Jannette Calder

Excerpt from Frankly on her encounter with Nigel Farage at an election debate they both took part in..."we were all quiet, lost in our own thoughts. The exception was Nigel Farage, who I recall telling someone, quite loudly, how much alcohol he had consumed....and while I found him every bit as odious in person as he appears on TV, it also seemed to me that underneath the bombastic is a brittle, fragile ego. He seems very insecure, especially around women"

Nicola Sturgeon's take on Farage #Frankly

Why “Autism Is Not A Spectrum” – But Not For the Reasons You May Have Heard By Dr Chloe Farahar | Autistic Researcher, Project Manager for Learning Disability and Autism at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, and Founder of Aucademy CIC The Spectrum Was Never Fit For …

A strong and well argued reply to Uta Frith’s TES interview from Dr. Chloe Farahar: aucademy.co.uk/2026/03/10/w...

@annehealthcare.bsky.social have produced a very useful guide about what to do if your GP stops your hormones prescription or refuses care. Remember you have rights and options, and they have legal, ethical and professional obligations.

We're recruiting for four new roles. 👇

Had to check if this was satire. George Galloway 🤣🤣🤣. If anything his endorsement of anything would make me less keen on it. What a weird take.

People said a "bathroom bill" would never happen here, and look where we are now.

Sex Matters has been campaigning for some time for health records, passports and driving licences (amongst others) to record only assigned sex at birth.

They have, as Abigail points out, the ear of the government.

Not even close! Great result 👏

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My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...

A reminder, one day ahead of a by-election in which the Greens are favourites to defeat Reform, that the Daily Mail owner's wife recently donated £50,000 to Nigel Farage's party

We have "presumption of mainstream" in Scotland, no access to EHCPs. As a result my two teens have been left with next to no education over the last few years. I always hoped Scotland would adopt EHCPs but instead it sounds like England will be taking Scotlands path which doesn't work/lacks funding.

So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.

"...Starmer looks like a robot." I'm no fan of Starmer but Matt sounds more like a robot in this clip to me, very automated sounding.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, Canadian Pediatric Society, American Psychological Association, Japan’s Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, and 27 German medical assocs have all rejected the Cass Review's findings

Home - RSHP Welcome to the RSHP project, developing a resource for relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education for children & young people in Scotland.

I agree, thank goodness! I was reassured after reading this but the timing with England's announcements worried me at first. RSHP Scot is a fantastic resource and the new updates sound beneficial.

Closes on 12th Feb 👇

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Nice to get out to the Lagoons today. Spring can't come soon enough #EastLothian

1 million signatures for Palestine ! As we speak, Israel has banned dozens of humanitarian organisations, blocked life-saving aid, and dismantled the last lifelines for people in Gaza. Children are starving. Hospitals have been destroyed...

"I just joined a European Citizens’ Initiative to force the EU Commission to officially address the suspension of trade with Israel.
Can you add your name so they can't ignore us? It only takes a minute:
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This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face

👏 Please don't just stop at Mandelson, many need held accountable.

I have also thought that there is massive gender inequality in this too. Women are more likely to take a break from work for maternity leave/part time employment to raise children/have a higher care burden...meanwhile interest accrues. Men are often able to pay off this debt well before women.

The only trans people mentioned in the epstein files are victims.

Hundreds of known anti-trans people are in them, though, either rubbing shoulders with the rape-cult, an active part of the clique, or trying to gain access.

Are you getting it yet?

My original repost had an error.

Queer AF has worked tirelessly to establish these facts.

Trans ppl make up ~0.5% of the population but account for ~7% of U18 suicide.

Clear evidence of the fatal consequences of the anti-trans efforts of successive governments, media and groups like Sex Matters

Yes, my desire previously was to tell them where to go, but now I think getting into a long conversation or distracting them somehow is better to waste their time and cut the number of doors they can go to.

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Channel 4 advertising the Melania movie. No thanks 🤢. Wish we could block some ads.

Lovely, just lovely. More of this please!

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Promoted by Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham St, EH6 5QN.

I thought this was quite an alarming yet unbelievable take too. Strange poll (I hope!)

This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable

I completely agree that we need to 'make racism unacceptable again" but please Zack can you ditch the MAGA style slogans, was a bit unsure about the earlier "make hope normal again", surely there is a less icky slogan formula?