Former Chief Medical Officer calls out Streeting’s highly politicised ‘trial’ of puberty blockers. Meanwhile @goodlawproject.org have uncovered a spike in trans youth ending their own lives because they can’t access appropriate care. This is a national scandal.
I lack the words to capture it, but ... it's just endlessly remarkable to me that so many people in our society have chosen trans kis -- TRANS KIDS, the smallest, least significant, most vulnerable demographic slice you could possibly pick -- as a repository for all their fears & insecurities.
Screenshot of an X post by Dan Scavino reading, “Happening Now in the Oval Office at the @WhiteHouse. God Bless the USA!” with prayer, heart, U.S. flag, and eagle emojis. Below is a photo inside the Oval Office showing Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk while a large group of men in suits stand around him in a circle with heads bowed and hands extended in prayer. American flags, gold drapes, and framed portraits are visible in the room.
“Iran is run by religious fanatics.”
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Reminder that the man who discovered the SRY gene said this is not how any of this works
A vitally important report that I hope @victoria-collins.bsky.social and Anna Sabine read in particular - and many others. 👇
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
We've just learned that the person at the MHRA whose letter caused Wes 'I follow the clinical evidence' Streeting to cancel the puberty blockers trial is Professor Jacob George, the GC who enjoyed mocking trans people on his social media account.
Why did Wes Streeting cover up his name?
Female athletes must pay £185 to prove their sex Matt Lawton - Chief Sports Correspondent British female track and field athletes are being asked to pay £185 for a sex test if they want to compete internationally. World Athletics requires all athletes to take an SRY gene test before competing in the female category at major championships and Diamond League events to guarantee fair competition by excluding trans and DSD (differences of sex development) competitors. Before the World Championships in Tokyo last September, World Athletics gave $100 per test for the thousand or so female athletes needing one. More money will be provided by the international federation for this year’s World Junior Championships. But British women have been advised by UK Athletics (UKA) to pay for the test themselves, urging them to have the cheek swab, which indicates the presence of a Y chromosome, “as soon as possible to avoid delays around selection”. However, some women have complained it is unfair when the test is not required for men. UKA has a hardship fund to pay for the test and will assess requests on a case-by-case basis. But the situation is symptomatic of a national federation already facing financial challenges, made worse by UK Sport cutting its funding for this Olympic cycle. While almost £32 million was given to the relatively niche sports that won five medals at last month’s Winter Olympics, athletics has had its funding cut from £22.18 million to £20.45 million despite winning ten medals in 2024. It was only last year UKA returned to some form of financial stability, posting a profit of £107,588. But it is now facing a big fine after admitting corporate manslaughter over the death of Abdullah Hayayei, who died in 2017 after a metal cage fell on him while he was training for the World Para Athletics Championships in London.
"Feminism" [Times]
A new report and survey of trans people reports that 99% of them have had their mental health negatively affected by the barrage of anti trans stories in the UK media. 64% avoided medical care due to discrimination. This is a crisis.
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Kansas invalidated a trans woman's license even though she never changed her gender marker.
It's not about the gender marker. It's about targeting trans people and making their lives unlivable.
You did better than when some complained to IPSO about “child identified as cat” stories. Then IPSO required permission from the alleged child to proceed, despite evidence that no such child existed.
Have you read any Katherine Stewart? She explains that it's still a minority within a minority, and the movement as a whole has conflicting beliefs. She also shows how far the evangelicals have moved away from anything understood as traditional Christian beliefs, becoming a political movement.
Wind power?
Yep, this is where "Christian nationalism" takes you - the whole world needs to suffer for your personal beliefs. It's why they're not worried about any consequences. They firmly believe they're ushering in the end times.
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A new report from TransActual shows that trans people in the UK are being catastrophically failed.
Read the full report here: transactual.org.uk/trans-lives-25
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🗳️"Our First Past the Post voting system was outdated decades ago, [it's] a millstone around the neck of our democratic life."
💬 Our Vice-Chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social during last night's Second Reading debate of the Representation of the People Bill 👇
Just remember, when calling for Trump to lose the US presidency, this guy is next in line, and it's likely he's even worse!
When energy prices start rising, it will resonate even less.
Nigel Farage lied multiple times at his press conference today - including saying no-one who voted Green in Gorton and Denton has a job and he's "certain" Reform won most British born voters in the by-election, based on zero evidence, and yet not a single journalist there pushed back on them
I suspect this will also be used to look into membership of LGBT+ groups.
My immediate reaction to Saturday's news (after the sadness of many more lives being lost and damaged because of Trump's actions) was the damage the bombing is going to do to the international economy - we're all going to pay for his decisions whether we agree with them or not.
Some UK financial markets morning reaction to the Iran-US-Israel conflict.
Brent crude oil price up around 10% to $80 per barrel... uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EFTMC/
Reform UK’s share of BBC and ITV coverage is ridiculous given their number of MPs & considering opposition parties that polled higher (such as Lib Dems) receive such poor coverage.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/after-w...
I don't think those are the only two options though.
Agreed. There's a shameful attempt being made by Reform and much of the tabloid press to delegitimise Muslim voting and to undermine trust in elections. We can stand resolutely against that, without ourselves undermining trust in election observers, who are a crucial part of the electoral process.
Cathy Newman @cathynewman BREAKING on @TimesRadio : we’ve unearthed social media posts by a senior officer at the MHRA, the regulator overseeing the puberty blockers trial. 4:49 PM · Feb 27, 2026 · 39.2K Views Relevant View quotes Replying to @cathynewman and @TimesRadio No file chosen Cathy Newman @cathynewman · 1h Posts expressing gender critical views and mocking trans supporters appeared on the X account of Prof Jacob George, MHRA’s chief medical and scientific officer, who was only appointed last month Cathy Newman @cathynewman · 1h His account has now been deleted and the MHRA told us the Prof had been recused from the trial. Stay tuned…
No one will be shocked that overtly anti-trans officials have been appointed to the MHRA puberty blockers trial.
What is shocking is actual journalism being done to uncover them, and that when uncovered they've been removed.
An important step in the right direction.
Watch this space.
This is strong condemnation by the UN of the UK on its direction of travel on trans people's rights.
the thing is, at this point, even if they 180'd today and declared all those policies, why would i trust them
Also "we're bringing the country together and being tolerant by attacking trans people" (paraphrasing) is quite the line.
Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."
