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Ian Rennie
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anna-orridge.bsky.social
You'd never have guessed it from looking at the papers, but Peggie mostly lost her case. Her only 'victory' was the court acknowledged the trust had screwed up some of the HR paperwork. Anything substantive relating to her supposed 'discrimination' and complaints about Dr Beth Upton was dismissed
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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mimmymum.bsky.social
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!
Highlighted paragraph: Evidence from Ms Forstater and Mx Valentine 1038. We turn to address the evidence from Ms Forstater and Mx Valentine, which the parties had described as “research evidence”. That is not, so far as we are aware, a term of law. Nothing was cited to support the use of that term. It is not skilled evidence as explained below, and the parties did not suggest that either witness was skilled or expert in that sense. It was not necessarily inadmissible, given the terms of Rule 41, and until read and considered the extent to which it might be relevant could not be assessed, but the weight to attach to it was a different consideration Highlighted sections: 1040. In many respects the evidence in the statements was more in the nature of material for the public debate on wider issues as to what the law should be, and on occasion it appeared to us to be polemic, rather than evidence relevant to the issues at an Employment Tribunal. 1041. Opinion evidence was addressed in Walker and Walker on Evidence, Fifth Edition (“Walker”), which explained the distinction between evidence of fact, and of belief or opinion. Opinion evidence may be led from what Walker describes as an ordinary witness (the classification of witnesses is between ordinary and skilled), and examples of that are given. Ms Forstater 1042. The statement from Ms Forstater was not presented as impartial evidence, but specifically as one given in support of the claimant. It had at paragraph 10 an argument as to facts, of which Ms Forstater said that she was certain. They are however we consider not facts, but expressions of her opinion. The assertion at 10 (b) for example was “Sex is in general readily perceptible and is salient to other people.” That we consider cannot be other than her opinion, for which no support from any document in the Supplementary Bundle appeared to be referred to in her written witness statement. It was contradicted by other evidence, and the terms of a Note issued by EJ Tinnion on 5 January 2025 in relation to the second respondent. It did not appear to be an assertion related to the second respondent in particular, but as a more general proposition. 1043. The assertion at (d) had a further series of propositions which were opinions although presented as facts. If the 1992 Regulations, then as discussed they are not within this Tribunal’s jurisdiction, and the comment appears to be an argument over the policy of the law, or how the law should be interpreted, neither of which are relevant evidence before us. 1044. The sub-paragraphs include, by way of example, (ii) “women are in general more fearful of men than men … Highlighted sections: That is again an expression of opinion without cross reference to any document in the Supplementary Bundle. Sub-paragraph (v) was “unless rules about single-sex spaces are clearly stated and enforced it leaves women open to risk of sexual harassment and assault, and makes these spaces feel unsafe.” That again is an expression of opinion. The witness statement purports to expand on the comments at paragraph 10 stating that the facts stated are true. In our view they are not reliable as evidence from a person not a skilled witness on the propositions that are advanced. 1045. Where there was reference to documentation it is in our view both partial and incomplete. Part of it is based on research undertaken by Sex Matters, an organisation of which she is the Chief Executive Officer. It is a campaigning organisation, as set out in paragraph 4. There is an obvious risk that that research is impacted by the nature of it, which is not suggested to be an independent academic study .... In our view it would not be dealing with a case fairly or justly to rely on expressions of opinion from a person campaigning on one side of the argument on such an issue. We did not consider that the case of Connor on which the claimant founded, cited above and which indicated that in some situations evidence which was not expert in nature could be sufficient, was applicable to such a matter. 1047. Our review of the literature referred to by Ms Forstater reveals that the broad generalisations she seeks to take from it are not sufficiently supported by the document or document founded on, both from the terms of the document and the other documents in relation to the same broad issue, to be treated as reliable evidence.
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
Fantastic piece of work this
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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scriblit.bsky.social
Tribunal: *finds that Sandie Peggie harassed Dr Beth Upton*
British Press: Hahaha no, that's not the story we already decided we like, they must have said it wrong, we'll just say the opposite thing happened ☺️
thechiller.bsky.social chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 16h
#C4News went above & beyond, reporting:

"a nurse has won a harassment claim against Dr Beth Upton."

