Lucy Cage
@lucycage.bsky.social
Writer, maker, mother, grrrl.
In favour of brunch • trees • revolution • sauna • dogs • femme-forward noise • poetry. Very much against fascists.
In favour of brunch • trees • revolution • sauna • dogs • femme-forward noise • poetry. Very much against fascists.
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Everything's shit at the moment, so here's 46 seconds of Sweep playing a bell along with a brass band:
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Everything's shit at the moment, so here's 46 seconds of Sweep playing a bell along with a brass band:
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
🏳️⚧️Wonderful day at @transpridebrighton, city full of love & solidarity! This year it felt hugely important to join the march as an ally & friend, at a time when trans rights are being brutally dismantled & people made to feel unsafe & unwelcome in their own community. #transrightsarehumanrights
July 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🏳️⚧️Wonderful day at @transpridebrighton, city full of love & solidarity! This year it felt hugely important to join the march as an ally & friend, at a time when trans rights are being brutally dismantled & people made to feel unsafe & unwelcome in their own community. #transrightsarehumanrights
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A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance.
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance.
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
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Labour backbencher Rachael Maskell tells Commons welfare reforms that would cut the Universal Credit health aspect would be a 'stain on this great party'
Stripped-down welfare Bill will still see hundreds of thousands of disabled people lose £3,000 a year by 2030
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Stripped-down welfare Bill will still see hundreds of thousands of disabled people lose £3,000 a year by 2030
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Disabled will lose £3,000 a year in 'stain on the Labour Party' plans, MPs told
Labour backbencher Rachael Maskell told the Commons that welfare reforms that would cut the Universal Credit health aspect would be a 'stain on this great party'
www.mirror.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Labour backbencher Rachael Maskell tells Commons welfare reforms that would cut the Universal Credit health aspect would be a 'stain on this great party'
Stripped-down welfare Bill will still see hundreds of thousands of disabled people lose £3,000 a year by 2030
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Stripped-down welfare Bill will still see hundreds of thousands of disabled people lose £3,000 a year by 2030
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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I don’t know what’s wrong with people who still use X. You’re getting your breaking news and sports chat from a Nazi site. Draw a line
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don’t know what’s wrong with people who still use X. You’re getting your breaking news and sports chat from a Nazi site. Draw a line
Yes, exactly! The Tebbit test has gone into the lexicon and may well be the only thing he’s remembered for in years to come; you can’t just airbrush the racism.
I get the desire to praise him. But to not mention his eponymous test *at all* devalues all the prior words honouring him. He said what he said; it devalued his career and should be marked as such, not dodged. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Forget left and right: Norman Tebbit was a working-class hero. Politicians now could learn much from him | Henry Hill
The iconic Tory had strong clear beliefs and was a fighter when his party needed fighters. We could do with more like that now, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yes, exactly! The Tebbit test has gone into the lexicon and may well be the only thing he’s remembered for in years to come; you can’t just airbrush the racism.
Rosie Duffield should not be using derogatory, childish language when talking about trans people, or walking out of sessions that concern trans rights. Appallingly inappropriate. Please sign & share.
Here is our draft letter to the Women and Equalities Committee regarding Rosie Duffield MP’s transphobic conduct.
You can read it here: equalityamplifiedltd-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/person...
You can add your name as a signatory here: forms.office.com/e/gwpJsm6ZMH.
You can read it here: equalityamplifiedltd-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/person...
You can add your name as a signatory here: forms.office.com/e/gwpJsm6ZMH.
July 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rosie Duffield should not be using derogatory, childish language when talking about trans people, or walking out of sessions that concern trans rights. Appallingly inappropriate. Please sign & share.
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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But that’s exactly how solidarity works! Effective left-wing movements find common cause with each other through solidarity; it’s not you granting a favour!
And it should not have to be requested from an MP, who is BEING PAID to work on behalf of his constituents.
Also: it’s trans *people*. 🙄
And it should not have to be requested from an MP, who is BEING PAID to work on behalf of his constituents.
Also: it’s trans *people*. 🙄
I’ve repeatedly stood up for trans. I don’t expect any thanks. It’s called solidarity.
But a wee bit of advice. You don’t demand solidarity. It’s not how it works. It’s freely given or it isn’t.
But a wee bit of advice. You don’t demand solidarity. It’s not how it works. It’s freely given or it isn’t.
April 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
But that’s exactly how solidarity works! Effective left-wing movements find common cause with each other through solidarity; it’s not you granting a favour!
And it should not have to be requested from an MP, who is BEING PAID to work on behalf of his constituents.
Also: it’s trans *people*. 🙄
And it should not have to be requested from an MP, who is BEING PAID to work on behalf of his constituents.
Also: it’s trans *people*. 🙄
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I've put on my hob nailed boots and given the Supreme Court decision the kicking it deserves. goodlaw.social/vd3a
The Supreme Court ignored trans voices. I’m ashamed of what our law has become | Good Law Project
The Supreme Court’s decision to exclude trans voices has harmed trans people – and harmed the fairness of their ruling.
goodlaw.social
April 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I've put on my hob nailed boots and given the Supreme Court decision the kicking it deserves. goodlaw.social/vd3a
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Dick Van Dyke: Hank Tough, you come back here right now!
Hank Tough:
Hank Tough:
April 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Dick Van Dyke: Hank Tough, you come back here right now!
