Mick Hartley

From one of the original Tavistock whistle-blowers, on the news that cross-sex hormones for under-18s could be restricted or banned.

Denying biological reality is like King Canute commanding back the tide.
It doesn’t matter how fervently you believe in a self-constructed worldview—reality has a way of reasserting itself.

The government has now been pushed—by the courts—into properly reviewing the Cass Report… https://t.co/Oubz0LQT00

— marcus evans (@marcuse99903226) May 22, 2025

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The government has now been pushed—by the courts—into properly reviewing the Cass Report @Hilary_Cass , with all its clinical and policy implications. Why it has taken so long to follow basic clinical logic remains a mystery.

The politicisation of this clinical issue—where ideology was privileged over evidence—continues to cause iatrogenic harm. Institutions that should have been guided by reflective inquiry instead became agents of affirmation, sidelining clinical caution in favour of ideological certainty.

And now, after years of distortion, the @BBC finally reports on the court cases that have forced the government to restore common sense. But for years, it amplified claims that lacked any evidential basis. There was never solid scientific support for the routine medicalisation of gender-distressed children.

Some of us——like @sueevansprotect— have been saying this for years. We were ignored, sidelined, and sometimes vilified. Meanwhile, irreversible harm was done to vulnerable young people. The whistleblowers were right—but it’s the patients who pay the price.

Now @wesstreeting must ensure this issue is not kicked into the long grass. The time for clarity, accountability, and evidence-based care is long overdue.