Transgender female athletes are at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender women in several key metrics, research funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has found...

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I wrote this for the Guardian on how both main political parties are actively promoting the interests of finance. Labour seems to have forgotten the lessons of 2008. No wonder, given the influence finance lobbies have on policy.
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

So extensive LONG TERM (6 month) study of sudden cardiac DEATHS in YOUNG ADULTS following COVID vaccination was FIVE fold LOWER in those vaccinated vs unvaccinated (1/500,000 vs 1/100,000). Lapado/Hoeg, flat out lied about risk vs benefit. thehill.com/policy/healthc…

And in a 1991 BBC Panorama programme we showed how PM John Major had been registered in 1968 at a house in Lambeth which the owner told me he'd never lived at - not even for one night. That qualified him to stand for Lambeth Council, and he duly won a seat. The Mail splash…

Jacko's penultimate number one, fact fans. #totp

Bloody hell, this was massive down Rock City. How did I ever forget it? #totp

I remember Dog Eat Dog now. Good grief. #totp

Muted Oasis. It's Mike Flowers or it's nothing. #totp

Which is worse? #totp

Oh Father is a very odd song. #totp

Just the One - haven't heard this for such a long time. A big drinking song that was popular amongst young gentleman at the time (hic). #totp

‘The German government is yet to fully atone for the genocide it committed on Namibian soil.’
– President Hage Geingob, 13 January.

Online early: eyal weizman reports from Namibia on Nama and Ovaherero calls for not just recognition but reparations.
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Sorry Mary, this is one of those tracks that are instantly forgettable. #totp

Mary Kiani - come some way since lending her voice to The Time Frequency. #totp

Thought I had endless knowledge of mid-90s pop ephemera but Corona are showing me up here. No memory of this at all. #totp

Some bloke drove by me earlier with Corona belting out. #totp

Dog Eat Dog, who the hell were they? #totp