Over my many years as a journalist my stories have often made an impact- discussed in other media or in parliament, influenced policy . But I think this is the first occasion when one of my reports looks likely to change the law .Meirion Jones Louise Tickle Andrew Hosken

Today’s The Guardian editorial is absolutely spot on.

We need to reform social security, remove the 2 child #siblingtax and benefit caps and lift families out of poverty

Child poverty is a stain on our national conscience
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l like this proposal from a Guardian letter: 'To bring vital understanding into the way local governance works, can we make it a rule of law that anyone wishing to stand for parliament must have a decade of experience of local government as an elected councillor?'…

this is a good piece. the reason the UK's health system is more cautious about body modification for identity reasons than the US one is not because we're bigots

UnBecoming has now been acquired by at the National Portrait Gallery as part of the permanent collection.“This wonderful self portrait adds to our strong and growing collection of women’s self portraits as one of the stars of the TWPP2023 it’s a celebration of that too.”NPG

Very pleased this has arrived and to have subscribed to its publication by Unbound.
Rebekah Pierre Article 39 Together Trust

I loved Sunjeev Sahota's first two novels, doubt there's a better book than The Year of the Runaways about refugees in c21st Britain. His latest - on theme of class vs identity politics - sounds great: theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

These are extraordinary case studies, really important reporting from Tom Wall:

Impressive and authoritative Guardian letters on the carer's allowance repayment scandal, including from a judge, and a welfare rights advisor theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

This is a powerful interview with Keira Bell & refusal by adult gender clinics to cooperate with NHS England review means we have no idea how many feel similarly, outside the limelight. Parroting 1% regret rate won't do when research has been blocked thetimes.co.uk/article/keira-…

So in Canada - a country trans activists see as far more enlightened than terf-ridden Britain - a man has won a court case securing public funding for surgery (in Texas) to create a neo-vagina while preserving his penis. He wants both kinds of genitals

I'm not an academic.. but very pleased my book is being published by Polity all the same ☺️. Thanks The New Statesman for recommending it

Good interview with interesting man
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Thorough, unhurried, expert-led, publicly commissioned and funded research like Hilary Cass's review is one reason to value the NHS. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

'Carer’s allowance often seems to be an afterthought for policymakers. This is symptomatic of unpaid care’s low status.' Good The Guardian leader on the carer's allowance repayment scandal theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Cass Review must be a watershed moment for the NHS’s gender identity services.

My response for The Labour Party underlining our support for the Cass Review’s evidence-led recommendations and our determination to put children’s health and wellbeing above the political fray 👇🏻