Colin Lawson
@colindlawson.bsky.social
Physics/education/retired. Walking and small boat sailing. Cornwall, UK. Lifelong news and current affairs addict.
North Utsire. South Utsire.
Occasionally poor. Becoming good.
North Utsire. South Utsire.
Occasionally poor. Becoming good.
Pinned
Colin Lawson
@colindlawson.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Truth sometimes comes from our enemies despite their dishonourable motives. Meanwhile, our own ‘tribe’ can fool itself into believing absurdities. The Left and progressives damage their credibility every time they reject the former and succumb to the latter.
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not sure if you saw this related piece @akashpaun.bsky.social and I wrote for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayo...
Labour should introduce the alternative vote system for mayoral elections | Institute for Government
The alternative vote would be fairer and more appropriate than the system the government favours.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
not sure if you saw this related piece @akashpaun.bsky.social and I wrote for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayo...
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I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...
www.politicshome.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
The disinformation being spread about the judgment in Good Law Project v The Equality and Human Rights Commission is shocking.
knowingius.org/p/disinforma...
knowingius.org/p/disinforma...
Disinformation and The Good Law Project
Public discussion of the law relating to sex and gender identity is often polarised.
knowingius.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The disinformation being spread about the judgment in Good Law Project v The Equality and Human Rights Commission is shocking.
knowingius.org/p/disinforma...
knowingius.org/p/disinforma...
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Did all #Waspi women deserve a payout? No.
Did some? Yes.
Unfortunately for them, they had no one to speak for them and no one willing to listen.
My latest Politics Notebook. Subscribe to get articles like this directly in your inbox.
Did some? Yes.
Unfortunately for them, they had no one to speak for them and no one willing to listen.
My latest Politics Notebook. Subscribe to get articles like this directly in your inbox.
What Waspi Women Want
Politics Notebook #32: Some Waspi women deserved compensation, just not the ones forever on television.
comment.press
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Did all #Waspi women deserve a payout? No.
Did some? Yes.
Unfortunately for them, they had no one to speak for them and no one willing to listen.
My latest Politics Notebook. Subscribe to get articles like this directly in your inbox.
Did some? Yes.
Unfortunately for them, they had no one to speak for them and no one willing to listen.
My latest Politics Notebook. Subscribe to get articles like this directly in your inbox.
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The Good Law Project got v excited about Swift J saying may not always be direct discrimination to exclude a man who doesn't identify as female from facilities open to women & men who identify as female. Michael Foran explains why this doesn't actually matter that much.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Good Law Project v EHRC
The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought by the Good Law Project and three individuals challenging the lawfulness and accuracy of the Interim Update issued by the Equality and Human Righ...
substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The Good Law Project got v excited about Swift J saying may not always be direct discrimination to exclude a man who doesn't identify as female from facilities open to women & men who identify as female. Michael Foran explains why this doesn't actually matter that much.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Michael Foran's excellent clear explainer of yesterday's GLP v EHRC judgment. knowingius.org/p/good-law-p...
Good Law Project v EHRC
The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought by the Good Law Project and three individuals challenging the lawfulness and accuracy of the Interim Update issued by the Equality and Human Righ...
knowingius.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Michael Foran's excellent clear explainer of yesterday's GLP v EHRC judgment. knowingius.org/p/good-law-p...
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The answer was no. No-one wanted to try to explain to me why men getting infants to suck on their nipples might (even sometimes) be ok.
On balance I suppose I find that faintly reassuring, in a rather bleak way.
On balance I suppose I find that faintly reassuring, in a rather bleak way.
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The answer was no. No-one wanted to try to explain to me why men getting infants to suck on their nipples might (even sometimes) be ok.
On balance I suppose I find that faintly reassuring, in a rather bleak way.
On balance I suppose I find that faintly reassuring, in a rather bleak way.
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So depressing to see a Labour MP push misinformation like this.
The judgment @kateosbornemp.bsky.social refers to is here: goodlawproject.org/wp-content/u....
Will she say which paragraph/s say “the EHRC’s draft code of practice got the law wrong”? No. Because none do.
bsky.app/profile/kate...
The judgment @kateosbornemp.bsky.social refers to is here: goodlawproject.org/wp-content/u....
Will she say which paragraph/s say “the EHRC’s draft code of practice got the law wrong”? No. Because none do.
bsky.app/profile/kate...
February 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
So depressing to see a Labour MP push misinformation like this.
The judgment @kateosbornemp.bsky.social refers to is here: goodlawproject.org/wp-content/u....
Will she say which paragraph/s say “the EHRC’s draft code of practice got the law wrong”? No. Because none do.
bsky.app/profile/kate...
The judgment @kateosbornemp.bsky.social refers to is here: goodlawproject.org/wp-content/u....
Will she say which paragraph/s say “the EHRC’s draft code of practice got the law wrong”? No. Because none do.
bsky.app/profile/kate...
