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.
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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.
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Great piece. This paragraph in particular absolutely nails it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Great piece. This paragraph in particular absolutely nails it.
Excellent article: 'We are nearing the end of gender ideology era but we're not there yet.' Kevin McKenna.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Excellent article: 'We are nearing the end of gender ideology era but we're not there yet.' Kevin McKenna.
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Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
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BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistle-blower claims. Sue Evans, the woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistleblower claims
Woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistle-blower claims. Sue Evans, the woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Love it. I’m stealing that. From now on, when I’m forced to block the worst of the worst on X, I’ll remember that on Bluesky, those same people have already pre-emptively blocked themselves.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Love it. I’m stealing that. From now on, when I’m forced to block the worst of the worst on X, I’ll remember that on Bluesky, those same people have already pre-emptively blocked themselves.
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Immigration isn’t the root cause of Britain’s decline. But the attention system makes it feel like the cause because it’s the most emotionally loaded explanation. Until we fix that distortion, politics will keep treating symptoms, not causes.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Immigration isn’t the root cause of Britain’s decline. But the attention system makes it feel like the cause because it’s the most emotionally loaded explanation. Until we fix that distortion, politics will keep treating symptoms, not causes.
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So the issue isn’t “people are sheeple.” The issue is:
real decline → emotional stress → algorithmic amplification → misdiagnosis → hollow policy responses → no improvement → more stress.
This cycle keeps feeding itself. That’s the core problem.
real decline → emotional stress → algorithmic amplification → misdiagnosis → hollow policy responses → no improvement → more stress.
This cycle keeps feeding itself. That’s the core problem.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
So the issue isn’t “people are sheeple.” The issue is:
real decline → emotional stress → algorithmic amplification → misdiagnosis → hollow policy responses → no improvement → more stress.
This cycle keeps feeding itself. That’s the core problem.
real decline → emotional stress → algorithmic amplification → misdiagnosis → hollow policy responses → no improvement → more stress.
This cycle keeps feeding itself. That’s the core problem.
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Archive in comments
www.independent.ie/opinion/eili...
www.independent.ie/opinion/eili...
Eilis O’Hanlon: ‘Her sperm’ is what we get when trans beliefs meet biological reality
It is nearly time for the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to unveil its annual Word of the Year. The winner in 2024 was “brain rot” — two words, as it happens, but let’s not nitpick.
www.independent.ie
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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www.independent.ie/opinion/eili...
www.independent.ie/opinion/eili...
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Good question, why are we paying someone, from the public purse, to shit on us in the USA?
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Good question, why are we paying someone, from the public purse, to shit on us in the USA?
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A traitor writes.
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A traitor writes.
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Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
Reposted by Colin Lawson
I think this reply to Melanie Field from Michael Foran is well worth a read:
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
What is a women's service? A reply to Melanie Field
Melanie Field, an independent advisor on equality and human rights who has worked in both the EHRC and the civil service, has written a detailed article on the practical implications of the For Women ...
knowingius.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I think this reply to Melanie Field from Michael Foran is well worth a read:
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Essential listening for those who want to get a flavour of how sex and gender has been covered by the BBC. (SEEN in Journalism podcast)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Seen in Journalism: The BBC, Bias and the Resignations
Podcast Episode · No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism Podcast · 11/11/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Essential listening for those who want to get a flavour of how sex and gender has been covered by the BBC. (SEEN in Journalism podcast)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
Media ownership - yet another issue Labour should have put in its manifesto and addressed as soon as it gained power. By leaving it too late they have lost the moral authority. If they try anything now it will look and be framed as political meddling.
GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Media ownership - yet another issue Labour should have put in its manifesto and addressed as soon as it gained power. By leaving it too late they have lost the moral authority. If they try anything now it will look and be framed as political meddling.
Reposted by Colin Lawson
I think this reply to Melanie Field from Michael Foran is well worth a read:
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
What is a women's service? A reply to Melanie Field
Melanie Field, an independent advisor on equality and human rights who has worked in both the EHRC and the civil service, has written a detailed article on the practical implications of the For Women ...
knowingius.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I think this reply to Melanie Field from Michael Foran is well worth a read:
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
knowingius.org/p/what-is-a-...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
As I said it's not a matter of evidence, "any man CAN opt to be a woman" is a logical result of gender self ID. I can't prove that violent male rapists like 'Isla Bryson' opt to be women to get a lighter sentence or avoid male prison but it's possible & that's the point.
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Trans gender policy = any person can say they're trans & that must be accepted at face value without question. In practice there is no objective way of verifying if someone is trans gender or not. Q.E.D.
It's a matter of logic not evidence. In practice any man can opt to be a woman.
It's a matter of logic not evidence. In practice any man can opt to be a woman.
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As I said it's not a matter of evidence, "any man CAN opt to be a woman" is a logical result of gender self ID. I can't prove that violent male rapists like 'Isla Bryson' opt to be women to get a lighter sentence or avoid male prison but it's possible & that's the point.
bsky.app/profile/coli...
bsky.app/profile/coli...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
The women described a culture of fear where even seasoned correspondents did not dare veer from the Stonewall-mandated position on trans issues in case they were accused of “transphobia”. "… It felt like activism, not news.”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
Emails reveal BBC women complained over trans reporting
Messages dating back five years show female staff raised concerns with bosses but felt rebuffed or ignored
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The women described a culture of fear where even seasoned correspondents did not dare veer from the Stonewall-mandated position on trans issues in case they were accused of “transphobia”. "… It felt like activism, not news.”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
Media ownership - yet another issue Labour should have put in its manifesto and addressed as soon as it gained power. By leaving it too late they have lost the moral authority. If they try anything now it will look and be framed as political meddling.
GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Media ownership - yet another issue Labour should have put in its manifesto and addressed as soon as it gained power. By leaving it too late they have lost the moral authority. If they try anything now it will look and be framed as political meddling.
BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistle-blower claims. Sue Evans, the woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistleblower claims
Woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BBC ‘infiltrated by trans activists’, Tavistock whistle-blower claims. Sue Evans, the woman who exposed clinic’s use of puberty blockers on children claims corporation shut down gender-critical viewpoints.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a8d3419...
Reposted by Colin Lawson
NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Essential listening for those who want to get a flavour of how sex and gender has been covered by the BBC. (SEEN in Journalism podcast)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Seen in Journalism: The BBC, Bias and the Resignations
Podcast Episode · No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism Podcast · 11/11/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Essential listening for those who want to get a flavour of how sex and gender has been covered by the BBC. (SEEN in Journalism podcast)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Unbelievable that US citizens are just letting this happen.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Unbelievable that US citizens are just letting this happen.
Reposted by Colin Lawson
It took three types of politician to get the Brexit ‘win’. Intensely cynical and dishonest egotists… prejudiced ideologues… and useful idiots.
Absolutely no one in any of those categories is capable of admitting the mistake or accepting it is one.
Absolutely no one in any of those categories is capable of admitting the mistake or accepting it is one.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It took three types of politician to get the Brexit ‘win’. Intensely cynical and dishonest egotists… prejudiced ideologues… and useful idiots.
Absolutely no one in any of those categories is capable of admitting the mistake or accepting it is one.
Absolutely no one in any of those categories is capable of admitting the mistake or accepting it is one.
Reposted by Colin Lawson
From Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage: the gift that keeps on taking
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
From Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage: the gift that keeps on taking