Carl Clapham
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Emily did such a marvellous job at rescuing all the transgender people. Why isn't there a queue of grateful transgender people thanking her for all of her efforts?
The arrogance and entitlement of people like Maitlis who take away people's autonomy to make decisions for themselves makes me sick.
The arrogance and entitlement of people like Maitlis who take away people's autonomy to make decisions for themselves makes me sick.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Emily did such a marvellous job at rescuing all the transgender people. Why isn't there a queue of grateful transgender people thanking her for all of her efforts?
The arrogance and entitlement of people like Maitlis who take away people's autonomy to make decisions for themselves makes me sick.
The arrogance and entitlement of people like Maitlis who take away people's autonomy to make decisions for themselves makes me sick.
I love this photo. Were you doing Waterloo or Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Keep up the good work. You're doing great.
Keep up the good work. You're doing great.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I love this photo. Were you doing Waterloo or Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Keep up the good work. You're doing great.
Keep up the good work. You're doing great.
I'm old enough to have lived through both periods. I'm pretty clued up and only got 70%.
I think their point was well made.
The current discourse about people who are transgender is the same as 80s/90s homophobia.
I think their point was well made.
The current discourse about people who are transgender is the same as 80s/90s homophobia.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm old enough to have lived through both periods. I'm pretty clued up and only got 70%.
I think their point was well made.
The current discourse about people who are transgender is the same as 80s/90s homophobia.
I think their point was well made.
The current discourse about people who are transgender is the same as 80s/90s homophobia.
I'm particularly disappointed by the government's failure to call out the SC ruling as not true. The deputy Prime Minister was the government's rep at committee stage of GRA and deputy to Lord Filkin. We can all read what he said in Hansard at those committee meetings. There's no room for doubt.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm particularly disappointed by the government's failure to call out the SC ruling as not true. The deputy Prime Minister was the government's rep at committee stage of GRA and deputy to Lord Filkin. We can all read what he said in Hansard at those committee meetings. There's no room for doubt.
I'm afraid you're a bit late Chiller. I joined the green party 5 months ago. 😁
I've just read his "women campaigning for their sex based rights" horseshit too. It's always embarrassing when a bigot tries to cover up their bigotry with a pretence of playing the rescuer over fictional rights.
I've just read his "women campaigning for their sex based rights" horseshit too. It's always embarrassing when a bigot tries to cover up their bigotry with a pretence of playing the rescuer over fictional rights.
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm afraid you're a bit late Chiller. I joined the green party 5 months ago. 😁
I've just read his "women campaigning for their sex based rights" horseshit too. It's always embarrassing when a bigot tries to cover up their bigotry with a pretence of playing the rescuer over fictional rights.
I've just read his "women campaigning for their sex based rights" horseshit too. It's always embarrassing when a bigot tries to cover up their bigotry with a pretence of playing the rescuer over fictional rights.
Well he's just alienated me so whatever his strategy is going to be it's not working so far.
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Well he's just alienated me so whatever his strategy is going to be it's not working so far.
I'm sorry Steve but I vehemently disagree with you. As evidenced by her letter, if there is one discernible skill Faulkner has it's being more than a little bit snappy.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'm sorry Steve but I vehemently disagree with you. As evidenced by her letter, if there is one discernible skill Faulkner has it's being more than a little bit snappy.
I completely agree. I usually read all the candidate statements and make my own mind up. This year I saw all the statements and my brain went "Nope. Not doing that"
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I completely agree. I usually read all the candidate statements and make my own mind up. This year I saw all the statements and my brain went "Nope. Not doing that"
I wasn't but I am now.
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I wasn't but I am now.
And there's the rub. Just because a service provider states “our policy is as defined by the Law” it doesn't mean that their policy is lawful. People will take legal action.
I suspect the cheapest option is to have gender neutral toilets with sitdowns and gender neutral toilets with urinals.
I suspect the cheapest option is to have gender neutral toilets with sitdowns and gender neutral toilets with urinals.
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
And there's the rub. Just because a service provider states “our policy is as defined by the Law” it doesn't mean that their policy is lawful. People will take legal action.
