In early analyses of the Cass Review it was unclear how and why research had been graded, and the consequent impact this would have on the report's recommendations and implementation.

We are grateful to Dr Cass for taking the time to clarify that both 'high' and 'moderate'

Did @TheCassReview - the review of NHS gender identity services for under-18s in England - throw out 98% of the available research?

That claim was spreading online before the report was even published.

It is “completely incorrect” says Hilary Cass

A More or Less thread.🧵1/8

It was fascinating to host this edition of the The New Statesman⁩ podcast with guests former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, and author Richard Beard. What impact has boarding school culture had on our political leaders, and - by implication - the country? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

“It is hard to imagine a book more visceral, personal, vulnerable.”

📖 Nicola Sturgeon on Salman Rushdie’s Knife newstatesman.com/the-weekend-es…

“The answer, said Hillier, is to be brutally honest with the public about how well public money is being spent.”

🗣️ Will Dunn meets Meg Hillier

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Iran Israel: An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

'There's been an absolute, abject failure of leadership on so many levels in this story'

In this episode of MMM Louise Perry & Hannah Barnes break down the Cass Report, and Hannah reveals the extent to which vulnerable young people were failed.

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“The tale of Mark Menzies has it all. Money – in the tens of thousands, on multiple occasions – allegedly taken from campaign donations. A 3am phone call to an elderly campaign activist demanding the urgent transfer of funds.”

🖊️ Rachel Cunliffe
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One of the most talented men in television…

Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Congratulations Hadley Freeman!

Does Liz Truss believe what she's saying?

Anoosh Chakelian Rachel Cunliffe and Freddie Hayward discuss on the New Statesman Podcast 🎧 newstatesman.com/podcasts/2024/…

Good news!

My thanks to Louise Perry for this conversation on the Cass Report and how women are treated in the NHS