The visual of Afghanistan’s ‘unveiling’ video was not merely provocative, but obscene. Cricket’s indulgence of a horrific Taliban regime has to stop. Column telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/0…

'Kittens' (detail) by UK contemporary artists and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #womensart

a new paper shows how women's brains change during and after pregnancy, and it's so over they get smarter

I still cannot get out of my head that the Lib Dem President took to the stage and said "those we might wish to have here and others". Wearing the mantle of the office this could be perceived as the whole party not wanting us at conference. In reality our stall was busy, lots of

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I am honoured to be appointed by Ed Davey as Liberal Democrats spokesperson for Work and Pensions. I’m looking forward to working with Liberal Democrat colleagues to hold the Government to account around the cost-of-living crisis and making our benefits system fit for purpose.

Faye does not know the law. It is unlawful to deny service on the basis of a protected characteristic such as race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or philosophical belief. I don’t know why people think pubs are not subject to the Equality Act.

Chair of Lib Dem LGBT+ “They continued: “This isn’t just about trans people- there are thousands of protected beliefs including veganism, Scottish independence, anarchism and so on.” Question. How many actual protected beliefs do people think there are?? libdemvoice.org

How can you not be aware filming covertly under someone’s skirt is a crime? If you didn’t know it was assault, you wouldn’t be doing it covertly. But these predators just treat women and girls like objects #WhatIsMisogyny apple.news/AoVJhvuCNTF-Le…

Delighted to be made Lib Dem Shadow for Transport. As our manifesto made clear, improving transport essential to economic growth, meeting our climate change commitments and spreading opportunity. I look forward to working with & challenging the Government to ensure we do so.

🧵 #PressRelease Plaid Cymru Admit Unlawfully Discriminating Against #FiLiA Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 have accepted that their decision to cancel the booking for FiLiA's stall at #Plaid24 amounted to discrimination under the Equality Act. 🔗 filia.org.uk/latest-news/20… #WomenWontWheesht

Moon through the archway. St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

Your daily reminder that reading all the successful judgments and apologies, we learn several things: centaur.reading.ac.uk/118472/ 1. Being called transphobic can be a form of workplace harassment. 2. Suggesting that GC beliefs are *inherently* anti-trans can be a form of ...

I'm writing today about kennings in Old English. Essentially these are two word-metaphors that were used instead of concrete nouns, and they are exquisite. A ship was a 'wave-horse', the sea was a 'whale-road', the mind was a 'thought-chamber', and the sun was a 'sky-candle'.

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Good morning from Norway…..last of summer

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