No she didn't. NHS FIFE harassed her, not Upton.

This is almost defamatory, & they mentioned none of the dismissed parts or the implications for trans women in SS spaces. I complained to Ofcom.
December 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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runningdog.bsky.social
This would have so much more force if Labour hadn’t disciplined their own candidate for doing too well
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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goodlawproject.org
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.
So far as her other comments are concerned, they were impermissible manifestations of her belief and were in our view what amounted to an incident of harassment by the claimant of the second respondent related to the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, reasonably perceived by the second respondent to be so, and were a breach by the claimant of section 26 of the Act and of the Bullying and Harassment Policy. The second respondent was entitled to view the actions of the claimant in those particular regards as being such harassment, or as a “hate incident” within the policy, and the first respondent was entitled in principle to act on the complaint made, but the detail of how it did so depends on all the circumstances as more fully addressed below. The second respondent was also entitled to regard the claimant’s actions as a breach of the second respondent’s Article 8 rights, so far as the claimant’s expression of her beliefs was impermissible. 1034. We also considered that the claimant had acted deliberately to be able to challenge the second respondent whilst they were alone. What she did was to wait until other members of staff had left the changing room, and for the second respondent to leave the cubicle, before raising her own beliefs directly with the second respondent in the manner we have set out. 1035. Whilst the claimant had not been informed as promptly and in the detail we considered appropriate, and the first respondent did not consider whether to revoke permission at all, the claimant did not herself raise any formal grievance under the policy. She is an experienced member of staff who had access to union advice. She knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the first respondent having granted permission to the second respondent she required to have raised her concerns with the first respondent as the decision-maker rather than with the colleague to whom it had been granted, and in any event ought not to have done so in the manner that she did.
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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katz.theracket.news
“My biggest fault? I’d say it’s that I work too hard and care too much” ass lede
Interview by Patrick Healy With Joseph Kahn Patrick Healy is the assistant managing editor for standards and trust at The Times. He was previously a Times Politics editor and reporter. Dec. 2, 2025 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 How does The New York Times cover the fire hose of news from the Trump administration? What journalistic principles drive that coverage? Why does The Times publish work that challenges our audience's assumptions at a time when many people want their views validated? Where do we
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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kibblesmith.com
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad

The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'

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December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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edzitron.com
Looks like shit
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad

The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'

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December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
theangelremiel.bsky.social
So, how do I get rid of this?
An inline post option at the top of my timeline
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
theangelremiel.bsky.social
I don't want to fucking see whatever your fucking service's shit version of Spotify Wrapped is. Go away.
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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kingserpentico.bsky.social
I like how airports are all about keeping your bags with you at all times or else they’ll drop the planet fitness lunk alarm on you but when it’s baggage claim time anyone with enough confidence can pick up any bag from the carrousel & leave cause you are now in a lawless Mad Max state where water i
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
As the trans community have known for a while now - the definition of activist is someone who dares to state they exist
HADLEY FREEMAN Wes Streeting must stand up to the ADHD activists I can help with the minister's review: some people are just confused by life Hadley Freeman
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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juliaserano.bsky.social
one of the main reasons trans healthcare moved away from strict gatekeeping and toward informed consent & GAC is that trans ppl who were denied the means to transition would simply seek it out elsewhere
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23h
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
“A screenshot of a news article from The Times website. The headline reads: ‘Children taking DIY cross-sex hormones before going to gender clinics.’ The subheadline states: ‘Hundreds of young trans people are buying puberty blockers, oestrogen and testosterone without prescription from websites and even recreational drug dealers.’ The page header includes navigation links, a log-in button, and a ‘Start trial’ button.”
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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davidgerard.co.uk
the fucking Calibre e-book manager has gone AI slop

