000s, that newspapers and TV have totally ignored, and then I see this one against inheritance tax, which will hit only the wealthiest, including those who bought land to dodge tax, and the wall-to-wall media coverage…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LABOUR WOMEN'S DECLARATION! It was 5 years ago that we launched with 300 founder signatories. Share your memories from that time and since in the comments.

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🚨Warning: Elon Musk A record of Musk's commentary on UK politics since 13 Nov, when he was appointed Trump's efficiency tsar The analysis suggests an uptick in vitriolic commentary from the preceding period, and a return to the conspiracy-laden remarks that characterised Musk's summer criticism 1/

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What a stimulating #CommunityCuppa that was with Rose Rickford talking about what makes organisations good at meeting people’s needs, following her PhD research, including: 🌟 Effective listening to people on the ground 🌟 Giving those people freedom to make decisions See below the links to more 👇

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My latest publication 'Sex, Gender Identity and Sport'. I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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