The BMA is looking increasingly isolated after its call for opposition to the Cass Review has been met with a barrage of criticism from leading doctors – "simply not acceptable" – as well as Seen (Sex Equality and Equity Network), The Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (ACP-UK) and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Jo Bartosch at…

A report from Alex Crawford at Sky News on the mainly Kudish Syrian Democratic Forces, still hunting IS in the refugee camps on the Syrian-Iraq border, and rescuing Yazidi women like Kovan: Kovan, who is 24 years old, told her rescuers that IS took her captive alongside her family when they stormed Sinjar. She was…

Over on instagram the image of a woman standing up for her rights is causing consternation! 🤪 I tell you what else ‘may be hurtful’. Getting punched in the face by a man. Follow us on Insta. Search fairplayforwomen. pic.twitter.com/A7Gu70Zitg — FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) August 9, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Egyptian author and former MP Youssef Al-Qa'id: July 31 show on Ten TV (Egypt): "In my view, any dealings with Israelis constitute treason. Once I entered the Groppi café at noon – only because of the air conditioning – and I sat down. Then someone came in after me and sat down, He took out…

A cautionary tale from Jo Bartosch on the horrors of a workplace staffed by "the petty, the prescriptive, and the pious": On the morning of Monday, 29th July, lawyers were preparing to question witnesses for Cambridge County Council (CCC) about the harm caused by the misgendering of a dachshund during a workplace meeting. The dog…

The fetishistic reverence for portraits of the Kims, supposed to have pride of place in every home, provides a regular source of amusement for North Korea watchers as an expression of Kim idolatry and its insane excesses. Here's the latest, from the Daily NK: Following heavy rains that caused flood damage across North Korea, residents…

🚨FEMALE ATHLETES XX PROTEST🚨 So far three female athletes have made known their objections against men in women’s sports at #OlympicGames 🔥Svetlana Staneva🔥Esra Yildiz Kahraman🔥Yuwei Lin (runner, amazing solidarity) Let’s see if more will follow.😍#SaveWomensSport #XX pic.twitter.com/dysHey6O9P — Lydia aka Insufferable TERF (@lyd20211) August 7, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Another woman makes the only kind of protest…

A letter to the Times this morning, from a (considerable) number of lords and baronesses: Sir, In their letter to The Times (Aug 7) Sir Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Sayed Razawi, Chief Imam of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, and other faith leaders point out that an appropriate…

Doctors are not happy with the BMA. Good news from the Times: The British Medical Association is being criticised by doctors and NHS leaders for its “unethical” demand for children to be given puberty blockers. The doctors’ union announced last week that it would oppose the implementation of recommendations in a report by Dr Hilary…

A "first person" story from the Times – My teen son got hormone pills online with his pocket money: Harry told us his authentic self was a woman during the second wave of lockdowns. That was the period from November 2020 to the following spring. He was 15. Teachers were doing their best to provide…