Boatwrite
@boatwrite.bsky.social
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Scottish, boat-dweller, writer, performer, occasional poet. Definitely of the pro-LGBTQ+ 'woke' persuasion. Left wing boomer given to reminiscing about the future, possibility, diversity and new ideas. Sorry, No live chat. No TERFs. No GCs.
Scottish, boat-dweller, writer, performer, occasional poet. Definitely of the pro-LGBTQ+ 'woke' persuasion. Left wing boomer given to reminiscing about the future, possibility, diversity and new ideas. Sorry, No live chat. No TERFs. No GCs.
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The disgraceful EHRC misconduct is now drawing fire from the United Nations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling
GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality A...
www.ohchr.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The disgraceful EHRC misconduct is now drawing fire from the United Nations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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After more than a year of threats from us, the Charity Commission has finally agreed to open a formal investigation into the Institute for Economic Affairs, the so-called charity responsible for Liz Truss' calamitous mini budget. goodlaw.social/00rn
Charity Commission opens investigation into IEA | Good Law Project
Are the Tufton Street crew responsible for Truss’s disastrous micro-budget acting for the public benefit? We think not.
goodlaw.social
May 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
After more than a year of threats from us, the Charity Commission has finally agreed to open a formal investigation into the Institute for Economic Affairs, the so-called charity responsible for Liz Truss' calamitous mini budget. goodlaw.social/00rn
Well! Gosh & golly! Don't we Scots just feel SO included in the jolly union! Hurrah!
Still voting independence though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still voting independence though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kate officially names new Royal Navy warship HMS Glasgow
It is the first of eight Type 26 frigates to be built by BAE Systems at its shipbuilding facilities on the River Clyde
www.bbc.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Well! Gosh & golly! Don't we Scots just feel SO included in the jolly union! Hurrah!
Still voting independence though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still voting independence though.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
#UK Supreme Court win for wild camping on Dartmoor.
Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...
Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.
www.bbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#UK Supreme Court win for wild camping on Dartmoor.
Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...
Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...
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While committing climate change mass murder
"Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets £12.4m back from HMRC"
'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany'
www.thenational.scot/news/2517667...
#MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich
"Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets £12.4m back from HMRC"
'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany'
www.thenational.scot/news/2517667...
#MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich
Shell pays no tax on North Sea drilling and gets £12.4m back from HMRC
THE oil giant Shell effectively paid no tax in the UK last year and got £12.4 million back from the UK Government, new filings show.
www.thenational.scot
May 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
While committing climate change mass murder
"Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets £12.4m back from HMRC"
'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany'
www.thenational.scot/news/2517667...
#MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich
"Shell pays no UK tax on North Sea drilling & gets £12.4m back from HMRC"
'In contrast, the company paid a total of $3.4 billion to the Norwegian government last year & $243m in Germany'
www.thenational.scot/news/2517667...
#MakePollutersPay #TaxTheRich
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BBC News website is still running this disgraceful front page headline. Presenters should not be expected to "keep quiet" on basic human rights abuses. And his past record of speaking out shouldn't be conflated with his error re the rat reposting (I didn't know that was an antisemitic slur either).
May 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
BBC News website is still running this disgraceful front page headline. Presenters should not be expected to "keep quiet" on basic human rights abuses. And his past record of speaking out shouldn't be conflated with his error re the rat reposting (I didn't know that was an antisemitic slur either).
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Nadia Whittome M.P.
Wealth Tax Now
Wealth Tax Now
May 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Nadia Whittome M.P.
Wealth Tax Now
Wealth Tax Now
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Last night, Labour ministers were emphasising that we remain outside the EU and that decision will never be open to renegotiation in any way.
The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence
The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Last night, Labour ministers were emphasising that we remain outside the EU and that decision will never be open to renegotiation in any way.
The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence
The sheer arrogance ignorance and incompetence
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My painting SPRING RIDE
May 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My painting SPRING RIDE
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I can't stop thinking about how the "Gender Critical" response to hundreds of leading UK biologists signing a letter saying sex isn't binary or immutable is "I can't believe that school kids know more about biology than these biologists". Can you imagine saying that out loud without thinking?! Mad
May 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I can't stop thinking about how the "Gender Critical" response to hundreds of leading UK biologists signing a letter saying sex isn't binary or immutable is "I can't believe that school kids know more about biology than these biologists". Can you imagine saying that out loud without thinking?! Mad
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... the BBC was always the propaganda arm of the British Establishment, the difference nowadays is that it's becoming more blatant
May 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
... the BBC was always the propaganda arm of the British Establishment, the difference nowadays is that it's becoming more blatant
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Shamima Begum was a child when she was groomed by ISIS operatives. She has paid heavily for her mistakes, made as a 15year old. If she were white she would not have had her citizenship stripped from her and would be home now with her parents.
May 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Shamima Begum was a child when she was groomed by ISIS operatives. She has paid heavily for her mistakes, made as a 15year old. If she were white she would not have had her citizenship stripped from her and would be home now with her parents.
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This isn't a Brexit reset. It's a face lift. Some of the most visible symptoms get a bit of correction: holiday queues & touring musicians. But the fundamental problems surrounding trade, investment, agriculture, fishing and freedom of movement still remain. It's lipstick on a pig. A wasted chance.
May 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This isn't a Brexit reset. It's a face lift. Some of the most visible symptoms get a bit of correction: holiday queues & touring musicians. But the fundamental problems surrounding trade, investment, agriculture, fishing and freedom of movement still remain. It's lipstick on a pig. A wasted chance.
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Owners of 236,500 properties in England and Wales worth £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts.
Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows.
Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.
Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows.
Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.
At least £64bn of property in England and Wales is hidden behind opaque trusts
Campaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the ‘go-to vehicle for kleptocrats’
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Owners of 236,500 properties in England and Wales worth £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts.
Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows.
Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.
Appeasement of the rich facilitates corruption, illicit financial flows.
Compare this to how govts treat the poor. Soon their bank accounts will be snooped on.
A cowardlt piece from #BBC. Gary Lineker spoke out about fascism, putting morality before career, and paid the price. Ok, he made a mistake with his choice of symbol, but fascism is fascism whoever perpetrates it. He did right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gary Lineker: A sorry end to a BBC career
His years as a BBC host end in circumstances nobody would have wanted, but some might have predicted.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A cowardlt piece from #BBC. Gary Lineker spoke out about fascism, putting morality before career, and paid the price. Ok, he made a mistake with his choice of symbol, but fascism is fascism whoever perpetrates it. He did right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This can fuck right off.
A womans body is her own.
It does not belong to the state.
This is abhorrent.
A womans body is her own.
It does not belong to the state.
This is abhorrent.
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
observer.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This can fuck right off.
A womans body is her own.
It does not belong to the state.
This is abhorrent.
A womans body is her own.
It does not belong to the state.
This is abhorrent.
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Be proud.
Proud of whom you love.
Proud of who you are.
Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power.
Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally.
This week and every week.
Be proud. Always.
Proud of whom you love.
Proud of who you are.
Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power.
Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally.
This week and every week.
Be proud. Always.
May 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Be proud.
Proud of whom you love.
Proud of who you are.
Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power.
Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally.
This week and every week.
Be proud. Always.
Proud of whom you love.
Proud of who you are.
Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power.
Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally.
This week and every week.
Be proud. Always.