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Gillian Philip has decided to sue her publisher.

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Signalbox · 15/04/2022 13:39

I'm not linking anything because I don't want to get deleted but if you google "Gillian Philip crowdfund" you might find what you are looking for. She already has 6362 potatoes planted.

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Sexnotgender · 15/04/2022 13:41

Excellent, she’s fabulous. I’ll do some gardening after payday.

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CythereaGraye · 15/04/2022 13:54

It's a lovely sunny day for gardening - mine is done 😀

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Norma27 · 15/04/2022 13:56

Love Gillian. Will definitely be gardening when I get paid this week.

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Outofexcuses · 15/04/2022 14:09

Thanks for posting about this. Very happy to get my spade out x

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CoraggioCara · 15/04/2022 14:32

Donated.

Sometimes, when I'm donating to gender critical causes i think, 'yikes this is getting expensive' and then I remember that this time yes I'm contributing for Gillian, but actually, I'm also doing it for all of us.

I'm not 'out' at work. I'd like to be.

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thinkingaboutLangCleg · 15/04/2022 15:08

Thanks, Signalbox. I hoped there'd be a crowdfunder when I saw the name of this thread. Now I've dug, and bought one of her books, and some of Rachel Rooney's too while I was thinking of it. So a good afternoon's spending.

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SallyLockheart · 15/04/2022 16:01

Spade out

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Signalbox · 15/04/2022 16:09

9,520 Potatoes now!

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PatsArrow · 15/04/2022 17:32

That's brilliant! I was out gardening very early and she'd only planted around 250 potatoes when I dug my trowel in.

It's about time the big publishers houses stopped capitulating to their junior TRA editors/designers and found a backbone.

I don't think Grace Lavery's Penis book is doing great sales so it looks like it's not a great business model.

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Manderleyagain · 15/04/2022 17:50

I'm really glad to see this. Tweeting the hashtag in support of jk rowling caused them to drop her, which I find disgusting. She says that they had not complained before, even though her views were clear (from her social media I think). It was the support for jkr & subsequent complaints they received that made them act.

I wonder what she has to prove to show she was a worker not 'a mere contractor' at the time. I hope that's do-able.

Free speech union are acting for her according to the crowd funder.

I will dig a few carrots or other gardening metaphors!

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PoshPyjamas · 15/04/2022 17:56

I don’t understand where the gardening metaphor has come from - would anyone care to explain?

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Clymene · 15/04/2022 18:32

@PoshPyjamas

I don’t understand where the gardening metaphor has come from - would anyone care to explain?

We are not permitted to talk about contributing to crowdfunders. So we talk about planting instead Smile
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Ereshkigalangcleg · 16/04/2022 08:40

That's fantastic, I always thought she might have a case. Will plant some bulbs.

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KittenKong · 16/04/2022 08:45

Just over 16000 spuds. Target 20k.

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NoSquirrels · 16/04/2022 08:49

Both the publisher and the packager she’s contesting will have deep pockets. I hope something comes of it for her. I’ve done a little digging.

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FrancescaContini · 16/04/2022 08:52

Thank you for alerting us to this. I have had a quick google as you suggested. I can’t believe HarperCollins has behaved in this way towards Gillian. Shocking.

I’ve donated Smile, very happy to support Gillian.

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FrancescaContini · 16/04/2022 08:54

Sorry - to stick with the gardening theme: a few tulips to brighten Gillian’s day, I hope.

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KittenKong · 16/04/2022 09:06

I planting tomatoes. Literally too.

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Benjaminsniddlegrass · 16/04/2022 09:15

Thanks just done a little digging.

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NancyDrawed · 16/04/2022 09:16

Another beautiful day to be out in the garden, happy to help Gillian with hers.

As a side note, I admire her for qualifying as an HGV driver after she was sacked, I wouldn't have the nerve (or the skills!)

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Scraggythang · 16/04/2022 12:32

Good for Gillian! She most certainly has a case.

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Outofexcuses · 17/04/2022 15:31

She's over the target! New stretch target for anyone else who want to lend a hand.

Happy Easter everyone xxx

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PurplePattern · 17/04/2022 18:33

Thanks for putting this here, donated! Smile

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EthelbertaChickerel · 18/04/2022 16:30

Gillian has hit her target already 😃

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NameChChChChanges1 · 18/04/2022 17:30

Thanks for flagging, will donate. Out of curiosity does anyone know why she's going down the employment route rather than breach of contract?

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