Judgement here. …however, the ECU considered the facial expression which accompanied the change of “people” to “women” laid it open to the interpretation that it indicated a particular viewpoint in the controversies currently surrounding trans identity… That is, it suggested that the BBC was not fully on board with the trans agenda, and the erasure of the word “women”…

Suzanne Moore in the Telegraph, on the BBC and its trans promotion: Gaslighting means the creation of a false narrative, and the manipulation of someone else’s perception of reality. On trans issues, by misinforming viewers or ignoring stories that did not fit its pro-trans agenda, this is exactly what the BBC has done. The leaked…

Meanwhile, in Bristol: The leader of Bristol city council has said his colleagues “have the right” to hold up trans rights placards and walk out of public meetings when women raise concerns about their safety in single-sex spaces. Tony Dyer, of the ruling Green Party, told a council meeting that his party colleagues did not…

If you’ve been following the Kate Clanchy story – see the Times, or the BBC about the concerted campaign of vilification against her by a small coterie of the offended righteous – you’ll know that one of her gleeful attackers was Monisha Rajesh, a travel writer, who called Clanchy “KKKlanchy” for her supposedly racist book…

From the Telegraph – BBC trans coverage ‘censored’ by its own reporters: The BBC’s trans coverage is subject to “effective censorship” by specialist LGBT reporters who refuse to cover gender-critical stories, one of the broadcaster’s own advisers has warned. BBC staff have expressed concerns that the LGBT desk – which is shared by all the corporation’s news…

More autumn colour on Hampstead Heath:

A surprising Washington Post op-ed (via): For decades, billions have been poured into Gaza. It has been well documented how these funds have been used to construct tunnels, build rockets and fund other military infrastructure. But the biggest scandal isn’t what’s been built, it’s what’s been taught in Gaza’s schools — in large part funded…

Jerry Coyne draws our attention to an extraordinary paper from a couple of activists in the journal Big Data & Society entitled Trans data epistemologies: Transgender ways of knowing with data. The abstract. Amidst proliferating threats to trans rights, transgender activists are using data and data activism to advocate for and to protect trans communities.…

A weird one from the Daily NK, on North Korea’s lingering old superstitions – seen as a threat to the glorious socialist future: “In Anak county, South Hwanghae province, a superstitious rumor has quickly spread through mostly agricultural communities since late September that your family will come to ruin if you don’t move your ancestor’s…

SOAS – the London School of Oriental and African studies – has a well-deserved reputation for antisemitism. And here we go again: A prominent London university has been accused of breaking free speech rules by hosting a conference where Israeli academics must declare their institutions are built on land taken from Palestinians. Academic freedom campaign…