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I have asked the BBC to scrutinise + correct the factually inaccurate claims made by Mr Nigel Farage about why net migration fell in 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'
Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
February 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I have asked the BBC to scrutinise + correct the factually inaccurate claims made by Mr Nigel Farage about why net migration fell in 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'
Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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US Sec of State Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich. He canceled attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
www.ft.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
US Sec of State Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich. He canceled attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
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Reposted by Colin Lawson
One of the long-term consequences of Trump is giving the next century to China on a silver platter
Canada, Europe. Brazil (+much of S America) are all negotiating trade deals w China because the U.S. is an unreliable partner
Trump squandered #1 place in the world for less than nothing
Canada, Europe. Brazil (+much of S America) are all negotiating trade deals w China because the U.S. is an unreliable partner
Trump squandered #1 place in the world for less than nothing
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
One of the long-term consequences of Trump is giving the next century to China on a silver platter
Canada, Europe. Brazil (+much of S America) are all negotiating trade deals w China because the U.S. is an unreliable partner
Trump squandered #1 place in the world for less than nothing
Canada, Europe. Brazil (+much of S America) are all negotiating trade deals w China because the U.S. is an unreliable partner
Trump squandered #1 place in the world for less than nothing
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High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful
The law protects privacy, decency and propriety.
sex-matters.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Colin Lawson
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful
The law protects privacy, decency and propriety.
sex-matters.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful
The law protects privacy, decency and propriety.
sex-matters.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful.
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s interim guidance on single-sex services published last year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
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The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Reposted by Colin Lawson
Fact check from me on BBC Sounds on Sir Jim Ratcliffe's claims on
- population
- immigration
- benefits
- energy
📻👇...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- population
- immigration
- benefits
- energy
📻👇...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
BBC Verify on Jim Ratcliffe's claims about immigration - BBC Sounds
Sir Jim said he was sorry his ‘choice of language had offended some people’.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Fact check from me on BBC Sounds on Sir Jim Ratcliffe's claims on
- population
- immigration
- benefits
- energy
📻👇...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- population
- immigration
- benefits
- energy
📻👇...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
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💬 Comment | The Government’s Representation of the People Bill is a missed opportunity
Today, the government has published its Representation of the People Bill (aka. the Elections and Democracy Bill) – with one major piece missing.
Read full response from Azzurra here: demos.co.uk/blogs/demos-...
Today, the government has published its Representation of the People Bill (aka. the Elections and Democracy Bill) – with one major piece missing.
Read full response from Azzurra here: demos.co.uk/blogs/demos-...
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
💬 Comment | The Government’s Representation of the People Bill is a missed opportunity
Today, the government has published its Representation of the People Bill (aka. the Elections and Democracy Bill) – with one major piece missing.
Read full response from Azzurra here: demos.co.uk/blogs/demos-...
Today, the government has published its Representation of the People Bill (aka. the Elections and Democracy Bill) – with one major piece missing.
Read full response from Azzurra here: demos.co.uk/blogs/demos-...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Currently, the bill fails to address major threats to our democracy presented by the modern online information environment: the spread of false or unreliable information, the proliferation of political deepfakes, and online harassment of MPs.
📄 Read the bill here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080
📄 Read the bill here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080
Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Current version of Representation of the People Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses
bills.parliament.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Currently, the bill fails to address major threats to our democracy presented by the modern online information environment: the spread of false or unreliable information, the proliferation of political deepfakes, and online harassment of MPs.
📄 Read the bill here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080
📄 Read the bill here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080
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Our Elections Bill briefing sets out what measures the government must take to safeguard future elections from growing epistemic risks.
Read the Epistemic Security Briefing here: demos.co.uk/research/epi...
#TrustedElectionsBill
Read the Epistemic Security Briefing here: demos.co.uk/research/epi...
#TrustedElectionsBill
Epistemic Security Briefing: The Elections Bill
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Our Elections Bill briefing sets out what measures the government must take to safeguard future elections from growing epistemic risks.
Read the Epistemic Security Briefing here: demos.co.uk/research/epi...
#TrustedElectionsBill
Read the Epistemic Security Briefing here: demos.co.uk/research/epi...
#TrustedElectionsBill
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If the shooter was a woman that would be even bigger news. Female shooters are extremely rare. Shooter also killed his mother. Make violence against women. Nearly 10% of women killed by males are killed by their sons. Do not erase this pattern of male violence.
www.femicidecensus.org/this-article...
www.femicidecensus.org/this-article...
More than 170 mothers killed by their sons in 15 years in UK, report reveals – Femicide Census
www.femicidecensus.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 AM
If the shooter was a woman that would be even bigger news. Female shooters are extremely rare. Shooter also killed his mother. Make violence against women. Nearly 10% of women killed by males are killed by their sons. Do not erase this pattern of male violence.
www.femicidecensus.org/this-article...
www.femicidecensus.org/this-article...