Sign in

Temporary display name

@chcords.bsky.social
218 followers 111 following 10 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Temporary display name
Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Reminder that "biological sex" is not a thing that exists. It is a legal fiction in every place that refers to it. In the UK, in the equality act, it means "the sex that was written on your original birth certificate." Incidentally, it doesn't matter if that's due to a clerical error.
theguardian.com
‘We were horrified’: parents heartbroken as baby girl registered as male
Parents told Nottinghamshire registrar’s error on birth certificate cannot be changed
6421155
Reposted by Temporary display name
M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14h
Destroying one of the UKs most successful sectors just to be racist.
14488162
Reposted by Temporary display name
Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melanie is Right, don’t bother with Bezos….
29367931864
Reposted by Temporary display name
David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Too soon/late
526739
Reposted by Temporary display name
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 06/10/2026
'It's all about power and control'. The far right's campaign against migrants was never about protecting women. www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oc…
theguardian.com
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
210645
Reposted by Temporary display name
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
what an asshole
31981141315
Reposted by Temporary display name
Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sort of feel that it should be more than just local news that there are people whose brains have been utterly fried by a Muslim mayor & (relatedly in their heads) mild restrictions on car use, to the extent in this case of setting off a terrorist bomb for which they got 15 years
bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 15 years over Sidcup Ulez camera blast
Kevin Rees, 63, faces a tougher sentence because the offence had a "terrorism connection".
04814
Reposted by Temporary display name
Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
132502832
Reposted by Temporary display name
Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finally a leaflet talking about the real issues in the constituency
"Vote in Christian Values" - Saint Pancras was martyred age 14 by beheading
2536962
Reposted by Temporary display name
James Ball @jamesrball.com · 25/09/2026
That's a huge success for the British cultural industry on the world stage. We should maybe even start considering it a major 21st century British export industry, maybe even get a ministry to oversee it?
26912
Reposted by Temporary display name
M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Never! Also in step with the public mood: nationalising public services, caring about our natural environment
27712
Reposted by Temporary display name
James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026
I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.
501558415
Reposted by Temporary display name
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
341127514654
Reposted by Temporary display name
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
sure would be nice if the UK had a government instead of 17 Sun polls in a waistcoat
3656114
Reposted by Temporary display name
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Any lives lost due to this closure should be laid firmly at the feet of the far-right agitators who caused this. The way in which anti-asylum activists are putting more and more people at risk should be a wake up call that it is time to genuinely combat them, rather than pandering to their ideology.
13347114
Reposted by Temporary display name
Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
White British people are going to be really surprised when it turns out that the Perfidious Turk can fill in the forms required to register for this and this doesn't magically turn every barber white.
17696121
Reposted by Temporary display name
Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
151127672218
Reposted by Temporary display name
Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
6461332289
Reposted by Temporary display name
Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What the fuck do they mean 'spontaneous protest'? 1000 people spontaneously taking a walk around Dover with Balaclavas? Look at the social media of every Far-Right organiser in the UK... This was so clearly planned. This tells every Far-Right thug in the country that they have utter impunity.
BBC news reporting on the Far-Right blockade of Dover in which Kent Police call the activity a 'spontaneous protest'
891134397
Reposted by Temporary display name
Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Placard which says our expecations for you were low but holy fuck
4479113
Reposted by Temporary display name
Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'
9259921593
Reposted by Temporary display name
M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If this was Just Stop Oil we’d be looking at arrests and charges
1828780
Reposted by Temporary display name
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Been following this, and genuinely surprised, and pleased, that it passed. Not shocked in the slightest that the US voted against. It has always been fascinating to me how massively inaccurate maps of the world are, even knowing the reasoning. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
1117852
Reposted by Temporary display name
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026
So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.
10436881044
Reposted by Temporary display name
Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
10385241964
Reposted by Temporary display name
Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"would mean, for example, that Jewell would not be able to breastfeed in the future" this person is TWENTY NINE YEARS OLD and the BBC is scaremongering about their choice not to breastfeed a baby that they do not have and have given no indication of ever wanting to have
19752174
Reposted by Temporary display name
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/2026
2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
601485419
Reposted by Temporary display name
Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
46149454072
Reposted by Temporary display name
🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.
158393128506
Reposted by Temporary display name
Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Soho Society - founded 1972 - campaigned against the walk-ups despite the fact there was a long tradition of prostitution in Soho. It’s not a society to conserve traditional Soho. It’s a society founded to change Soho into something different. That’s legitimate, but they should be open about it.
