Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Lecturer, Tutor.
Edinburgh
Joined July 2010
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That’s the thing - how can a child give consent to this? They don’t understand what it is they’re consenting to - and even doctors are uncertain about many of the risks and likely outcomes.
But mental health seems to decline following these medical interventions. On this basis alone I can’t believe it’s ethical to allow parents to put their children on this path.
For a consenting adult it’s different.
Puberty isn’t a disease. It’s a normal part of human development.
Suppressing it is a major medical intervention - yet the puberty blockers trial is putting children as young as 11 at risk.
Can an 11-year-old truly understand the risks and lifelong implications of a decision like this?
The Government must stop this dangerous trial and put children’s safety first.
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As the evidence on folic acid has accumulated over time, the fairy tale of a benign public health intervention that would only save babies with no negative impact has fallen apart.
Sign the petition.
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The Joint List is the only one that stands and fights against all forms of racism: racism against Palestinians, antisemitism, racism against Mizrahi Jews, against former Soviet Union emigrants etc. We are the only ones who really support full equality for everyone, hence, the only way to stop racism and fascism is a massive vote for the Joint List.
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Another case of the Israeli Army claiming they fired at a Palestinian running at them "posting a threat" who turns out was running away from them & unarmed. Unfortunately for the IDF, the NYT was on the scene to document the truth. nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world…
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I wrote a full, detailed account of the October 16 settler and soldier attack on the olive harvest in Abu Falah. I think it may be the most important thing I’ve ever written.
“The Palestinians Who Rescued Heidi Levine”
Link in next tweet.
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The Christian village of Taybeh has honored Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, who was attacked by Israeli settlers yesterday while visiting with a diplomatic delegation. Taybeh also announced a twinning partnership with his town. 🇫🇷🇵🇸
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Young Israelis at a music festival singing the famous “song for peace” that defined the optimism in 1995 for a peace agreement, just 10 days before Israeli elections 🇮🇱
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As Russophobia spirals, an important corrective here from Professor Michael Northcott – "Propaganda and Britain’s Long War on Russia" – published in @PropagandaFocus
propagandainfocus.com/propag…
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A European diplomatic delegation, including French, Polish and Belgian representatives was assaulted by settlers in the West Bank.
None of the attackers were arrested.
haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
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אנחנו פה בכפר הפלסטיני ג׳אלוד בעיצומו של פיגוע ופשיטה של מתנחלים. עשרות מחבלים מהמאחז הקרוב פושטים על הכפר כאן בזמן שמסקנו ביחד זיתים, פלסטינים וישראלים, והצבא נמצא כאן ולא עושה שום דבר חוץ מלהגן על המתנחלים!
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Goss stopped the jury learning about Lucy's grievance win.
Thus the jury saw one motive for Jayaram’s Baby K claim: protecting babies.
Knowing she won would have revealed another motive—protecting consultant reputations from the consequences of losing that grievance.
#Letby
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1.Women in Afghanistan are only allowed to see female doctors.
2.Women are banned from education beyond the 5th grade.
3.Women cannot become doctors and are banned from medical institutes.
Now read 1 again.
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Hill, of course, co-authored the UK's 2025 Strategic Defence Review; this presented Russia as a threat requiring huge increases in UK arms spending. A real peace effort would undermine her professional standing and personal relevance: that's why she is talking about her feelings.
In the dystopian world of Fiona Hill, efforts at diplomacy exacerbate and prolong wars. She doesn't explain how to shorten the Ukraine war. She recognises that Ukraine cannot reclaim all lost territory. Yet she feels victory is possible. Though she doesn't define military victory. Solidarity with Ukraine is victory enough. So she wants Trump to show solidarity. Because not winning is better with friends. Talking to Putin will just prolong the not winning. And that will make Zelensky sad. So he needs more money to soften the not winnimg, however long it takes....
What’s sad: there are people who won’t acknowledge the evidence around this, even to themselves, because they don’t want it to be true.
Sallie Baxendale, UCL prof "who has faced personal abuse & smear campaigns after she raised concerns over impact of puberty blockers on young people’s brains" is only UK academic on shortlist for "standing up for science & evidence"
timeshighereducation.com/new…
Anonymity is being vastly misused - Letby and Salmond witnesses (where anonymity gives cover to people telling lies), and now possibly a man accused of sex crime (anonymity prevents further victims from coming forward).
A celebrity (unnamed) is being protected as to identity in case he commits suicide.
He faces serious allegations about his conduct including a sexual offence. Attempts are being made to gag the press citing “risk to life”.
This is not ok. Further potential allegations from other complainants may rely on hearing his name in the press.
Name him. We have had enough serious cases where men were not named, where cover ups took place. This man should not be allowed to manipulate because famous. telegraph.co.uk/gift/f6dbfcc…
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מה זה פטריוטיזם? עשרות ישראלים שקמים מוקדם בבוקר כדי לצאת לגדה המערבית להשתתף במסיק הזיתים של קהילות פלסטיניות שעומדות יום יום בפני טרור מתנחלים ושיבושים של הצבא. זו לא רק סולידריות עם קהילות שחיות תחת כיבוש ועם הפרנסה שלהן - מאבק ישראלי-פלסטיני לשלום זו גם הדרך היחידה לביטחון.
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The goal is that once all this is over, there will be no evidence the Palestinians had ever been there.
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The NHS policy of including males in female spaces has had devastating results for women's safety, as our ground-breaking NHS Reports revealed.
🚩 Over a four year period more than 6,500 rapes and sexual assaults - some against children under 13 - were committed in hospitals in England and Wales.
🚩 In Scotland 276 sexual assaults and 12 rapes were committed between 2019 and 2024 in just 57 of Scotland’s 198 hospitals.
The NHS put women and children in harm’s way with its relentless drive for ‘inclusion’ of males in the female estate. The news that the NHS in England will finally comply with the law is good news and long overdue.
Link to WRN's Hospital Safety Reports in the next posts.