Hank Tough:
Hank Tough:
Oh Brainiac! ❤️
'Brainiac were like a neon version of Bad Brains – the music was faster than it ‘should’ be, and hairier than other things, and that’s what I always loved about it. They were like some crazy cartoon'
‘Get Away’ from Smack Bunny Baby (1993) The Strange World Of… #Brainiac
buff.ly/r2Lq7ML
‘Get Away’ from Smack Bunny Baby (1993) The Strange World Of… #Brainiac
buff.ly/r2Lq7ML
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Oh Brainiac! ❤️
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
NOT an order to support or protect women, despite some columnists' take on it:
“For this initiative surely undermines the ideals for which feminism has always stood: overcoming discrimination and inequality, and refusing offensive notions of who measures up as a woman and who fails in that regard.”
“For this initiative surely undermines the ideals for which feminism has always stood: overcoming discrimination and inequality, and refusing offensive notions of who measures up as a woman and who fails in that regard.”
‘We have to ask whether this order is a ruse conducted in the name of feminism, for this initiative surely undermines the ideals for which feminism has always stood.’
Judith Butler on Trump’s anti-trans executive order:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler on Trump’s anti-trans executive order:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler · This Is Wrong: Executive Order 14168
When diversity, equity and inclusion become ‘threats’ to the order of society, progressive politics in general is...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NOT an order to support or protect women, despite some columnists' take on it:
“For this initiative surely undermines the ideals for which feminism has always stood: overcoming discrimination and inequality, and refusing offensive notions of who measures up as a woman and who fails in that regard.”
“For this initiative surely undermines the ideals for which feminism has always stood: overcoming discrimination and inequality, and refusing offensive notions of who measures up as a woman and who fails in that regard.”
A thread about the why the police raid on the Westminster Quaker Meeting House was a violation of Quaker space - it wasn't just "a room hire".
Something i would like folks to understand about the police raid on Westminster Quaker Meeting House. The right wingers thinking its a slam dunk to correct folks about it 'not being a meeting for worship, it was a room hire'
They are wrong, and its ignorance of Quakers, their history and praxis.
They are wrong, and its ignorance of Quakers, their history and praxis.
March 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A thread about the why the police raid on the Westminster Quaker Meeting House was a violation of Quaker space - it wasn't just "a room hire".
Very important read
March 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Very important read
Wow.
Not just the revealing fact he thinks you can "cut pocket money by £10" (how much were they getting in the first place?!) but OMG, the immensely ignorant & insulting comparison between a sum given to allow people to live their lives with more diginity and independence and... POCKET MONEY?! 🤯
Not just the revealing fact he thinks you can "cut pocket money by £10" (how much were they getting in the first place?!) but OMG, the immensely ignorant & insulting comparison between a sum given to allow people to live their lives with more diginity and independence and... POCKET MONEY?! 🤯
Darren Jones, the second-in-command to Rachel Reeves, was soon slammed for his "staggering" remark.
Cabinet Minister Compares Disability Cuts To Reducing His Children's Pocket Money
Darren Jones, the second-in-command to Rachel Reeves, was soon slammed for his "staggering" remark.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wow.
Not just the revealing fact he thinks you can "cut pocket money by £10" (how much were they getting in the first place?!) but OMG, the immensely ignorant & insulting comparison between a sum given to allow people to live their lives with more diginity and independence and... POCKET MONEY?! 🤯
Not just the revealing fact he thinks you can "cut pocket money by £10" (how much were they getting in the first place?!) but OMG, the immensely ignorant & insulting comparison between a sum given to allow people to live their lives with more diginity and independence and... POCKET MONEY?! 🤯
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A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
Is Rachel Reeves constrained by the City?
Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity?
This is the audio version:
This is the transc...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
Genuinely thought this was AI when I saw a still image yesterday.
Absolute psychopath.
Absolute psychopath.
March 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Genuinely thought this was AI when I saw a still image yesterday.
Absolute psychopath.
Absolute psychopath.
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Hi Netflix, we could really use a one shot drama about the effects of dismantling welfare and pandering to the super rich, sincerely Britain.
March 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hi Netflix, we could really use a one shot drama about the effects of dismantling welfare and pandering to the super rich, sincerely Britain.
Raggedy rain storm over Rampion wind farm.
March 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Raggedy rain storm over Rampion wind farm.
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Tories to force vote to disapply Human Rights Act in immigration cases
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights- just privileges that can be taken away by people in power when they want
youtu.be/yhXzz_alkSk?...
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights- just privileges that can be taken away by people in power when they want
youtu.be/yhXzz_alkSk?...
Kemi Badenoch to force vote in Parliament to disapply the Human Rights Act in immigration cases
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tories to force vote to disapply Human Rights Act in immigration cases
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights- just privileges that can be taken away by people in power when they want
youtu.be/yhXzz_alkSk?...
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights- just privileges that can be taken away by people in power when they want
youtu.be/yhXzz_alkSk?...
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Happy birthday Micky Dolenz, 80 years old today. Here he is singing one of Goffin and King's sparkliest moments, a real spring day of a song www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNd3...
The Monkees | Sometime In The Morning | 1967
YouTube video by Our Nostalgic Memories
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March 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Happy birthday Micky Dolenz, 80 years old today. Here he is singing one of Goffin and King's sparkliest moments, a real spring day of a song www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNd3...