God almighty, this is beyond even my most egomaniacal dreams. Thank you so much to and before this incredible review of Good Girls in The New York Times! Is it too early to drink? Because I am definitely going to drink now
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It's very nice to be nominated for The New Gurus by @TalkerTempo for @BBCRadio4 and "The Guggenheim's Scapegoat" for @TheAtlantic --- and what great company on the shortlist . . . twitter.com/TheOrwellPrize…
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Reminder for brave, resilient types who think they can bear to face my ideas on gender identity - my book is on a kindle deal for 99p at the moment.
(NB Extra counselling is available for Oxford students affected by this news)
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This is a really beautiful piece about unendurable human tragedy and enduring female friendship
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@AmandaPCraig wrote this about our lovely friend Kate . . . mol.im/a/12069189 via @Femail
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I am completely over the moon that 'Time to Think' has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023. Thank you to everyone who spoke to me for the book, , and . It would not have been possible without you.
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The finalists for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023 reveal what complex times we live in - even as the clarity of the storytelling offers a way through: from geopolitics & the overcoming of historical inequalities, to ideas for our shared future. Congratulations all!
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Fantastic news and so deserved! An absolute game-changer of a book. Brava!
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Congratulations to @hannahsbee for her @TheOrwellPrize shortlisting for #TimetoThink
Find out more: bit.ly/3Mkv5Nr
Read the book: bit.ly/TimetoThinkBook
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I'm extremely excited to report that UK preorders are open for ☠️TOXIC: WOMEN, FAME AND THE NOUGHTIES☠️
Britney, Paris, Lindsay, Aaliyah, Janet, Amy, Kim, Chyna, Jen: what celebrity in the internet age did to nine women, and what watching them did to us
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Think Helen's point about how we keep prattling on about the impact of social media and ignoring this absolutely massive elephant in the room is spot on
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The porn kids are seeing today - rape, choking, racist, etc - is a far cry from the Page 3 girls and Playboy magazines we all grew up with, and it’s appalling that so many adults (especially on here) refuse to acknowledge that
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This v g piece by on internet porn reminded me of something Anna Hutchinson and I discussed regarding teenage girls’ poor mental health in my book, Good Girls. Blithe “it’s nbd” defenders of porn are thick or obnoxiously self-serving
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I respect for spending a day in the abyss of online porn - which is a much grimmer place than its defenders will admit, or its refusers usually realise
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Making America Great Again!
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Breaking verdict: Jury finds that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in civil case
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It's hard to argue with the data.
More guns = more gun deaths
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And finally (for now, don't get your hopes up), I am so honoured that the brilliant wrote about Good Girls for . It's such a thrill when reviewers point things out about the book and the illness that I'd never even considered
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And I somehow missed this very kind and understanding review of Good Girls by Catherine Morris in the Los Angeles Review of Books. I made it in LA! That means I win an Oscar, right?
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Love my Canadian-Jewish friends! Thank you so much to for this very thought-provoking review of Good Girls
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Very reasonable requests from Joanna Cherry here of the Stand - an acknowledgement of their unlawful discrimination against her, an apology and a restoration of the event they unlawfully cancelled. And in taking steps to enforce the Equality Act she’s doing everyone a favour.
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My solicitor’s letter to @StandComedyClub in respect of their unlawful discrimination against me & a media statement are attached. I have a supporting Opinion from the eminent & leading #HumanRights advocate Aidan O’Neill KC which I will post separately 1/2Show this thread
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I’ve just finished Good Girls. What an extraordinary read describing her experience of anorexia. I learned so much about what this awful disease was (and wasn’t) about for her. Highly recommend #TherapistsConnect
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Paying to get your handbags repaired: shameful
Letting out your home when you’re on your hols for £4990 a week: totally normal!
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Paying to have your handbags repaired: Shameful
Paying for some fake accreditation on Twitter: Awesome! 👍
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Your starter for ten: who is the only junior I’ve ever led who wanted to charge more than me?
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Yes, you’d think someone in the legal profession might be interested in a story involving theft of goods. But I guess some barristers are more interested in fishing for social media these days 🤷♀️
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Replying to @BarbaraRich_law @obsolete__units and @HadleyFreeman
Woman buys nice things, looks after them and has them stolen? That sounds like something people should definitely be made aware of. It's actual crime, as opposed to, well, ego driven vanity lawfare...
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Obviously Jolyon blocked me years ago when I asked him why he thought biological males should be in women’s rugby. But it’s always good to get financial tips from this modern day St Francis of Assisi about how I should spend money I earn myself
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Good to see the publish three letters defending women’s sport after Martin Samuel’s article last Sunday defending male Glen/Glenique Frank’s participation in the female category in the London Marathon.
But disappointing to see Samuel today again defending males…
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Standard Republican positions:
1) Mass shootings are a mental health problem, not a guns problem
2) It should be more difficult to access mental health treatment through Medicaid, which is too generous.
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It’s not just authoritarians on the right who want to give the police more power over our democratic right to free speech - there are “be kind” authoritarians on the left too. Democrats should oppose them all.
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Good piece. Advocates of gender-affirming healthcare who aren't also advocates of US-style healthcare markets should ask more questions about role of capital in all this.
Who benefits from rising demand for hormones/ surgery to make bodies match gender identities?
Is the gender… Show more
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And for my column I wrote about @CanSG_org, the organisation for medical practitioners who believe gender ideology is harming their patients
thetimes.co.uk/article/bde6be
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By : "In the UK there is more moderation and nuance than in America, but, Dr Irvine says, “We have members who have been accused of transphobia for asking to see the evidence behind medicalised gender treatments.”
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This is, unsurprisingly, lovely
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In today’s action-packed Sunday Times, I wrote about Camilla in the news section
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(It’s the Sunday Times, but thank you)
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Great to see @HadleyFreeman interviewing @CanSG_org in the Observer.
Psychiatrist: “It’s confusing to describe a young female patient’s history of sexual abuse and trauma if I have to refer to her as ‘him’."
Yes, confusing and dangerously inaccurate. thetimes.co.uk/article/welcom
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Here writes about clinicians opposed to the 'gender affirming care' promoted by lobby groups.
Hadley talks to the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender about the problems of an ideological approach to gender dysphoria. 1/
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And in Style I wrote about the most tragic tale you will ever read 👜💸😭
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And for my column I wrote about , the organisation for medical practitioners who believe gender ideology is harming their patients
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In today’s action-packed Sunday Times, I wrote about Camilla in the news section
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Queen Camilla had her Jack Russells Bluebell & Beth embroidered on her #Coronation gown. They are rescue dogs from ; Beth from a family who could no longer care for her, and Bluebell was found abandoned at three weeks old, starving, covered in sores. Just marvellous.🐾
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How times have changed…
On 3 September 1189, Richard I was crowned King in Westminster Abbey. Jews were barred from attending, but in a spirit of heartfelt goodwill, some Jewish leaders arrived bearing gifts for the new king. They were informed that Jews were not welcome,… Show more
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"What you all up to in Britain today?"
"Oh nothing much, just watching the new King put on a Super Tunica and a girdle"
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