LovelyJan

If I rant, it's just my personal opinion 😊

[Nick Wallis @nickwallis]

NHS Sussex and NHS England were formally warned Brighton trans doctor was out of control in 2020, documents show. Whistleblower alleges unknown number of children harmed as eventual investigation (which began in 2025) had limited scope.

https://t.co/y5rOdFyURF

[Jennifer Thetford-Kay @JenKteach]

As Sandie begins another tribunal; this time taking on her own union, the Royal College of Nursing, I hope she succeeds.

This could become a particularly significant hearing... Bethany Hutchison and Jennifer Melle have been called to give evidence. Both have their own experiences of seeking support from the RCN while caught up in disputes involving sex, gender identity and protected beliefs.

The tribunal is therefore not simply going to hear Sandie’s account of how one nurse says she was treated by her union. It is expected to hear evidence from other nurses about their experiences with the same organisation. These women are nurses. They have spent their careers caring for other people. Trade-union members are entitled to expect their union to represent them fairly and without unlawful discrimination.

So today: I stand with Sandie Peggie and every woman who should never be left to fight for her privacy and dignity; and certainly not without the support of the RCN or whatever Union is supposed to represent them!

[Emma Mitchell 💙 @silverpebble]

I'm trying to get back on my feet after being really unwell at the moment, so if you come across my tweet above and are happy to retweet it would help me so much-it would put my workshops in front of more eyes. Thankyou 🌿

[Bruce Bowman @boswelltoday]

Day 2 | Sandie Peggie v Royal College of Nursing | 24 September 2026

Welcome to the Safe Space. Agreement Is Compulsory.

Yesterday, Sandie Peggie explained why she believed her union had failed her. Today, other witnesses described their own experiences of bringing inconvenient opinions into the Royal College of Nursing.

The welcome pack apparently has conditions.

Sandie alleges discrimination by her union of thirty years. The RCN denies it. Before Employment Judge Melanie Sangster, Sandie’s barrister Naomi Cunningham explored how the organisation treated people who insisted that sex mattered.

Lisa Mackenzie, a former RCN policy officer, described being investigated in 2019 after sharing an academic article she had helped write about sex and gender policies.

She said she had submitted a declaration of interest without receiving a formal response. Establishing what was objectionable proved harder.

One explanation she recalled was that she defined a woman as a biological female.

In a nursing organisation. Imagine the embarrassment.

David Hay KC, representing the RCN, put the contractual explanation: restrictions on outside publications and possible conflicts with Mackenzie’s professional responsibilities, which included prisons.

She accepted that relations with RCN associate director Norman Provan remained cordial. The investigation did not lead to full disciplinary proceedings.

Nevertheless, she described intrusive discussions, tears and anxiety about another investigation. She eventually resigned. Fearing for her job, she had also asked for her name to be removed from the paper.

The research could remain. The researcher would prefer not to be identified, thank you.

Mackenzie praised the courage required to pursue cases like Sandie’s. She had chosen to leave.

Then came nurse Jenny Willmott, a director of Scottish Lesbians, describing an RCN online session about the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex under the Equality Act.

A “safe space”, she had been told.

Willmott said she welcomed the judgment’s clarity about lesbian sexual orientation and wanted the union to follow the law.

According to her evidence, participants responded with accusations of bigotry and a suggestion that Tommy Robinson might be heard next.

A lesbian explains lesbianism. Somebody reaches for Tommy Robinson. Presumably, this counts as interdisciplinary learning.

Willmott described a subsequent contribution comparing her position with racism. She said an RCN facilitator then acknowledged the potential harm in her remarks and linked that to closing the chat.

She had thought “safe” included her. An administrative misunderstanding.

Hay established that Willmott has her own pending claim and questioned whether the RCN could legally answer for comments from members rather than employees.

A relevant legal distinction. Less reassuring as an explanation of the advertised hospitality.

Retired nurse Pauline Fox described another session. She asked whether women’s organisations had been consulted.

She was directed to email.

Fox said those questions were not approved for the main chat. She also described hostile reactions when she distinguished gender from the legal characteristic of gender reassignment.

Consultation does become simpler once questions requiring answers are sent somewhere else.

Hay questioned whether muted microphones were ordinary meeting arrangements. Both women’s claims remain contested. Both distinguished the factual legal presentation from the discussion that followed.

