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Colin Lawson
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Physics/education/retired. Walking and small boat sailing. Cornwall, UK. Lifelong news and current affairs addict.
North Utsire. South Utsire.
Occasionally poor. Becoming good.
Check out SheWon.org — this site is dedicated to archiving the achievements of female athletes who were displaced by males in women’s sporting events.
List of Female Athletes by Sport | She Won
This website is dedicated to archiving the achievements of female athletes who were displaced by males in women’s sporting events.
SheWon.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This from yesterday. Turns out there was such a furore that the decision was belatedly overturned. I'm off to bed now. Good night.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/others...
Brit who came 2nd to 'biological male' in weightlifting speaks out
Controversy soon swirled around Booker and her win, leading the Official Strongman Games to release a statement and officially disqualify her, and strip her of her title.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You can find similar graphs for travellers, wheel chair users and ethnic minorities etc. There are some loathsome people out there - don't smear us all with the same brush.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
That's history. Gender activists have been demanding eligibility on a self ID basis & they have done it with an aggressive policy of #NoDebate & intolerance of dissent. That along with increasing examples of women being excluded from top medals has caused alienation & growing resistance.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You are being silly. It is trans activists who are obsessed with intersex people. The rest of us are are keen to let them get on with their lives.
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Yes that's understood. It seems to be a subjective self perception not open to objective verification.
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Yes, and of course Caster Semenya is an outlier, I'm sure most people with conditions like Semenya's would prefer to just get on with living their best life in peace security and the respect and consideration of their friends and colleagues.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
And 'intersex' people are a separate and unrelated category who may well prefer to be left to fight their own corner.
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Reality: Men in women's sport is a lost cause. Once the rule that men cannot self ID into women’s sport becomes universal, as it inevitably will, a strong precedent will be set, and the same logic will then be applied to all other situations where biological sex is important.
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Nathan Gill’s conviction and sentencing blew the lid off Reform’s Russian involvement. The sooner Starmer announces an investigation the better.

Make him do it sooner by signing and sharing the petition:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reposted by Colin Lawson
once more #WithAltText
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Republican Rep. Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired. May it be the first call of many. Witkoff needs to go, now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Here's the Summary of Judgment so anyone interested can decide for themselves:
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
www.judiciary.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM