STONEWALL REVERSE FERRET INCOMING

[Taytoface]

So, it looks like their income tanking might have finally made them see that trans rights is not quite the gravy train they thought it was. They are now pivoting to getting compensation for gay veterans who were badly treated. And apparently JKR is a wonderful lady, just needs to be a wee bit more kind.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/19/things-could-go-backwards-kezia-dugdale-on-safety-lgbtq-rights-and-the-future-of-stonewall

Covered in Scotcast (I haven't listened yet): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vmc3?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

They have restricted comments on X

That link shows the article for a split second and then
Error 404 - Oops, the page you're looking for is no longer here

I am outside the UK and not all material on the BBC website is always available, but it looks like it's been removed...

The link is for BBC Sounds. Do you have access to that in Ireland? I know you can't access iPlayer

She could have thought “well, my ‘side’ seems to be a bit mental

I loved this comment because there was a time when the response to TRA outrage would have been "ignore them as they are a bit mental". I miss those times!

Ah that's probably it! I'm glad I didn't leap to nefarious conclusions😄

I’m in Northern Ireland and when I clicked on the link I got a message saying “this is not available in your country”!

So I went to BBC Sounds and searched for Scotcast directly and it came up and is now playing no problem.

It seems to be a glitch and this link probably won’t work for you either (as I think it’s the same as the others above) but you can give it a try.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vmc3?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

ETA: Or maybe someone could download it for you and send it to you? Im not sure how easy that is to do - I only have Sounds on my phone and can’t really handle downloads well on that but on a PC it light be easier?

Oh Kezia. Proving she's still as inept, spineless and utterly lacking in political acumen as she was when she was Scottish Labour's leader.

Janet Murray on Dugdale's cowardice

https://archive.ph/YT6wl

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/29/even-mentioning-jk-rowlings-name-cancelled-by-trans-mob/

And Mark Hammill (makes Skywalker scurrying away to hide on an island plausible. The screenwriter got the character confused with the actor. By contrast Roisin Murphy's strength and actual character.