Finally, Stephen O’Grady, director of projects at the Free Speech Union, described nurses receiving limited or no RCN employment support over gender-critical issues. One nurse, he recounted, reported being told her values did not align with the union’s.

Subscriptions accepted. Compatibility assessment to follow.

Hay challenged the incomplete examples and absence of database reports. O’Grady acknowledged partial RCN assistance and one case where it eventually took over. His evidence concerned the FSU’s caseload, not every RCN member.

But Cunningham’s question was taking shape: did Sandie encounter an organisation already uncomfortable with women expressing beliefs like hers?

Today’s witnesses described the price of speaking plainly about sex.

The RCN’s safe spaces seem to require considerable courage to enter. Which is an unusual feature for a safety measure.

Photo: @iain_masterton

[Northern Resident artist @garynorthart]

A solo exhibition

A xolo exhibition at st George's hall

A solo exhibition at St Georges hall on my birthday weekend

Oh and i'm painting St Georges hall in the wild

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

The OAP triple lock isn’t a problem. The cost of pension tax relief is. https://t.co/1NRqyYc2LR Commentators are saying we cannot afford pensions for the most vulnerable. But none of them is questioning the £83 billion a year spent subsidising the pensions of the wealthiest. Why is that?

[Oyinkansola🎀💐 @Oyinkansol73072]

My daughter left her phone on the kitchen counter, and I accidentally heard her telling her husband that I was “only useful when they needed money.” I said nothing. A week later, they left for an expensive vacation, completely unaware that the lakeside property they had been casually calling “ours someday” was about to disappear from their plans. While they were away, I finalized the sale and moved my important documents somewhere safe.

[Women's Rights Network - WRN @WomensRightsNet]

Three amazing sportswomen made history this summer.

Mountaineer Fay Manners, is the FIRST British woman to open a new route on the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland 👏🏼

Rower Lauren Henry, is the FIRST British woman to win Rowing World Championships in the single scull 👏🏼

Speed climber Erin McNeice, is the FIRST British woman to win European Speed Climbing Championships 👏🏼

CONGRATULATIONS to these fantastic athletes and role models for girls everywhere.

[Dora Moutot @doramoutot]

Dear English, gender-critical / TERF Island crowd,

I’m Dora Moutot, I’m French, and in May 2026 I was convicted by a French court for saying: “As women, we are compelled to be wary of people with penises.” I said this during a TV debate about transgender ideology and the placement of trans women in female prisons.

I have appealed that conviction.

But now, I’m facing the French justice system again.⚖️ Six new complaints have been filed against @margueritestern and me, including statements published through our media platform Femelliste (https://t.co/IYtOfHADg1), where we criticise transgender ideology and what we believe are its consequences for women’s rights.

Once again, an LGBT NGO is taking us to court.

💸 WE ARE THEREFORE LAUNCHING A FUNDRAISER TO PAY FOR OUR LEGAL FEES AND DEFENCE.

https://t.co/ZLZJ3i6orK

These cases need to be taken extremely seriously. As I said, I was already convicted once in May 2026 over comments concerning women’s rights in relation to transgender ideology.

But for some of the offences we are now accused of, we face penalties of up to:

⚠️ 1 YEAR IN PRISON
⚠️ €45,000 FINE
These trials go far beyond Marguerite and me.

Through the legal precedents they may create, they will help determine how far people in France will be able to publicly criticise transgender ideology in the future without risking criminal conviction.

Even a few euros make a difference.

And please, SHARE THIS.

I know some of you may not be able to share it publicly. In that case, share it privately: with friends, family, WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram groups, colleagues, and people in your network.

And could you guys please tag @elonmusk , @jk_rowling @jordanbpeterson, or anyone else in the English-speaking world who could help bring some visibility to the legal cases against us?

We really need people outside France to know what is happening !!!! Help us go international!

👉 DONATE HERE:
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Thank you in advance for your invaluable support.

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Appeal: Does anyone recognise this Jewish refugee Lily, taken in by the Kendrick family in Oxshott, Surrey during the Second World War?

It would mean everything to learn more about her... and is she still alive today???

[HeCheated.org @hecheateddotorg]

Justin Dennis is a man who calls himself "Riley," a "woman," and a "lesbian."

He is a sociopath who has made videos attempting to coerce women into having sex with him.

He then moved to Australia where he joined a women's soccer team and proceeded to sue a woman, who has lost her court case and now must pay him over $90,000 for pointing out that he's a man.

