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Husband & dad. Frustrated the centre left have left it to right wing parties to defend women’s safe spaces & sports. YNWA

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@R_Hacohen @soniasodha Are you really saying that believing biological sex matters in certain instances, is transphoibic & equivalent to ant-semitism?

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@BriannaWu @soniasodha @LordWalney @DAaronovitch The only thing ugly here is a male using language like this to a woman. Argue the point, fine, but why would anyone speak this way to a woman or anyone. It can only be about silencing/intimidating women to stifle debate, as they always lose the argument. Sign of an unhealthy mind

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@NickCohen4 I’d have agreed but for 2 points:
1) she’s a potential PM and should have made sure her affairs were in order and taken advice.
2) she did take advice but ignored it… from two lawyers. Unacceptable lack of probity and nouse for a senior politician.

https://t.co/69BPIohCSU

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

@StuartMaggs Even though she was advised by two sets of lawyers to obtain tax advice, and didn’t?

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@DavidDPaxton @DAaronovitch @jackhughes2511 I’m against referendums but to take us back into the EU I think a 2nd ref’ would be wise, with it being a ref’ that took us out, or a party makes it crystal clear its intention prior to a GE. Either way it’s entirely democratic & millions more affected, will now have a vote.

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@danielanadj77 @Bloodqueen64 @bigpeelenergy @piersmorgan @ZackPolanski He took advantage of vulnerable women to get money. There is an only small percentage of men that would do that… and they are worth steering well clear of. Sorry doesn’t cut it. It reveals who the man is, his values. Could you exploit vulnerable women for money… I doubt it.

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@herculezg That’s wonderful to see… makes a refreshing change from the negativity and hate we can see on here

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@ziltam @Patrick05615288 @ClonesCyclone Quite! And then there are her children as well.

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@rcolvile The Times’ @dsmitheconomics has a good article in today’s paper explaining the growth downgrade is no where near as bad as it seams compared to other countries. Worth reading:

A UK growth downgrade is the least of our worries

https://t.co/YBTpU3ke42

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@OliverKamm @DAaronovitch Well said. Having people who speak English well, who speak another language whether that’s their 1st or 2nd language, has to be beneficial. London is testimony to that. It’s a vibrant city, a melting pot full of energy & ambition from all walks of life, from all over & it thrives

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@michaelwhite What an awful thing to say. If you have a shred of decency, you’d apologise, withdraw and delete. Argue against Hodges’ points yes, but don’t bring people’s parents who have passed away into it. I just don’t get how people can write this sort of repellent tweet.

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@DAaronovitch Irrespective of which party is responsible, this document appears concerning when you read this from Dominic Grieve, a decent man, who is part of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia:
https://t.co/jqtHEtjlqf

[Dominic Grieve @dominicgrieve_]

No @Adrian_Hilton, your post could not possibly constitute anti-Muslim hostility. It makes an entirely proper point. The advice provided in this guide is both nonsense and discriminatory against non Muslim children who might wish to reproduce images of Jesus or other biblical prophets.

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@BBCPolitics First class from the BBC and Laura Kuenssberg. The BBC is not perfect but it’s still worth the licence fee and protecting as a public service broadcaster.

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@DAaronovitch @Daniel_Sugarman Link to the original Guardian article for those interested in the facts on how Islamists spread this vile, racist drivel:

https://t.co/29Evx6zPrY

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@DAaronovitch @Daniel_Sugarman There’s solid evidence this one started off as an Islamist theory.

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@whippletom No. The finale is just ridiculous.

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@OliverKamm @says_computer @GBNEWS I agree. However it exploits gaps left by reputable news channels. The main example being they allow robust debate on trans issues relating to women’s rights. It’s not somewhere I go to for my news but I recognise there is ‘censorship lite’ on such issues at the BBC. 1/2

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@YorkshiremanDan @DAaronovitch @MrRBourne @afneil @GeorgeFoulkes This accusation is a blatant lie. It was clear DA was making a joke in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity… but then you already knew that, but reached for the cheap shot anyway.

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@mrianleslie @DAaronovitch If it’s any consolation I don’t know either. What I do know is that a basic modicum of common sense (from various politicians), let alone due diligence, could’ve avoided this embarrassment - and risk. It adds to the impression of the government not being in control & on its brief

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@DAaronovitch @Cox_A_R Further, I appreciate you believe(I think) the trials should go ahead. I don’t for lots of reasons. Even if I did it wouldn’t be this trial which lacks integrity from a scientific/medical basis. This from developmental biologist at Manchester Uni:

https://t.co/BSr2hA3ABS

[Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles]

U.K. Puberty blocker trial.

The researchers argue that RCTs (randomised, controlled trials) produce ‘gold standard’ data.

They fail to mention they are not doing an RCT for the question everyone thinks they are asking.

The question Wes Streeting @wesstreeting seems to think will be answered.

There is NO CONTROL GROUP to test whether PBs improve outcomes over and above psychosocial therapy alone.

The proposed comparator are kids who are not eligible for the trial - this means they are fundamentally different in mental health, physical health and/or behavioural status.

Without a control group - and why, BTW, is there no randomised control group? - they are not testing whether the drugs do something positive, they are testing the difference between the effects of Drugs Now versus Drugs Later.

And the researchers know that a massive, unmeasurable amount of any positive effect is placebo effect.

They are literally proposing a trial that fails to answer the right question, and fails to control for the very effect any ‘gold standard’ RCT seeks desperately to minimise.

They know the kids will benefit from being told they are on PBs immediately, well before any physical changes manifest.

This is trial of the placebo effect.

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@DAaronovitch @Cox_A_R Above taken from a paper from the very reputable NCBI. There is far too much known risk to expose young kids to a life changing path that includes infertility that they can’t possibly understand at such an early age. And why so many girls…