Ruth Walker-Cotton
@ruthwalker-cotton.bsky.social
Dedicated to being sillier in my sixties.
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We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5
May 3, 2026 at 7:05 AM
We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5
This is so very sad and infuriating. It is not necessary and hurts already vulnerable young people
Girlguiding have just announced that trans women and girls currently in Girlguiding will be affected by the policy change.
For full information to go: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
Please reach out if you or a young person needs support
For full information to go: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
Please reach out if you or a young person needs support
March 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This is so very sad and infuriating. It is not necessary and hurts already vulnerable young people
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Utterly cruel, pointless and harmful. It does not minimise how bad Conservatives were to say Labour are now the most anti-asylum government in most people's living memory. This prevents people feeling any sense of safety and security after fleeing persecution.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Shabana Mahmood to limit refugees to 30 months in UK
Shorter asylum period can be renewed under hardline policy aimed at stopping rise of Reform UK
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Utterly cruel, pointless and harmful. It does not minimise how bad Conservatives were to say Labour are now the most anti-asylum government in most people's living memory. This prevents people feeling any sense of safety and security after fleeing persecution.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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🚨Do. not. use. individual's. actions to. attack. whole. groups.🚨
Not unless you want to take the blame for every person in your social demographic.
Bad people exist in every group. That's not an excuse to use the actions of individuals to target those groups, particularly already marginalised groups
Not unless you want to take the blame for every person in your social demographic.
Bad people exist in every group. That's not an excuse to use the actions of individuals to target those groups, particularly already marginalised groups
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
🚨Do. not. use. individual's. actions to. attack. whole. groups.🚨
Not unless you want to take the blame for every person in your social demographic.
Bad people exist in every group. That's not an excuse to use the actions of individuals to target those groups, particularly already marginalised groups
Not unless you want to take the blame for every person in your social demographic.
Bad people exist in every group. That's not an excuse to use the actions of individuals to target those groups, particularly already marginalised groups
Dark direction indeed..
Keir Starmer’s new director of communications isn’t just the founder of Portland Communications – which represented Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan – he’s also come straight from the board of the anti-trans charity Sex Matters.
The government is heading in a dark direction.
The government is heading in a dark direction.
September 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dark direction indeed..
Yet another letter to my MP. This is unthinkable for a labour government. Pandering to the right, cruel and ineffectual. Surely removing safe routes means more people taking dangerous routes or remaining undocumented.
UK to tighten family member rules for asylum cases www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK to tighten family member rules for asylum cases www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK to tighten family member rules for asylum cases
Yvette Cooper will outline her plans when MPs return to Parliament after the summer break.
www.bbc.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yet another letter to my MP. This is unthinkable for a labour government. Pandering to the right, cruel and ineffectual. Surely removing safe routes means more people taking dangerous routes or remaining undocumented.
UK to tighten family member rules for asylum cases www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK to tighten family member rules for asylum cases www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If you are able, please buy your books from Indy bookshops.
They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
@woodbinebooks.bsky.social
They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
@woodbinebooks.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If you are able, please buy your books from Indy bookshops.
They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
@woodbinebooks.bsky.social
They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
@woodbinebooks.bsky.social
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Today along with over 100 colleagues I’ve singed amendment on proposed changes to PIP. I hope the government will reconsider pushing this to the vote. My statement below commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/957...
June 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today along with over 100 colleagues I’ve singed amendment on proposed changes to PIP. I hope the government will reconsider pushing this to the vote. My statement below commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/957...
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“This year, for the first time in over 15 years, the number of countries that criminalise consensual same-sex relationships went up. In 65 countries around the world, our lives – the lives of the people in this room – are now criminalised.” – Alex Farrow www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/20/k...
LGBTQ+ rights commission set up to fight global attacks on queer rights
LGBTQ+ human rights charity Kaleidoscope Trust has launched a new initiative aimed at fighting the global rollback of queer rights.
www.thepinknews.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“This year, for the first time in over 15 years, the number of countries that criminalise consensual same-sex relationships went up. In 65 countries around the world, our lives – the lives of the people in this room – are now criminalised.” – Alex Farrow www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/20/k...
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Nearly 18k cis women have signed this petition. If you are cis and haven't signed it already and support the trans+ community, please sign and share this.
If you are trans, remember you are supported; however, the transphobes try to make it look. Please share this.
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
If you are trans, remember you are supported; however, the transphobes try to make it look. Please share this.
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
Sign the Petition
Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community
www.change.org
May 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nearly 18k cis women have signed this petition. If you are cis and haven't signed it already and support the trans+ community, please sign and share this.
If you are trans, remember you are supported; however, the transphobes try to make it look. Please share this.
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
If you are trans, remember you are supported; however, the transphobes try to make it look. Please share this.
www.change.org/p/not-in-our...
So very disappointed in this government. Very well said @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones
‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones
The government’s claims about immigration driving down wages are so demonstrably untrue, it’s hard to feel the appropriate level of outrage
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So very disappointed in this government. Very well said @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
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“The UK once was a global leader on LGBT rights, and that reputation is now blemished by a regressive court ruling and its implementation that assaults the dignity of trans and intersex people.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/09/r...
UK Supreme Court trans ruling condemned by Human Rights Watch: 'Severely regressive'
The UK Supreme Court's recent trans ruling has been condemned by the Human Rights Watch as "severely regressive".
www.thepinknews.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“The UK once was a global leader on LGBT rights, and that reputation is now blemished by a regressive court ruling and its implementation that assaults the dignity of trans and intersex people.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/09/r...
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My fun kids books for anyone wanting to buy a kid a fun book #KeepKidsReading
May 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My fun kids books for anyone wanting to buy a kid a fun book #KeepKidsReading
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Today, thousands gathered across the country - from Hastings to London to Glasgow - to say: we will always stand with trans people.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
April 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today, thousands gathered across the country - from Hastings to London to Glasgow - to say: we will always stand with trans people.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
March 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
Now here’s an idea..
President Trump's tariffs have not only triggered trade wars, they're also leading to a "Boycott USA" global consumer backlash against U.S. goods.
Trump tariffs spark "Boycott USA" backlash against U.S. goods
"Boycott USA" online searches are spiking and multiple countries have large Facebook groups dedicated to boycotting U.S. products.
www.axios.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Now here’s an idea..
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A column in which I ask um, should we all be learning how to perform abortions ? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Our hard-won rights are being erased one letter at a time | Eva Wiseman
The US continues to roll back trans, gay and abortion rights, and the UK is not immune to any of it
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A column in which I ask um, should we all be learning how to perform abortions ? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
When in NYC with my wife & our children we were so proud to see this monument and all it represented. Now trans people are erased from the history of the place. Please speak out as allies. For those of you still going on about "men" in womens toilets, please think about what you are contributing to.
On Friday, hundreds of transgender and queer New Yorkers and their allies gathered outside the Stonewall Inn to declare that a brazen act of historical revisionism from the Trump administration would not stand. Here's what I saw and heard over about 10 interviews:
www.huffpost.com/entry/stonew...
www.huffpost.com/entry/stonew...
Trump Erased Trans People From Stonewall’s Website. They Showed Up In Person.
“We know what Stonewall was. And we're here to protect that history."
www.huffpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When in NYC with my wife & our children we were so proud to see this monument and all it represented. Now trans people are erased from the history of the place. Please speak out as allies. For those of you still going on about "men" in womens toilets, please think about what you are contributing to.
i love this
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell
Evertonian Alexandra Topping – knowing that the famous old ground’s time was running out – made a final pilgrimage with her nine-year-old son
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
i love this
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...