He is a fetishistic, vindictive man who sees women as prey who exist entirely for his benefit, and any rejection to his ego is met with narcissistic rage.

Spread the word.

[The Yorkshire Grey Sheep @LouiseWalton78]

A day knitting Rainbows & Sheep on my cushion cover 🌈🐑

[MJ Murphy @hothingsgirlsay]

Riley Dennis and Stephanie Blanch are both males. They’re both grown men. And Mr. Dennis and Mr. Blanch are the villains of this story.

Please repost so the world knows exactly who these men are.

If they’re going to receive $95,000 because a woman called them men, let’s make sure as many people as possible know why.

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

The more people who see the facts, the more people can decide for themselves what, if anything, they want to do to make a difference.

[Thea Sewell @theasewell05]

This was a difficult piece to write. It was also necessary.

I am one of the 8,711 victims warned that our attackers could be released early under Labour’s scheme. People should know who stands to benefit.

Malcolm James, then in his late fifties, kidnapped me in 2019, shortly after my fourteenth birthday. He held me for several hours and repeatedly sexually assaulted me.

I remained silent until Sarah Everard disappeared. She was abducted from a road that crosses the one from which I had been taken. I feared that the same men were responsible, and that my silence had allowed it to happen again.

James was convicted of five sexual offences against a child. He is a repeat offender with previous convictions, including for violence. I already believed his eight year sentence was inadequate. Now he may be released earlier still.

Andy Burnham has promised to review this scheme. He must exclude rapists, child sex offenders and repeat violent criminals.

I refuse to have spent longer securing justice than James spends in prison.

[Women's Rights Network - WRN @WomensRightsNet]

Servicewomen are not small men. They are women. They deserve kit that fits that accounts for female bodies. As it stands, they have lesser basic protection than their male colleagues.

https://t.co/lcObYzYDLo

[MurrayBlackburnMackenzie @mbmpolicy]

We have written today to the Chairs of Amnesty International UK's Section Board and Charitable Trust.

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[Artur Nadolny @ArturNadol7566]

NHS JUST WON THE RIGHT TO DELETE EVIDENCE

I've written about Dr Chris Day (@drcmday) before. Yesterday he messaged me two words that summed up eleven years of his life.

"Bad news"

The Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down judgment on his wasted costs claim against Hill Dickinson (@HillDickinson), the NHS law firm paid public money for years while sitting on contracts that could have ended this entire saga early.

Case name Day v Health Education England, [2026] EAT 97.

Verdict. Appeal dismissed. According to the judge, Hill Dickinson did nothing improper, unreasonable or negligent, and withholding the documents cost him nothing extra... Just eleven years of his life and a career that never happened. But sure, no extra cost.

Let's run through the highlight reel, since apparently none of it counted for anything.

90.000 emails deleted in the middle of a live hearing, fully admitted, filed under troubling and quietly left there.

An entire NHS director's email account wiped, the same director who was instructing the lawyers running this case. Also troubling, also fine.

A chief executive gave evidence under oath about a board meeting that stopped adding up the moment the real documents surfaced, and he's still described as a credible witness.

Board minutes the trust insisted did not exist turned up eventually, shortly after Chris was accused of making things up for suggesting they did. Two consultant anaesthetists and a former Health Minister backed his account with evidence that contradicts the tribunal's own findings.

None of it moved anything. Employment Judge Ramsden's original refusal stands. The EAT looked at all of it and SEE NOTHING.

Here's the bit that should actually bother you if you work in the NHS or plan on using it one day. Nobody ever sacked Chris. Nobody needed to. He simply never made consultant, spent over a decade doing locum A&E shifts instead, and got told by the legal system that mass evidence deletion during a live hearing is a footnote rather than a scandal.

Chris now sits on BMA (@TheBMA) Council and says he intends to take this further from there. Good luck to him, because judging by this result the bar for consequences in NHS litigation is currently buried somewhere near the Earth's core.

[Farmers Guardian @FarmersGuardian]

Most sheep farmers know the value of wool does not reflect the work that goes into producing it. 🐑

That is why The Great British Wool Revival is working to raise the profile of British wool and encourage more demand across the fashion and textile industries.

What do you think needs to happen to put value back into wool?

READ MORE: https://t.co/4SbVRbuAkb

[Made In England @BuyEnglishMade]

New English arrivals for the shop.

Twenty-one brands, eighty-four products.

Wish me luck getting this lot listed. 🤣

#MadeInEngland