Lord Lexden - always delicious to read, as here: 'Gimson’s .. biography, devoted to Boris Johnson, treats that dangerous charlatan and law-breaker with the greatest generosity'. politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

I’m assuming this means the General Medical Council may have to rethink and start recording doctors’ sex again Dianne Hayter

This month marks 30 years since the death of The Labour Party leader John Smith. Mile End Institute is hosting a memorial event on 9th May with Yvette Cooper. See: qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/mei… A new book Biteback Publishing on Smith edited by Kevin Hickson is out on 22 May. bitebackpublishing.com/books/john-smi…

Tuesday, 21st May

I'm organising in Portcullis House,
'What is the Labour Case for the House of Lords?'

Baroness Hayman, 1st Lord Speaker
Baroness Dianne Hayter, former Shadow Deputy Leader of the Lords
Dr Gavin Hyman, Labour historian & academic

eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-the-…

Social worker Rachel Meade has been awarded £40,000 for injury to feelings against Social Work England and Westminster City Council, aggravated damages against both, and exemplary damages against SWE.

thetimes.co.uk/article/social…

'Chestfeeding' to be banned in NHS crackdown telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Update: I'm told that the Pop N Olly video featuring this abomination has been removed from the Y7 lessons. But I'm not leaving it there. I want to find out more about what's going on within PHSE and other lessons. Not the end. But a positive start. Will keep you posted.

Yet another good question from The Labour Party 's Dianne Hayter
'To ask HMG whether it is their policy for NHS to refer to people who have ovaries rather than women & whether this phraseology has been market tested with women'
Promising answer, too
#SexMatters
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… ; WQ re use of 'people with ovaries' in NHS parlance. Good response from the minister

A relief to see David Bell has full page opinion piece on @TheCassReview in The Guardian today. Is the paper finally returning to it's senses?
'The policy of 'affirmation' ... was an inappropriate clinical stance brought about by influential activist groups and some senior...staff.'

This is what happens when you fail to protect children from alcohol marketing, and a Govt that fails to see that UK alcohol marketing controls are weak. Whoever forms the new Govt must act. A vast majority of citizens want proper action on alcohol harm theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Des is right: Lewy body dementia is not going to cure itself. It does need to be taken as seriously as other conditions.

All dementias are not the same. Lewy body dementia is the second most common form of age-related dementia and it needs to be given high priority.

WOW!

What a day - we are unbelievably proud of Amy, Sophie, Tara, Jim and Lyndsay.

Their marathon efforts have raised more than £10,000 and there is more coming in still.

And we are delighted they have inspired people to run in their footsteps next year.

However, as a micro

Good thread addressing some of the concerns, and in some cases wilful misrepresentation, about the evidence base for Dr Cass’ review 👇🏻

Another sport confirms its women’s competitions will be restricted to female players only. This time England Darts.

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Looks like the BBC may have found a way to weed out freelance journalists who don’t comply with gender identity ideology.

You can’t be paid for your time until you fill out a diversity survey. And the first two questions are about your ‘gender identity’. And you can’t
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Absolutely delighted to see Lewy body dementia getting coverage in the The Telegraph.

We are working hard to ensure both the public and medical professionals are more aware of the symptoms of LBD.

telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

#lewybodydementia #shiningalightonlewy #dementia

A quote from Dr Hilary Cass in The Times today. Please feel free to post this screenshot underneath every single person dismissing her gold standard report. They clearly only have one agenda. And it’s not to protect children.

The Tories' overall majority is now just 43 (down from 80 following the 2019 general election).

Me for UnHerd:

'Yousaf is arguing that a law against misogyny is needed to protect the very people who categorically cannot experience it'

unherd.com/newsroom/humza…