May I ask whether you opposed to the gender neutral approach in the Equality Act 2010?

Oh dear. They seem to have deleted their post. Can't think why.

The ruling IS law. Good grief.

Hello. I see you have been posting since I posed my question. What is your response to the FWS ruling? Surely you have a view on this?

How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line How do you keep a large parliamentary party in line? Sienna Rodgers digs into Labour's job creation scheme for back benchers. Illustrations by Trac...

Excellent piece by @siennarodgers.bsky.social on Labour's not-quite-payroll vote (mission champions, trade envoys, etc. etc.)

Jolyon Maugham KC has blocked me, but posted that the guardian article about Melanie Field shows UKSC in FWS v Scottish ministers is constitutionally wrong. For a KC to suggest something so legally illiterate in statutory interpretation is bizarre. My explanation why medium.com/@scott-wortl...

@fawcettsociety.bsky.social Hello. Have you anything to say about last week's ruling by the UK Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers?

I don't wade into these issues much, but given the Sullivan review has been getting a lot of attention, I'll say this. I regard Alice Sullivan as an excellent social scientist, who has for years campaigned for one simple objective: clear recording of biological sex separately from gender ID.

Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender An independent review by Professor Alice Sullivan that looks at data, statistics and research on sex and gender.

🚨Announcement!🚨

The government-commissioned Sullivan Review of Data and Statistics on Sex and Gender has been published by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology

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On Friday, along with Scottish Lesbians, Women's Rights Network Scotland and Women Won't Wheesht, we wrote to Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie regarding Scottish Labour's change of heart regarding their support of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. t.co/e05V7z5pBL

Our response to yesterday's comments by the Scottish Labour leadership on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill and the Sandie Peggie case.

We joined Sex Matters, For Women Scotland and Fair Play For Women to write to Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, calling on him to uphold the right of NHS Scotland staff to have access to single sex changing rooms at work. t.co/jksh0Cwosu

Intergenerational wealth ‘big factor’ in pensioner poverty Intergenerational wealth is a big factor when it comes to identifying who may be at risk of living in pensioner poverty, according to Daniella Jenkins, policy adviser at the Women’s Budget Group.

Intergenerational wealth plays a big role in pensioner poverty, with housing, inheritance, & social security creating unequal outcomes for women. We're calling for urgent reforms to tackle these disparities and ensure the pensions system supports those most in need. www.ftadviser.com/pensions/202...

US police union that backed Trump says January 6 pardons send ‘dangerous message’ Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police criticize blanket clemency to 1,500

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Tomorrow I'll present to Parliament The Jimmy Lai Bill: a bill to guarantee consular assistance to British journalists detained or held hostage overseas. In an increasingly dangerous world, where authoritarian strongmen fear scrutiny, we must protect those seeking the uncorrupted truth.

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Young people are hanging out less — it may be harming their mental health Could the decline of face-to-face interaction tie together several modern mysteries?

Terrific piece by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social on what I think is a real (and alarming) trend: the decline of face-to-fact interaction.

I'm here for the typo. 😃

Police Scotland review of sex and gender: what’s the story? - Murray Blackburn Mackenzie Introduction This blog traces how Police Scotland appears to be quietly retreating from a promise made to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), and indirectly, through the SPA, to the Scottish Parliame...

NEW: Our latest blog looks at recent developments on the Police Scotland review of sex and gender, which no longer appears to be “wide-ranging” or “fulsome”, as previously stated, but instead limited to data recording. murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2025/01/16/p...

My new series The Body Politic launches on BBC Radio 4 this morning at 11am then on BBC Sounds. What happens when thorny issues of bioethics, bodily autonomy and life and death collide with the politics? First up: surrogacy. Produced by @lealapad. Let us know what you think!

The myth of the teenager Adolescents suffer from an image problem. Matilda Gosling’s Teenagers: The Evidence Base looks at the facts to dispel unhelpful stereotypes.

The myth of the teenager, by @hannahsbee.bsky.social

Adolescents suffer from an image problem.

📖 Book of the Day: Teenagers: The Evidence Base by Matilda Gosling
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In The Bleak Midwinter - Ciaran and Steve (cello and piano) YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social

Great piece from Rogé Karma on how Dems misread Latino opinion on immigration, and ended up shifting far to the left of where most voters were www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The theory shows up clear as day in the data 👇

The importance of clear and accurate language: questions for IPSO - Murray Blackburn Mackenzie We have written today to the Chief Executive of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, following its ruling that the use of the phrase “a man who claims to be a woman” in this Spectator article...

We have written today to IPSO, following its ruling against
The Spectator. murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2024/12/10/t...

From Hags. I'm glad more people are seeing it (even if some of them called me a Karen for writing it two years ago, and probably will again tomorrow)
geni.us/HagsPB

The Scottish government is ignoring women’s rights A hearing at the Supreme Court exposed just how flawed its position on gender recognition is.

Lucy is quoted in this article by Hannah Barnes on the arguments made by the Scottish Government in the For Women Scotland case, and the negative consequences for women. www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers: making the arguments transparent - Murray Blackburn Mackenzie Introduction Next week the case of For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers will be heard in the UK Supreme Court. It will decide the definitions of ‘sex’, ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 20...

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...

For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent): supreme court hearing – statement of case Statement of Case for the Scottish Ministers and Lord Advocate to the Supreme Court regarding the For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) hearing.

The Scottish Government has now published its submission, which can be accessed here. www.gov.scot/publications...

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...