The women who opposed the motion felt so intimidated that they walked out. A bullied through motion is not a measure of consensus.

1/7Some thoughts on the culpability of the NHS Fife Board in the current debacle. The Board Non-Exec Directors are not employees, they cannot be sacked, only asked by ScotGov to stand down. They sit 4-6 days a month on the Board & are remunerated at around 9k/year

I voted with my colleagues to amend the business motion today which would have required the Scottish Government to answer questions on access to single sex spaces. It makes the Parliament look weak and the Government evasive that it was rejected. Note the PO ‘ not sub justice ’

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I'm shocked and saddened by Rick's passing. I'm thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey! (1/4 - P.W)

About to give evidence at the Work and Pensions select committee. On women.

Our own Mr Employability Scott opens the summit #iepsummit2025 Institute of Employability Professionals

Andrew has been using his white cane to get around independently all his life. He can now no longer get the bus to Chiswick High Road to shop at M&S because of a two-way bike track running through his bus stop. All the major UK blind persons’ charities want to see a halt to this.

TV historian Matthew Morgenstern tells me that my British TV spy thriller knowledge is incomplete without watching Yorkshire TV's The Sandbaggers. He's even kindly/insistently sent me all 20 episodes. I may be some time...

Well it is 101 now. But still worth a repost - Happy Birthday to a lovely actor and a wonderful father. (And vice versa)

Remembering today the late 🇬🇧British stage, film and television actor #GeorgeSewell (31 August 1924 – 2 April 2007) born #OnThisDay in London, England Liz Sewell EpegaMedia

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Keir Starmer, who was once a human rights lawyer, and David Lammy, who was once an anti-racist, are planning to almost abolish trial by jury, the oldest and best safeguard against arbitrary power we have Link 👇👇👇👇👇

Can't believe Zipcar is pulling the plug and closing down in the UK. Such a vital business in urban areas. The vans especially. Need UK supermarkets to get into the bargain van rental business as in France.

We need to save Zipcar What can we do?

Nothing on BBC News (UK) about #IranMassacre - not one article. If I’m being kind it might be because the general population of Britain can’t quite believe there is now overwhelming evidence that so called “security forces” in another country are exterminating their citizens by the

BREAKING: Afghans education minister has announced that women are permanently banned from schools. UN Women has not said a word.