Patrick Strudwick

Back in the 1960s, my parents struggled to find a flat. No one wanted to rent to my Indian father. And they sure as hell didn’t want to rent to an interracial couple. It wasn’t unusual for them to be spat on. How great that times have changed, I used to think. How very, very wrong I was.

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Scammers steal identity of real Gaza doctor to trick people out of online donations Thousands of followers. Money streaming in. But an investigation by The i Paper reveals 'Dr Nabil Qudsi' as a fake

EXCL: Scammers stole the identity of a real doctor in Gaza to make money - exploiting public sympathy by crowdfunding + promoting it on social media.

I tracked down the real doctor who reported it to Instagram - but it wasn't taken down.

Now a warning to the public:

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Russian anti-Putin protester found dead in London after asylum bid was rejected Friends of Alexander Frolov say long delays to his refugee claim and fears of jail back home led to depression

Russian anti-Putin protester found dead in London after asylum bid was rejected trib.al/nmOQEYX

Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’ Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained

great story from @robynvinter.bsky.social and @benquinn75.bsky.social

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The left’s outsider taking on Farage and Reform The Green Party’s Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration

A great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social by @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social in @theipaper.com

The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration

"[We need] to tell more powerful stories about how migration benefits this country, and why the elites, the multimillionaires and billionaires, are the problem, and not blame some of the poorest.”

@zackpolanski.bsky.social on great form

✍️ @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social

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The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration

Love this!

"An intriguing mix of confidence and humility...

But like the Reform leader, once the tape starts rolling, he certainly knows how to punch (verbally)."

My conversation with @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social on why I'm running to be leader of the Green Party.

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This is a fascinating interview:

The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration

*I meant to say ‘should’ not ‘would’. He thinks we should welcome migrants and calls anti-immigration sentiment a “poison”. inews.co.uk/news/bullied...

The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration

I interviewed Zack Polanski, running to be Green Party leader. He reveals the violent homophobic bullying he endured, losing his friend in the Manchester Arena attack and how he thinks we would welcome migrants. Oh and he’s never drunk alcohol. His vice? Vegan chocolate.

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An academic, an arrogant minister and a fight for equality that has gone horribly wrong Mary-Ann Stephenson has been appointed – with “utmost confidence” – as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

What's the point of a state watchdog if it simply serves as a government poodle? And why continue with an equalities quango if it ignores marginalised groups while driving open toxic divisions? My @theipaper.com column on the floundering Equality & Human Rights Commission inews.co.uk/opinion/an-a...

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
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Extremely worrying story from @sanyaburgess.bsky.social

Point of order: think not thing.

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A new Section 28 is here – and it will harm gender-nonconforming children This is idiocy and cruelty

The government has just introduced a new Section 28 that will harm a generation of gender-nonconforming kids. New column by me (below).

I grew up under Section 28. I know the damage it caused. This will be a new darkness, with more silence and fear. Another blackout.

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MasterChef winner and top university cut ties with Gregg Wallace's health brand Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, a gastroenterologist and MasterChef winner in 2017, is among experts to have demanded they are removed from Wallace's health site

EXCL: A Masterchef winner, a top university, and several experts have cut ties with Gregg Wallace’s health brand following the allegations about his conduct:

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LGBT Afghans 'at higher risk of torture and murder' due to UK data breach Members of the LGBT community in Afghanistan were identified as being at particular risk by the UK government

Excl: LGBT Afghans are at a higher risk of torture and murder following the data breach: inews.co.uk/news/lgbt-af...

"Being neurodiverse is not a free pass to behave badly or humiliate women. His comments are dangerous," writes @jessiehewitson.bsky.social

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lol maybe none?

After the Salt Path scandal, here’s the memoir I’d read: white, straight, middle-class person in late middle age goes on epic odyssey of self-discovery only to realise that they are in fact hollow and soulless. And only miserable because they haven’t had enough trauma in their life to appreciate it.

Fully agree that trans writers need to be on staff across the media. As it happens, I’m not sure what my gender identity is, but that’s besides the point - mostly trans people are spoken *about* without the security of a job to write about themselves. Or to be able to influence in media orgs.

Labour promised LGBT voters a 'reset' - now many feel betrayed Labour's first year in power has felt, for many, like a besiegement

What has a year of Starmer and a Labour government done for LGBT people?

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Ready to March in Pride In London parade for the whole LGBTQ+ community.

The liberation of all LGBTQ+ people, including our trans and intersex siblings, as well as migrants and asylum claimants, is central to the fight against HIV.

Exclusive | @jasonreiduk.bsky.social was turned away from an earwax removal after telling a member of staff he had HIV during a routine questionnaire

🔴 @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social reports

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Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.

A modern media story:

Telegraph removed a story about a family who cancelled holidays due to VAT on private schools. The story was denounced as a media AI fail (the dad was "Al").

In fact, a real journalist had been deceived during a real interview. Old school.

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Not nearly enough is being said about how incredible What It Feels Like For A Girl is. The writing, the performances. Best BBC drama in years + so many experiences that LGBTQ people have faced for decades with almost no recognition.
The scene where little Byron goes to the doctor almost broke me.

Who among us hasn’t screamed into the abyss wearing glittery tights? #eurovision