calibre-ebook.com/whats-new
New features Allow asking AI questions about any book in your calibre library. Right click the "View" button and choose "Discuss selected book(s) with AI" AI: Allow asking AI what book to read next by right clicking on a book and using the "Similar books" menu AI: Add a new backend for "LM Studio" which allows running various AI models locally
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
theangelremiel.bsky.social
I have a joke about Stuart Semple, but you can only hear it if you promise not to tell it to Anish Kapoor.
mckelvie.bsky.social Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · May 16
I have a joke about Alan Moore but everyone on the internet will take it too seriously and get mad about it for days
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
theangelremiel.bsky.social
there's a certain level of "and why were YOU at the Devil's Sacrament?" to noticing that Kyle Fletcher's theme music sounds like a metal version of Doctor from Homestuck. #AEW
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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joxley.jmoxley.co.uk
Um, this doesn't seem to acknowledge that you can have dual nationality and not be a migrant...
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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thechiller.bsky.social
I keep thinking of Beth Upton today, who won against an absolutely foul, racist bigot, and should be having the best day, but is still being monstered by our entire media, for the crime of merely existing as her authentic self and doing a job in the NHS that helps people, all day every day.
thechiller.bsky.social chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 16h
#C4News went above & beyond, reporting:

"a nurse has won a harassment claim against Dr Beth Upton."

No she didn't. NHS FIFE harassed her, not Upton.

This is almost defamatory, & they mentioned none of the dismissed parts or the implications for trans women in SS spaces. I complained to Ofcom.
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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attackerman.bsky.social
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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diplomatofnight.com
Worth noting just how impressive it is that public opinion has so steadily turned against Israel in the United States considering the fact that news like this basically does not get covered in any of the legacy media publications.
dropsitenews.com Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17h
🔴 Top Israeli Ministers Proudly Adorn a Global Symbol of Racial Terror

Israeli Nat'l Security Min. Itamar Ben-Gvir & allies were photographed wearing gold noose pins in public to signal support for executing Palestinian detainees. Also visible in the image is Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu...
🔴 Top Israeli Ministers Proudly Adorn a Global Symbol of Racial Terror Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and allies were photographed wearing gold noose pins in public to signal support for executing Palestinian detainees. Also visible in the image is Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, whose ministry oversees settlement expansion and displacement in the occupied West Bank. For Americans and many in former settler colonies, the noose is inseparable from the history of racial terror and lynching, making its public display an endorsement of extrajudicial killing and violent intimidation. Israeli military courts that try Palestinians convict more than 99% of defendants. Over half of the nearly 9,500 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel are held without charge or trial. See new posts Conversation jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz Ben Gvir and friends wearing a noose to signal their support for executing detainees, clearly designed to look like a yellow hostage ribbon at first glance. That’s heritage minister Amichai Eliyahu on the right, who oversees the ethnic cleansing of Sebastia.
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
What’s interesting is that little “very fortunately for me” part because she’s not saying he didn’t do all of it or wasn’t actively dangerous and predatory towards potentially every woman around him, just that people should stop caring
rajandelman.bsky.social Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 18h
All these people are in their own stupid little world, huh
Judi dench texts kevin spacey, thinks weinstein has suffered enough
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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hern.bsky.social
Two ways to read this. One is “she lost on every substantive claim, completely failed in her attempts to ban trans staff from the workplace, and won mild procedural victories against her employers handling of her case”.
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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billielhindle.bsky.social
Dr Beth Upton deserves an apology from the entire UK media class. She won’t get one, but the character assassination has been relentless.

But the truth prevails. I only hope this can be a turning point and that Beth gets some privacy and much deserved rest.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
theangelremiel.bsky.social
My set has a joke about Hilbert's Grand Hotel, I'm still workshopping where it fits.
alkennedy.bsky.social Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 19h
I've got a joke about the Shirt of Nessus but I'm not sure I can pull it off
daveon.bsky.social DaveO @daveon.bsky.social · 20h
I had a joke about Heisenberg but I’m not sure about it.
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM