David Paisley

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Text in this image says: THE TIMES November 17, 2025 Transgender Trend, an organisation that advocates "an evidence-based social and clinical approach towards children who self-identify as transgender", was described as "an anti-trans organisation" in early editions of Saturday's paper (“Children's programmes ‘promote trans ideology", News, Nov 15). This was an error, introduced in the production process.

Screenshot of a Wikipedia article about the group Transgender Trend WIKIPEDIA Q Transgender Trend Article Talk ☆ Not to be confused with Transtrender. Transgender Trend is an anti-trans[2][3][4][5] British pressure group, which describes itself as a group of parents, professionals and academics who are concerned about the number of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. [6] [7] It was founded in 2015 by Stephanie Davies-Arai.[1]

Nothing to see here, just @thetimes.com having to apologise for calling an anti-trans group anti-trans.

The British media's complicity in instigating and prolonging moral panics targeting vulnerable minorities will be studied for years to come.

Watching the state pension age rise when you've got Scottish male genes...

Exactly this - but I think it's so unhealthy to only value a human life by how economically productive it is. We need to change our thinking and change the metrics.

/ but more pain, austerity and suffering, and you think they will help now? No. We cannot be friends. Not until you learn and grow and change. Stop blaming the weak, punching down, and look above you. The answer for what's wrong is right in front of you, and you keep voting for it. 🦃🎄🔪

/ desperate people in small boats are the reason you can't afford your groceries - if you believe that, you're either heartlessly myopic or foolishly gullible, likely both. So, no. If you think Reform is the answer, the same people that sold you the lies of Brexit, which has given us nothing /

/ the willful harms of Brexit, crippled by endless austerity, yet the finger is pointed at the disabled, the sick, the elderly, trans and queer people, the jobless, poor families with 2+ kids. When billionaires hoard more wealth than entire towns, than entire countries, yet we are told /

/ I'm sick to death of having to make the economic arguments to counter irrational fears. We shouldn't value human beings by their contribution to GDP. The richness and value of a diverse cultural community is incalculable. This country is still scarred by global financial breakdown, /

My partner is an immigrant, many of my friends, colleagues, neighbours are 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen immigrants. I live in a different country from the one I was born and raised and consider myself a migrant. Regardless of the fact we have an aging population and immigration is a net positive, /

I try to be tolerant of other people's political views, but I probably will be unfriending anyone who votes Reform.

I'm sorry, but we just won't get on. 🚮

I would use it on my bike chain... But that's about it. 😬

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. SH*T LOADS of Green Party Members* *115,000 to be precise Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

We now have 115,000 members (translation: a sh*t load).

And we're not stopping there. Thousands of people are joining every week to be part of a different, hopeful politics.

Join the Green Party today ⤵️

Conversion therapy is abuse & torture. It should never be legal. - buff.ly/NDABk93

So the pound shop has a knock off of WD-40 and it's... 😳💦

Oh, can they do that? I suddenly feel second class... 😱

I feel like I'm having to do this constantly. It's a bit annoying.

I'd rather my phone just said "no signal" rather than pretend it's got one.

That's makes a lot of sense - I'm on GiffGaff, but they use O2 signal.

So it's an O2 thing?

Does anyone else have this thing happen where your phone says it has 4G or 5G signal, but it totally doesn't and nothing connects?

I feel like I'm being lied to. 😬

Those little bars of lies. 📶

I should add, for context, the machine is A rated for energy efficiency, which is why it takes such a long time - apparently that's more energy efficient overall.

I like my men like I like my washing machine... Quick and efficient

That's so fast! Why is mine taking nearly 4 hours!? 😭

Oh my eco cycle is nearly 4 hours...

Ok, this is such a middle aged thing, but...

My washing machine has a 3:40 cycle, or a 49 minute quick cycle, why doesn't it have something in between? You know, when you're in a moderate rush? Has no one invented a washing machine where you can say "ok, I've got 2 hours, do your thing"?

Things I never thought I'd say until I got over 40:

"Well, that's quite enough excitement for one day"

This was the first test that had many trans people worried the Greens would fold. That they didn't is an excellent sign and a rare show of actual support for trans people from a political party that isn't just empty words.

More of this @zackpolanski.bsky.social ❤️

I think sarcastically is probably the only acceptable use.

But I'm old. So my opinion probably doesn't count. 😬😂

❤️ love this

I mean she's got an album called 1989, which is her year of birth, which is only 20 years ago, so I don't know how this is possible.

So I just read a news article that mentioned Taylor Swift's "20 year career" and I nearly had a heart attack and died.