142
Reposted by Temporary display name
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The continued political silence over the spread of these anti-migrant, anti-refugee pogroms in the UK is a disgrace. This one has been going on for three nights in a row now and the Home Secretary and Prime Minister haven't said a single word about it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Norfolk police arrest two men after officers injured during unrest over asylum plans
Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford
13623061011
Reposted by Temporary display name
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Absolute joke for a Green Party to oppose solar panels. But very much in keeping with why the UK and whole of Europe are failing on energy policy. Other priorities... www.ft.com/content/6fe7...
ft.com
The one climate issue uniting Greens and Reform in Kent
Insurgent parties of left and right find common cause in stance over major solar farm scheme but UK government will have final say
59571169
Reposted by Temporary display name
James Ball @jamesrball.com · 06/08/2026
Westminster Council's determination to kill off Soho entirely continues unabated.
118716
Reposted by Temporary display name
Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/08/2026
Look how simple those questions are and it all falls apart. Now look at the questions media outlets usually opt to ask, instead.
30457122
Reposted by Temporary display name
Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 31/07/2026
BREAKING 🚨 Anti-trans campaigners have been denied permission by the High Court in their challenge to the Puberty Blockers trial. Read more here 👇
goodlaw.social
High Court rejects challenge to puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project
Anti-trans activists’ bid to limit healthcare for young trans people stumbles in court
546880
Reposted by Temporary display name
Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
Are you having fanatical thoughts about other people's crotches?
Has hating a minority group become your entire personality?
Do you obsess over other people's toilet use?
If so, you could be a danger to others - it's time to seek help.
Contact our team: youneedhelp@leavetranspeoplealone.com
65110913395
Reposted by Temporary display name
Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Chagos with Ed Milliband! [Am I doing this right?]
211680331
Reposted by Temporary display name
Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Quite funny how they have to say “openly” in the headline because of Blair
108814
Reposted by Temporary display name
Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
3729491268
Reposted by Temporary display name
Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/07/2026
The only mistake I think Amnesty made, which I've seen other allies and orgs make as well, is underestimating the level of hatred and organization of the anti trans side. Cis people really don't understand just how bad it is and are often caught unprepared for the attacks when they become the target
231526333
Reposted by Temporary display name
Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The great thing about Britain is you're free to think whatever you want to think and say whatever J. K. Rowling's lawyers permit you to say.
4057721729
Reposted by Temporary display name
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
They don't It does PIP is not an out of work benefit. FFS, these people are about to ruin people's lives with absolutely no idea what they are talking about while they do it. Not to mention the complete lack of understanding about how needs change, which makes arguments like "mild ADHD" redundant
Labour MP: People with mild ADHD and anxiety should not get benefits
Sojan Joseph says the system must distinguish between conditions that prevent work and those that do not
29765259
Reposted by Temporary display name
Allison Boggs Marion 🇨🇦 @coffeeandabagel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Saw this recently: It’s illegal to use your phone while driving. Instead, use the giant iPad built into the car and flip through multiple settings to use NAV or turn on the AC. 🤷🏼‍♀️
522488353
Reposted by Temporary display name
Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
British drama school training is the envy of the world and, as more film + TV jobs are moving to the UK, our drama schools are the backbone of a global industry. These cuts are artistic vandalism and economic stupidity.
251188325
Reposted by Temporary display name
👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 01/07/2026
great year for medievalists; first you’ve got a tyrant starting shit with the Pope and now we have a full blown schism
26877170
Reposted by Temporary display name
Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 27/06/2026
Civil servants can't attend pride, nurses can't wear a Palestine badge, but Hillary Cass can speak at Jordan Peterson's conference 👍
8404134
Temporary display name @chcords.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Never in doubt: britmonkey.com/2020s-politi...
010
Reposted by Temporary display name
James Ball @jamesrball.com · 27/06/2026
I visited Meta's metaverse on the day it was supposed to shut down. I ended up in a virtual reality off-brand McDonald's car park – "a horribly designed, ultra-capitalistic space—a car park with no cars, for a restaurant that can sell no food, an earthly purgatory we have built for ourselves".
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Life at the end of the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg built a future that nobody wanted. Tech bosses are repeating his mistake
29798177
Reposted by Temporary display name
Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
And yes, Italy's doing just fine, despite nature's comeback. share.google/a9A0ShIc1vku...
share.google
Italy's Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations.
614965862
Reposted by Temporary display name
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Britain is more than halfway towards reaching Net Zero. Most people don't realise this, not least as the fossil-fuel fanatics want us to think achieving it is impossible. Via YouGov


**UK public support net zero, but underestimate UK achievement to date**

"Thinking about the government's target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, how much progress, if any, do you think the UK has made towards achieving this target?"

**Long way / less than halfway** — 50%

**Don't know** — 28%

**Most of the way / More than halfway** — 8%

---

*All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,040 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 17th - 18th June 2026. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)*
181474576