Natacha

Image is a screenshot of a reasoned amendment to the Courts and Tribunals Bill. It is signed by Siân Berry, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer, Dr Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay. It reads: That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Courts and Tribunals Bill because it is an inadequate and dangerous response to the challenges faced by the courts; it does not provide the correct solutions to the chronic backlog of cases in the Crown Court; it would not address the long-term underfunding that has led to the degradation of court systems, infrastructure and buildings; it would limit the crucial civil liberty and constitutional protection of trial by a jury of one’s own peers by removing defendants’ right to elect the Crown Court for all triable either-way offences; this change would cover a range of protest-related offences, and because protest rights and free speech, which act as safeguards against authoritarianism, have already been eroded by this Government and should not be limited further; jury trials build public trust and confidence in the courts and act as a space of shared civic responsibility that builds social cohesion; more effective interventions could be implemented that do not roll back fundamental rights, including expanding the use of ‘blitz courts’, increasing the number of sitting days, removing from the system cases that are no longer in the public interest to prosecute, increasing investment in legal aid, improving court case management technology, and bringing in more efficient processes to ensure defendants are brought to court and to the dock on time; and removing rights to judgment by one’s own peers may have the unintended consequence of increasing court backlogs through a rise in appeals.

🚨We have tabled an amendment to reject the Government’s sinister attempt to remove jury trials including for many protest related offences.

Our civil liberties have already been eroded by this Govt and should not be limited any further.

Greens are standing up against Labour's toolkit for tyrants.

@fiercemum.bsky.social…?

Screenshot of this consultation landing page with these contact details highlighted: Contact NHS England Specialised Commissioning england.scengagement@nhs.net Clinical policy for prescribing of masculinising and feminising hormones for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence or dysphoria Overview NHS England is committed to working with a wide range of patients, patient groups and other stakeholders in developing the services it commissions. In line with NHS England’s published methods for the formation of national clinical commissioning policy, public consultation presents an important step in the process. It allows us to test and get feedback on proposals; check that draft policies are well evidenced; ensure potential impacts have been fully captured, are clearly understood and that appropriate mitigations have been identified; and, consider alternatives before final decisions are taken.

screenshot of consultation detail details, with the following sentence highlighted: “In 2025 a Policy Working Group was formed by NHS England to establish the evidence base for MAF Hormones.” As part of the response to the Cass Report, published in 2024, and alongside the immediate further restrictions put in place, NHS England committed as a priority action to conduct a full review of the MAF Hormones policy through a process of updated evidence review and public consultation. In 2025 a Policy Working Group was formed by NHS England to establish the evidence base for MAF Hormones. NHS England commissioned a third party to undertake a further independent evidence review of published evidence including research that had been published since NICE’s previous review of the evidence in 2021.

Question to hive mind: Does anyone have access to any information about which people/clinicians were part of

i) this NHS England Specialised Commissioning group: www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation...

ii) This “Policy Working Group”
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/cl...

see screenshots 👇

Important thread providing more of the detail than I could be motivated to add.

The '10 studies' do not merit detailed analysis of everything they get wrong - & thread is just the tip of the iceberg in what they get wrong, but a useful starting point nevertheless.

Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban This paper presents an analysis of data from trans children and young people and their parents following the imposition of a UK-wide ban on puberty blockers for this group. The consequences of this...

Given my research on the effects of banning puberty-blockers, that is not a minor omission. If the evidence of harm in 12-16 year-olds is obvious from this study, why is this likelihood being ignored now?

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

And this shoddy hit job will be used not only to restrict care in the UK, but it will also be used to restrict care around the world. That's what this is all about. Launder the "progressive" reputation of the UK as they completely strip every right of trans people there, including even using the loo

Email the Home Secretary now I just wrote a @unitetheunion letter: TBC. Write one here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-home-secretary-shabana-mahmood-her-new-proposals-plunge-over-1-million-migrants-into-poverty-and-uncer...

The Home Secretary’s new “Earned Settlement” plan could plunge 1 million migrants, people who our economy and NHS depend on, into poverty and uncertainty.

This cruel political posturing has to stop. Make your voice heard: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

"Denmark’s Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by four humanitarian organisations that accuse the country of violating international law by exporting weapons to Israel.' (Al Jazeera)

It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people We need more voices - not just in private, but in the newsrooms, speaking out in pitching meetings, and pushing back against harmful narratives.

It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people

www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for...

Several Labour MPs in talks about defecting to Greens - report The Greens have been in informal talks with a number of Labour MPs over potential defections as the party continues to surge in the polls.

Labour MPs are looking at defecting to the Green Party.

No wonder, Labour is a hollowed-out fascist mess led by bigoted hatemongers.

Likewise The Cass Review failed to measure the consequences of withdrawing blockers. Again there is nothing about the likely effects of withdrawing this healthcare.

This is an abuse of “science”.

An important THREAD about the dishonesty behind the NHS “review” of healthcare for trans youth.

Hang on two “withouts”…

Yesterday the NHS banned all under 18 prescriptions of HRT for trans young people.

This ban was justified by 10 new studies that largely stated NO EVIDENCE for under 18s HRT exists.

The study underpinning this played one particular trick.

Let's briefly look at how the NHS rigged the game 1/5

“Labour was built on the belief that justice must never belong only to the powerful. Today MPs vote on restricting jury trials. For Labour MPs it’s a test of principle. The poorest & most marginalised depend on juries. Today we’ll see who remembers why they came into politics”
Rob Rinder

Hi Robert, quick question. Why was your leader in Mar-a-Lago, trying desperately to get an audience with the main proponent of the war, if there are “too many problems at home”?

Fantastic interview yet again with solid commitments to the trans community:

💚 The UK govt SETS the laws by which the Supreme Court operate
💚 Fixing the EA and GRA to resolve the issues created by recent court cases
💚 End to conversion therapy
💚 LGBTQ+ people in the room when making policy/laws

👏🏾

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan.

Govt wants to restrict the right to jury trials to reduce backlog of court cases.

Backlog caused by Tory austerity and cuts.

Need investment, not cuts in human rights.

Lost rights are hard to recover.

In liberal identity politics everybody has their little role to play.

Muslims are socially conservative. Gays are progressive.
Jews only vote with Israel in mind.
White working class are bigots.
Etc.
Etc.

If you step outside this consensus political/media elites will ridicule you or worse.

goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

He’s lying!! Those countries which currently have Tomahawk Cruise Missiles as part of their arsenal are U.K. Japan, Netherlands, Australia and the United States.

Banning trans women IS part of genocide!

Democrats watched Republicans get everything they wanted, no matter how illegal or immoral, for four terrible years under Trump.

Then when it was their turn, their leaders were so inept that they couldn’t even prevent it from happening again.

Nobody wants moderation anymore. They want results.

Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.

This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.

44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

Moms Are Risking Arrest to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

www.them.us/story/trans-...

Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, an adorable third grader, waves goodbye to his mom on a staircase.

Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, heading off to another exciting day of 3rd Grade, waves goodbye to his mom in the city of Minab, Iran.

Mikaeil never made it home - he was murdered by the US and Israel when they bombed his elementary school.

Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.)

This is an atrocity.

Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

Parliament voting against a social media ban for under-16s but then giving a government minister the power to do it on a whim anyway perfectly illustrates how Labour is incapable of taking any responsibility for its own policies.

The Pathetic Party.

If you can get someone to admit that they believe trans women have no place in sport then they are admitting that they don't see trans women as women.

It's really that simple.