Daffy Dils
@daffydils.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ ally
I like politics, the EU and the NHS.
I like politics, the EU and the NHS.
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Picked this out of a Guardian article earlier this week
The Bishop of Kirkstall on YL - he has no “right to subvert the faith so that it serves his purpose rather than the other way around”
Same goes for Reform
The Bishop of Kirkstall on YL - he has no “right to subvert the faith so that it serves his purpose rather than the other way around”
Same goes for Reform
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Picked this out of a Guardian article earlier this week
The Bishop of Kirkstall on YL - he has no “right to subvert the faith so that it serves his purpose rather than the other way around”
Same goes for Reform
The Bishop of Kirkstall on YL - he has no “right to subvert the faith so that it serves his purpose rather than the other way around”
Same goes for Reform
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There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism
While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
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I have been very puzzled by the behaviour expertly critiqued here.
There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism
While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I have been very puzzled by the behaviour expertly critiqued here.
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18. Needless to say, the Healthcare/NHS IPC refusal to act against airborne infections is a nonsense. People would be less upset if you admitted your mistake, apologised, and took action now.
Reintroducing mask mandates, too late, wrong masks, and piecemeal just compounds this.
Reintroducing mask mandates, too late, wrong masks, and piecemeal just compounds this.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
18. Needless to say, the Healthcare/NHS IPC refusal to act against airborne infections is a nonsense. People would be less upset if you admitted your mistake, apologised, and took action now.
Reintroducing mask mandates, too late, wrong masks, and piecemeal just compounds this.
Reintroducing mask mandates, too late, wrong masks, and piecemeal just compounds this.
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9. Respirator (FFP2/3) masks, well fitted, DO protect the wearer as well as exerting source control. Surgical masks and, to a very limited extent, "face coverings" will restrict/protect from droplet-borne viruses.
10. Airborne transmission means FFP2/3 masks are gold standard.
10. Airborne transmission means FFP2/3 masks are gold standard.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
9. Respirator (FFP2/3) masks, well fitted, DO protect the wearer as well as exerting source control. Surgical masks and, to a very limited extent, "face coverings" will restrict/protect from droplet-borne viruses.
10. Airborne transmission means FFP2/3 masks are gold standard.
10. Airborne transmission means FFP2/3 masks are gold standard.
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So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
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What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
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The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
The Farage Apologists
The same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Not easy to get to sleep tonight - have burnt the bridge of whatever career I had left and really don’t feel that my opinions are so extreme that that should have been necessary
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Not easy to get to sleep tonight - have burnt the bridge of whatever career I had left and really don’t feel that my opinions are so extreme that that should have been necessary
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These amendments bear no resemblance to how end-of-life care actually works. Many terminally ill people are looked after mainly by specialists, in hospitals or hospices, or after moving to be closer to family. Forcing people on their death beds to have a series of GP appointments is simply cruel.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
These amendments bear no resemblance to how end-of-life care actually works. Many terminally ill people are looked after mainly by specialists, in hospitals or hospices, or after moving to be closer to family. Forcing people on their death beds to have a series of GP appointments is simply cruel.
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Then, in the middle of the debate, a bombshell dropped: the 28-point peace plan secretly drafted by US and Russian officials.
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
US peace plan throws reparations loan into disarray
The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked docu...
www.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Then, in the middle of the debate, a bombshell dropped: the 28-point peace plan secretly drafted by US and Russian officials.
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
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In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.
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The problem with a seasonal epidemic is that it's way too easy to write a sexy "flu numbers twice as bad as last year" headline, which is true but misleading, when you ought to be writing a "flu arrives a little earlier than last year" headline.
I've got to say, I'm not sure why this has become such a big media story. I might be wrong but my current view is that it's overblown. Flu arrived early, which is why it's breaking 'time of year' records, but it's only in the medium threshold and could peak lower than last year, let alone 2022-23.
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The problem with a seasonal epidemic is that it's way too easy to write a sexy "flu numbers twice as bad as last year" headline, which is true but misleading, when you ought to be writing a "flu arrives a little earlier than last year" headline.
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
The argument here is that because the war was still a big subject in 1970s playgrounds, this excuses Farage's gross behaviour at the time. No, Farage went way beyond anything I remember - which was more about air-shooting phantom Nazis invading the school grounds
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
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"Good Law Project said both rulings countered the argument that the supreme court ruling automatically resulted in a bathroom ban for trans people. “The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scottish nurse wins part of her tribunal in trans doctor changing room case
Sandie Peggie wins harassment claim but tribunal dismisses allegations of discrimination and victimisation
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Good Law Project said both rulings countered the argument that the supreme court ruling automatically resulted in a bathroom ban for trans people. “The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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An important point to come out of the Sandie Peggie case is that 'gender critical' employees can't take matters into their own hands and confront trans employees. If they do that it is likely to be harassment/ bullying/ a hate incident.
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
An important point to come out of the Sandie Peggie case is that 'gender critical' employees can't take matters into their own hands and confront trans employees. If they do that it is likely to be harassment/ bullying/ a hate incident.
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Remember when Helen Joyce was called out as "not an expert" by Australian courts - Now Maya Forstater has been told the same in the Peggie judgment! 👏👏👏
The judgement states outright that the evidence submitted by her & Sex Matters was “not skilled evidence.”
This is the Tribunal’s exact wording!
The judgement states outright that the evidence submitted by her & Sex Matters was “not skilled evidence.”
This is the Tribunal’s exact wording!
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Remember when Helen Joyce was called out as "not an expert" by Australian courts - Now Maya Forstater has been told the same in the Peggie judgment! 👏👏👏
The judgement states outright that the evidence submitted by her & Sex Matters was “not skilled evidence.”
This is the Tribunal’s exact wording!
The judgement states outright that the evidence submitted by her & Sex Matters was “not skilled evidence.”
This is the Tribunal’s exact wording!
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Me, in The Guardian today:
"This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."
"This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."
The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson
Since the supreme court decision, organisations have faced lobbying and legal threats. But trans people are protected by discrimination law too, says Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Me, in The Guardian today:
"This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."
"This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."
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Ignore the media framing, I think this is a glimmer of good news.
“The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces” - @goodlawproject.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces” - @goodlawproject.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scottish nurse wins part of her tribunal in trans doctor changing room case
Sandie Peggie wins harassment claim but tribunal dismisses allegations of discrimination and victimisation
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ignore the media framing, I think this is a glimmer of good news.
“The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces” - @goodlawproject.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“The tribunal was clear that the law does not now require banning trans people from single-sex spaces” - @goodlawproject.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Of course, abandoning international human rights norms is as Far Right as it gets. What this is really about is dressing up Blue Labour's political strategy of appealing to Reform voters in clothing less likely to alienate everyone else.
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Of course, abandoning international human rights norms is as Far Right as it gets. What this is really about is dressing up Blue Labour's political strategy of appealing to Reform voters in clothing less likely to alienate everyone else.
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this is insane
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
this is insane