Kev Cunningham

Statement on NHS England guidance on single-sex spaces from UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan @andreaegangs.bsky.social

I think I’m still somewhat stunned, shocked, and dumbfounded by Richard E Grant. Really can’t get over it. Big credit to @joelycett.bsky.social for managing to embody the entire nation with his reaction. #CelebrityTraitors

Pretty under-fucking-appreciated gag even if I do say so myself.

This has had me in actual tears of laughter for the last ten minutes

@mredbyrne.bsky.social Impressive bio you have on Apple Music 😂 Would never have thought you were born in 46 though, looking good fella.

And once again my respect for @marina-purkiss.bsky.social ratchets up another notch. Top tier human being.

So much of current political rhetoric can be distilled to a simple question: Do we value human life or not? Does human life have intrinsic value or does it not? Every other difficult question can be viewed through this lens IMO. @sturdyalex.bsky.social

The UK press needs some fucking accountability and it needs it now. Leveson 2 for starters but so much more. It’s beyond a joke. And still the government lets them dictate the agenda every time. #NoMoreDeaths #NoMoreLies #NoMoreDistractions.

It’s now abundantly clear that if the world ever needs an enema then they’ll stick it in Clacton. However I do recognise that almost ten thousand Calctonites understood the assignment. I applaud them and encourage them to relocate to somewhere less arseholey.

It turns out that you can actually hold a high public office and stand by values of decency and justice rather than running scared of the Rupert Murdochs of the world. A lesson UK politicians desperately need to learn.

@dhothersall.bsky.social What’s your view on the chances for any kind of reset on Labour’s progressive values? In spite of certain ministers retaining influence over immigration and equalities, presumably the direction should be set by Burnham? How approachable will Cooper be on trans healthcare?

Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie released the year you turned 18?

Relief. I can shelve my cryogenic freezing plan for another 4 years.

Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social, You have said you want to put "hope in every heart" and lead a Labour Party where debate isn't surpressed. Today, the party you will lead at the start of next week has made clear it will introduce the first major segregation laws in this country in decades.

Today is the 11th anniversary of the Gender Recognition Act here in Ireland. I will always celebrate this day as the State finally recognized my gender. Decades of campaigning led to the Act. I owe a debt to those who went before me We were the 4th country in the world to bring in such legislation

Hi @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, I think @zeteo.com & @zeteo.uk should be reporting this.

England into the World Cup semis…. time to ready my contingency plan to go into suspended animation for four years.

Gold standard.

In response to concerns about corruption, Infantino announces a special VAR referee will be consulted on all decisions for the remaining World Cup matches.

Agree with this. And the same applies broadly to the so called culture wars. You’re not going to stop the far right from agitating, but you CAN take a values led approach and tell a different story that will appeal to the majority. Even a subset of the electorate that have been hoodwinked by reform.

If you see this post an archer.

Q: How many Prime Ministers will the UK go through before politicians learn that what Rupert Murdoch wants is not what the majority of the electorate want? A: Time, or the collapse of civilisation, will tell.

Kind of staggered at how many supposedly serious commentators don’t see this. For whatever reason the political class seem to be unable to acknowledge the progressive voting bloc properly even when it’s slapping them in the face.

Scotland have won a World Cup match for the first time since I was 12 years old. I should be over the moon, but when I woke up the world was still on fire and far right forces are still pouring petrol on the flames. Well done though, boys. Proud of you. #SuperJohnMcGinn

I’m not suggesting the Peter Murrell story isn’t valid news, but yet again we see a disparity in how media is treating Nigel Farage and how it treats anyone from a progressive party. Nige’s 5 million seems to be low priority news now because he’s been allowed to sit out while the news cycle moves on

Solidarity is the only way out of this hole. The direction of travel puts everyone outside of the ruling class at risk. If you believe in any kind of justice, stand up now for those being marginalised. Human rights are unconditional or they’re not human rights. We should all agree on that.

Trans people have a right to the same healthcare we all need goodlawproject.org/s/ec0359

Can somebody please explain to this government that running to keep up with the Overton window’s movement is not “leading”. Real leadership would be explicitly standing up for trans people and immigrants and telling the country why it’s right to do so.

A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast.

Given the onslaught of anti trans bullshit from the media and the media chasing government, this is such a wonderful thing to read. Maybe most people are actually happy for people to be themselves. Hate can wear you down and hurt you, but it can’t win in the long run.

Threatening us with a good time seems to be a conservative kink on both sides of the pond. It’s always an empty threat, of course.

Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I assume the government is delighted that the Supreme Court has brought clarity to this situation

Andrew, staring bleakly at his lack of options… His white male privilege His being a literal prince His mother the millionaire empress His brother the future king His creep island rapist sick fuck mate Do you see how cornered he was?

Breaking: We have brought more than 140 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations together to urge our politicians to act and protect inclusive spaces from expensive lawfare ⚖️ Read more in @the-independent.com: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

This is such an important point. One of things I believe the equality act 2010 excelled at was its definition of trans identities being broad enough to include those proposing to undergo transition - without age qualification. This should provide a powerful legal weapon to resist this rebranding.

Watching the usual political circus unfold. Mandelson is now playing the usual lightning-rod role for an outraged political establishment. Little to no acknowledgement he’s the tip of an iceberg. This is part of a political culture that’s pushing our democracy towards corporate oligarchy.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

“The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalise the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half a million people.” This is great news from Spain! 🇪🇸 It’s possible for governments to refuse racist politics and provide greater security for people who migrate.

Love and respect to @brucespringsteen.net for this.

The Nobel Committee should take a leaf out of FIFA’s book and award him the World Cup.

Can’t believe 2026 is a write off already. It’s like a brand new car driven out of the showroom and then immediately smashed, set on fire, and buried in horseshit. Can we pretend this is just the death throes of 2025 and actually this going to be a great year?