I suspect the cheapest option is to have gender neutral toilets with sitdowns and gender neutral toilets with urinals.
I suspect the cheapest option is to have gender neutral toilets with sitdowns and gender neutral toilets with urinals.
Govt: The SC ruling provides clarity (though we know the ruling is horseshit but we can't be arsed).
Businesses: This is going to cost us hundreds of millions.
Faulkner: Yes it will. Suck it up.
Govt:
I suspect Faulkner doesn't play chess.
Businesses: This is going to cost us hundreds of millions.
Faulkner: Yes it will. Suck it up.
Govt:
I suspect Faulkner doesn't play chess.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Govt: The SC ruling provides clarity (though we know the ruling is horseshit but we can't be arsed).
Businesses: This is going to cost us hundreds of millions.
Faulkner: Yes it will. Suck it up.
Govt:
I suspect Faulkner doesn't play chess.
Businesses: This is going to cost us hundreds of millions.
Faulkner: Yes it will. Suck it up.
Govt:
I suspect Faulkner doesn't play chess.
You'll be fantastic. Congratulations.
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You'll be fantastic. Congratulations.
I would add, if there is one thing missing from this excellent article is that the government know 100% that the SC decision is not true. These are the words from the current Deputy Prime Minister representing the then govt. from Hansard at the committee stage of the Gender Recognition Bill.
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I would add, if there is one thing missing from this excellent article is that the government know 100% that the SC decision is not true. These are the words from the current Deputy Prime Minister representing the then govt. from Hansard at the committee stage of the Gender Recognition Bill.
Seriously. This is excellent.
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Seriously. This is excellent.
I just read it. It's an amazingly accurate description of the clusterfuck we're currently in. Well worth a (long) read.
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I just read it. It's an amazingly accurate description of the clusterfuck we're currently in. Well worth a (long) read.
Front page of tomorrow's Daily Mail just dropped.
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Front page of tomorrow's Daily Mail just dropped.
This is excellent.
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is excellent.
Sending you love and thanks for the great writing.
October 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Sending you love and thanks for the great writing.
Thanks for the link. I really didn't want to click through to the Express.
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thanks for the link. I really didn't want to click through to the Express.
Going out on a limb here. Perhaps it was taken away by the authorities after it was reported abandoned.
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Going out on a limb here. Perhaps it was taken away by the authorities after it was reported abandoned.
I think your screenplay for Phantom of the Airport sounds interesting. It's different, new, fresh. People just don't appreciate originality.
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I think your screenplay for Phantom of the Airport sounds interesting. It's different, new, fresh. People just don't appreciate originality.
Hmmm. I think the "journalist" could have dug a little deeper into how Shaun's distribution of flags that "he sees as a "symbol" of the UK's "unity"" and his posts about "problems we have in the country such as young girls getting raped." are linked.
Then perhaps we get the real story.
Then perhaps we get the real story.
October 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hmmm. I think the "journalist" could have dug a little deeper into how Shaun's distribution of flags that "he sees as a "symbol" of the UK's "unity"" and his posts about "problems we have in the country such as young girls getting raped." are linked.
Then perhaps we get the real story.
Then perhaps we get the real story.
The current Labour govt. are lying by omission. The SC ruling states there is no evidence that the past Labour govt. intended the GRA to impact on the Sex Discrimination Act when it was passed.
The minutes in Hansard from 2003/4 demonstrate this is untrue. And this Labour govt. knows it.
The minutes in Hansard from 2003/4 demonstrate this is untrue. And this Labour govt. knows it.
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The current Labour govt. are lying by omission. The SC ruling states there is no evidence that the past Labour govt. intended the GRA to impact on the Sex Discrimination Act when it was passed.
The minutes in Hansard from 2003/4 demonstrate this is untrue. And this Labour govt. knows it.
The minutes in Hansard from 2003/4 demonstrate this is untrue. And this Labour govt. knows it.
There were like 200 people standing to be on the Board this year. What was that about? I did indeed just go with the NT candidates.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
There were like 200 people standing to be on the Board this year. What was that about? I did indeed just go with the NT candidates.
No way. That is amazing.
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
No way. That is amazing.