@Isabel Ruffell
Professor of Greek Drama and Culture at Glasgow (she/her). Sight-impaired, trans, Green
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Recent Notes
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#Starmer and #Streeting already said it's totally fine to advocate punching trannies.
Same logic. Freeze peach innit?
#Labour #fascism
#Starmer and #Streeting already said it's totally fine to advocate punching trannies.
Same logic. Freeze peach innit?
#Labour #fascism
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@nprofile1q... I'm curious, then, how you differentiate one arbitrary limit ("fire" in a crowded room) from another (my or your beliefs).
I am comfortable with banning hate speech and groups opposed to human rights as a baseline, and think that is entirely compatible with democracy.
I am comfortable with banning hate speech and groups opposed to human rights as a baseline, and think that is entirely compatible with democracy.
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For sure it worsened significantly then, but that door was opened under Blair: the coalition just piled through it.
And now we have the incoherence of the globalised neoliberal university meeting petty chauvinism and xenophobia, which has pulled the financial rug away.
This is an illustration of the contradictions of the British Right, of course, and #Labour is replicating them, as we have come to exppect.
For sure it worsened significantly then, but that door was opened under Blair: the coalition just piled through it.
And now we have the incoherence of the globalised neoliberal university meeting petty chauvinism and xenophobia, which has pulled the financial rug away.
This is an illustration of the contradictions of the British Right, of course, and #Labour is replicating them, as we have come to exppect.
@nprofile1q... It's not really puzzling. They have imbibed so much of the Reform rhetoric that they see universities as part of the annoying woke tendency. And that is on top of the Thatcherite assault on universities which measures them in very narrow economic terms.
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Yes, but for the EU, its only a relatively small issue, they have much bigger fish t...
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I really don't want to overstate our significance or suggest that this wouldn't be trouble they would sooner avoid, but locking us back into the European mainstream might help to head off the prospect of having a Putin fanboy in their rear, as opposed to presenting a united front. Having a bit more economic weight on the scales and another seat on the Security Council wouldn't hurt,if we could be house-trained.
But it's not going to happen!
I really don't want to overstate our significance or suggest that this wouldn't be trouble they would sooner avoid, but locking us back into the European mainstream might help to head off the prospect of having a Putin fanboy in their rear, as opposed to presenting a united front. Having a bit more economic weight on the scales and another seat on the Security Council wouldn't hurt,if we could be house-trained.
But it's not going to happen!
The (continuing) problem for the uk/EU 'reset' and for (prospective) Labour leadership contenders pushing re-engaging with the EU, is these position(s) presume a neutral & permissive stance from the E...
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You're probably right, but it is possible that strong progress on this issue would keep Reform out, which is in the Eu's interests (whether it outweighs the risk is hard to say). Itt might tempt enough #Labour support back, however reluctantly. But I can't see any of them crossing their stupid (Reform-appeasing) red lines to achieve a meaningful rapprochement, Their candour about their disdain for large swathes of their base has gone so deep. so it's a moot point, I fear.
You're probably right, but it is possible that strong progress on this issue would keep Reform out, which is in the Eu's interests (whether it outweighs the risk is hard to say). Itt might tempt enough #Labour support back, however reluctantly. But I can't see any of them crossing their stupid (Reform-appeasing) red lines to achieve a meaningful rapprochement, Their candour about their disdain for large swathes of their base has gone so deep. so it's a moot point, I fear.
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I know I keep saying this, but can we please stop calling transphobia "gender criticism"?
One of the entertaining things of the #EHRC guidance is that it makes clear that "gender criticism" is defined by opposition to the very idea of trans people, and makes the absurdity of the label clear by using gender as the criterion for policing its guidance in support of supposed "gender critics
".
Of course, they maintain that being opposed to trans people is not "#transphobia", which is nasty. /1.
One of the entertaining things of the #EHRC guidance is that it makes clear that "gender criticism" is defined by opposition to the very idea of trans people, and makes the absurdity of the label clear by using gender as the criterion for policing its guidance in support of supposed "gender critics
".
Of course, they maintain that being opposed to trans people is not "#transphobia", which is nasty. /1.
So, per the BBC, Mr. Burnham, the Great White Hope for #Labour is unwilling to talk about rejoining Europe because he is afraid of Reform in the upcoming By-election.
Very heroic.
If you can't take on the fascists over a demonstrably failed and unpopular decision in a by-election, how could anyone believe you are prepared to do it nationally?
Why is Labour collectively so craven?
#UKPol
Very heroic.
If you can't take on the fascists over a demonstrably failed and unpopular decision in a by-election, how could anyone believe you are prepared to do it nationally?
Why is Labour collectively so craven?
#UKPol
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You should see me att...
@nprofile1q... sorry for pedantry. I just wanted to be sure I was raging at the right person.
When the youngest and I were doing Easter baking, his election ad was on every third YouTube video, which did lead to a certain amount of ... expostulation.
At least my #Labour MP had the decency to meet me in person and lie to my face. (Well, he does work for #Streeting - what can you expect?).
When the youngest and I were doing Easter baking, his election ad was on every third YouTube video, which did lead to a certain amount of ... expostulation.
At least my #Labour MP had the decency to meet me in person and lie to my face. (Well, he does work for #Streeting - what can you expect?).
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"I want Reform to get absolutely pumped in this election," says Anwar Sawar to much applause and laughter on last night's #BbcQuestionTime
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It was Anas Sarwar, if it was the Scottish #Labour guy. It's just such a shame that he and his party are following Reform's lead on so much, including racist policies on immigration and abandoning human rights. Yes, he has been attacked personally in Reform campaigns, but I'd have hoped that that might make him less amenable to throwing other minorities under the bus.
Oh, and he twice refused a very politely worded request to meet as one of my regional MSPs.
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It was Anas Sarwar, if it was the Scottish #Labour guy. It's just such a shame that he and his party are following Reform's lead on so much, including racist policies on immigration and abandoning human rights. Yes, he has been attacked personally in Reform campaigns, but I'd have hoped that that might make him less amenable to throwing other minorities under the bus.
Oh, and he twice refused a very politely worded request to meet as one of my regional MSPs.
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Visa overstays significantly outnumber small boat arrivals.
While small boat arrivals reached 41,000 in 2025, they represent only a fraction of the "irregular" population
Visa overstays are in th...
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Also, visa overstays don't allow for a twisted evocation of British military defeat and retreat from Europe (shurely desperate nostalgia, -ed).
Also, visa overstays don't allow for a twisted evocation of British military defeat and retreat from Europe (shurely desperate nostalgia, -ed).