Look forward to welcoming Ayesha Hazarika as a Labour Peer into the House of Lords.

It’s as if anorexic children were told their anorexia was not a mental health problem but an identity to be celebrated and encouraged, and anyone who said otherwise was a bigot who wanted to ‘erase’ thin people. Why did this happen? 9/12

Cass details shocking failures to follow established clinical guidelines.

But failure was enabled by ‘respectable’ society who responded to an epidemic of unexplained child gender distress by celebrating that distress rather than questioning its cause.

Why? A🧵1/12

If you had told me 30 years ago that I was to be a Tory Baroness I would have scoffed. But it has come to pass and I am proud to work alongside so many unsung heroes who care about women’s sex based rights and safeguarding children.

Nestlé is a polluter.

Its business model relies heavily on unhealthy foods — a recent peer-reviewed study in seven big global markets found that 75 per cent of its sales were from unhealthy foods.

It’s not illegal. But it is immoral. It’s unsustainable. And it’s bad business.…

Scotland's Hate Crime Act comes into effect today. Women gain no additional protections, of course, but well-known trans activist Beth Douglas, darling of prominent Scottish politicians, falls within a protected category. Phew! 1/11

I've #justsponsored Jeremy Hunt, who's fundraising for Royal Surrey Charity on JustGiving. Donate now justgiving.com/page/jeremy-hu…

🌟 Meet our #WinningWoman Caroline Newton, the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Henley and Thame. 🇬🇧 Dedicated to making a difference, let's support her path to Parliament. 💪✨
Discover more: Women2Win.com. #Women2Win #Empowerment

I remember this well and Tina Stowell leadership 👇 #GayMarriage

Interesting conference and this was a particularly interesting session 👇. House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Fascinating session yesterday with international experts House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Check it out on catch up and the website.

Discussing ‘The Longevity Imperative’ with its author Prof Andrew Scott. He points out that Humphrey Bogart (in Casablanca) and Hugh Grant (in Love Actually) were both 43. Also talking more serious issues and long term consequences.

I haven’t read it yet but from the reviews #anxiousgeneration is going to be crucial in understanding what is happening with children today.

Obviously there should be more women MPs but here’s a reminder or progress. These pics are ALL women MPs in 1966/56 (my grandmother in the middle. 33rd ever woman MP). In 1987 a total of 47 women MPs. Today 255. Foot on pedal Conservatives Conservative Women Women2Win 50:50 Parliament

Seriously? 🤷‍♀️

As part of March's #WomensHistoryMonth we're exploring the experiences of women in Parliament after 1997, in an event hosted with Keele University.

Find out about the event and how to sign up here:
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Important piece in tomo’s Observer from ⁦Hannah Barnes⁩ on leaks showing awful failures in healthcare for gender-questioning children in the US & why it matters here in the UK

Why disturbing leaks from US gender group WPATH ring alarm bells in the NHS theguardian.com/commentisfree/…