Karen Williams
@missusw.bsky.social
Enslaved by spaniels..Sunderland, UK
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Please remember this next time you hear Nigel Farage and Reform say we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Please remember this next time you hear Nigel Farage and Reform say we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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‘This country’s divided’: how a Sunderland charity is changing that – one house, park and shop at a time
‘This country’s divided’: how a Sunderland charity is changing that – one house, park and shop at a time
Far-right rhetoric fuelled rioting here in 2024, but Back on the Map is helping to unite the community, through good accommodation, new shops, and an aim to genuinely uplift and improve people’s lives
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
‘This country’s divided’: how a Sunderland charity is changing that – one house, park and shop at a time
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
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Over 60K women have signed our letter standing with the trans community. We've had enough of anti-trans rhetoric claiming to speak for us. If you agree...
📰 Read their article here: tinyurl.com/NION-PN-60K
✍ Sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share widely
#StrongerTogether
#TransAwarenessWeek
📰 Read their article here: tinyurl.com/NION-PN-60K
✍ Sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share widely
#StrongerTogether
#TransAwarenessWeek
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Over 60K women have signed our letter standing with the trans community. We've had enough of anti-trans rhetoric claiming to speak for us. If you agree...
📰 Read their article here: tinyurl.com/NION-PN-60K
✍ Sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share widely
#StrongerTogether
#TransAwarenessWeek
📰 Read their article here: tinyurl.com/NION-PN-60K
✍ Sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share widely
#StrongerTogether
#TransAwarenessWeek
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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@goodlawproject.bsky.social has backed NION Women, strengthening our campaign for trans inclusion.
Over 66K women have now signed our letter - a clear message that exclusion isn’t what women want.
Read more here🔗 notinourname.org.uk/good-law-project-supercharges-nion-not-in-our-name-women
Over 66K women have now signed our letter - a clear message that exclusion isn’t what women want.
Read more here🔗 notinourname.org.uk/good-law-project-supercharges-nion-not-in-our-name-women
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@goodlawproject.bsky.social has backed NION Women, strengthening our campaign for trans inclusion.
Over 66K women have now signed our letter - a clear message that exclusion isn’t what women want.
Read more here🔗 notinourname.org.uk/good-law-project-supercharges-nion-not-in-our-name-women
Over 66K women have now signed our letter - a clear message that exclusion isn’t what women want.
Read more here🔗 notinourname.org.uk/good-law-project-supercharges-nion-not-in-our-name-women
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Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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🔴All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn't Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🔴All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
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Unbelievable thread.
(You should be following Emma btw.)
(You should be following Emma btw.)
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Unbelievable thread.
(You should be following Emma btw.)
(You should be following Emma btw.)
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I have trans women friends who’ve been living authentically for decades - how are they going to start using the gents?
I have a tall cis female friend who’s now scared to use ladies loos because she’s been harassed several times.
This code is both cruel and unworkable.
Please write to your MP.
I have a tall cis female friend who’s now scared to use ladies loos because she’s been harassed several times.
This code is both cruel and unworkable.
Please write to your MP.
🚨This is an emergency🚨
This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I have trans women friends who’ve been living authentically for decades - how are they going to start using the gents?
I have a tall cis female friend who’s now scared to use ladies loos because she’s been harassed several times.
This code is both cruel and unworkable.
Please write to your MP.
I have a tall cis female friend who’s now scared to use ladies loos because she’s been harassed several times.
This code is both cruel and unworkable.
Please write to your MP.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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🚨EXCLUSIVE
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides – and that he worked on the Kremlin’s strategic ...
bylinetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
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There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Byline Times stress-tested Reform UK’s numbers against the OBR’s modelling...
"We found that over five years, the economy would be about £49bn smaller, while the Home Office would face £7bn in direct costs for detention, flights and enforcement, according to analysis of OBR projections."
"We found that over five years, the economy would be about £49bn smaller, while the Home Office would face £7bn in direct costs for detention, flights and enforcement, according to analysis of OBR projections."
Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
bylinetimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Byline Times stress-tested Reform UK’s numbers against the OBR’s modelling...
"We found that over five years, the economy would be about £49bn smaller, while the Home Office would face £7bn in direct costs for detention, flights and enforcement, according to analysis of OBR projections."
"We found that over five years, the economy would be about £49bn smaller, while the Home Office would face £7bn in direct costs for detention, flights and enforcement, according to analysis of OBR projections."
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'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
In the largest epidemiologic study to date of the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability following acetaminophen use during pregnancy, researchers found no associ...
news.ki.se
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
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Politicians are using fear about trans+ people to distract from the systemic issues that actually harm women — underfunded services, economic and health inequalities, and male violence (predominantly perpetrated by men that women already know).
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Politicians are using fear about trans+ people to distract from the systemic issues that actually harm women — underfunded services, economic and health inequalities, and male violence (predominantly perpetrated by men that women already know).
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
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I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
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Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09...
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
September 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09...
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert.
Pls share
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Fox hunting continues because the elite want it to, not the public. Share if you agree, it is not one rule for them and another for us.
August 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fox hunting continues because the elite want it to, not the public. Share if you agree, it is not one rule for them and another for us.
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The moment I saw that "trans bra" M & S story I sensed it was nonsense.
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Dispelling harmful misinformation about M&S 'trans' bra fitting row
Dangerous misinformation over an M&S 'trans' bra fitting story is spreading online; here's what we actually know.
www.thepinknews.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The moment I saw that "trans bra" M & S story I sensed it was nonsense.
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
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Today is Trans Pride London.
If you can’t make it, and you are a cis woman who is fed up with transphobic restrictions being imposed on a marginalized community in your name, please consider signing and sharing this petition
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
If you can’t make it, and you are a cis woman who is fed up with transphobic restrictions being imposed on a marginalized community in your name, please consider signing and sharing this petition
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
July 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Pride London.
If you can’t make it, and you are a cis woman who is fed up with transphobic restrictions being imposed on a marginalized community in your name, please consider signing and sharing this petition
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
If you can’t make it, and you are a cis woman who is fed up with transphobic restrictions being imposed on a marginalized community in your name, please consider signing and sharing this petition
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
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Today we wrote to the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity alongside 16 other LGBTI+ equality & human rights organisations to raise concerns about the human rights of trans people right now in the UK since the Supreme Court judgment & the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice.
July 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today we wrote to the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity alongside 16 other LGBTI+ equality & human rights organisations to raise concerns about the human rights of trans people right now in the UK since the Supreme Court judgment & the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice.
Reposted by Karen Williams
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to the United Kingdom from 30 June to 4 July 2025, and a report was released today, including his thoughts on the state of trans rights in the UK at the moment.
Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
![Graphic with a pink to purple gradient background. It says "he Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said today that he "is concerned about the current climate for trans people [in the UK]. ... He deplores that discussions tend towards the exclusion of trans people from many aspects of society, rather than ensuring that their inclusion and dignity are upheld." At the bottom are the Scottish Trans and Equality Network logo.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5yqalqva5ot4a566h2yncaiy/bafkreih72z6iyjo72f7b4rckdskff5kpmu3nfkgczisjbhcpxajxqwuqeq@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to the United Kingdom from 30 June to 4 July 2025, and a report was released today, including his thoughts on the state of trans rights in the UK at the moment.
Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...