Wow I had no idea it was actually true that vampires can't see themselves in the mirror

It’s a critique of those who spread hatred under the cover of procedural respectability. It’s like when someone campaigns to purge trans people from civil society organisations yet claims they’re just being reasonable.

(this accident of spelling is obviously incoherent and largely meaningless but I remain fascinated and appalled by the transphobia to fascism pipeline and the mind destroying powers of biological determinism)

“Circumventing” the law by… being open to anyone?

Remarkable! It’s just like the time I circumvented the Civil Aviation Act by travelling to France on a boat…

“Most of us on the political side of government weren’t that aware of it – weren’t that tuned into it – because it didn’t impact us on a day-to-day basis,”

Remarkable. If you’re not interested in serious policy work, why were you even employed by Downing Street?

Back when I worked in policy you used to get these people. They’d insist that politics is about big ideas and we shouldn’t get bogged down in detailed implementation. Then one of those boring details that was beneath their notice would blow up, and guess who had to step in to fix things?

Fundamentally, he used the wrong meme. 0/10

'Paul Ovenden was director of strategy in No.10 Downing Street from July 2024 to September 2025'

In case the name Paul Ovenden rings a bell, here's the bell: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just saying, if she’s correct then there’s zero rationale for a two year waiting period. Because gender recognition cannot be an important or weighty matter that requires a period of reflection if it doesn’t actually affect how you live your day to day life.