G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social
Gardener of thoughts and things. Into cooking, music, art, architecture, politics, sewing, and life drawing. Avid reader—especially fiction by women.
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You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
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Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.
My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nothing like punching your own voters in the face AND hurting the green transition! Great work Labour.
Nothing like punching your own voters in the face AND hurting the green transition! Great work Labour.
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nothing like punching your own voters in the face AND hurting the green transition! Great work Labour.
Nothing like punching your own voters in the face AND hurting the green transition! Great work Labour.
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Morning all
#LabourIsDead
The anti-wealth tax IFS is recommending reform of children's developmental/educational needs assessments, rather than increasing tax for the wealthiest 🤔
'Review' of SEND criteria incoming - for a system which already fails thousands 😠
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#LabourIsDead
The anti-wealth tax IFS is recommending reform of children's developmental/educational needs assessments, rather than increasing tax for the wealthiest 🤔
'Review' of SEND criteria incoming - for a system which already fails thousands 😠
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Send costs will rise by billions without reforms, ministers told
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says more than 200,000 extra children will need Send support by 2029.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Morning all
#LabourIsDead
The anti-wealth tax IFS is recommending reform of children's developmental/educational needs assessments, rather than increasing tax for the wealthiest 🤔
'Review' of SEND criteria incoming - for a system which already fails thousands 😠
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#LabourIsDead
The anti-wealth tax IFS is recommending reform of children's developmental/educational needs assessments, rather than increasing tax for the wealthiest 🤔
'Review' of SEND criteria incoming - for a system which already fails thousands 😠
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rachel Reeves, at IPPR, says the idea of the populist right that foreign workers depress domestic workers’ wages is simplistic and wrong…
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rachel Reeves, at IPPR, says the idea of the populist right that foreign workers depress domestic workers’ wages is simplistic and wrong…
More of this, please. London has felt a sad and angry place recently.
September 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
More of this, please. London has felt a sad and angry place recently.
Yes!
We need a government that cares. One that tackles real issues and makes sure every child gets the opportunities they deserve.
If the Government rolls back children’s rights and damages the SEND system, it will be yet another attack on the most vulnerable.
If the Government rolls back children’s rights and damages the SEND system, it will be yet another attack on the most vulnerable.
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Yes!
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The drum roll of voices questioning autism diagnosis in the UK is growing. Rather than question the school system or austerity, they suggest that kids are not really disabled and don't "really need it" (cahms/ehcps).
The drum roll of voices questioning autism diagnosis in the UK is growing. Rather than question the school system or austerity, they suggest that kids are not really disabled and don't "really need it" (cahms/ehcps).
Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy Hunt
Former health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The drum roll of voices questioning autism diagnosis in the UK is growing. Rather than question the school system or austerity, they suggest that kids are not really disabled and don't "really need it" (cahms/ehcps).
The drum roll of voices questioning autism diagnosis in the UK is growing. Rather than question the school system or austerity, they suggest that kids are not really disabled and don't "really need it" (cahms/ehcps).
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'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt
August 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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EXPERT COMMENT: Dr Ben Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Healthy Buildings, explains that with temperatures expected to hit 31°C in the coming days, it’s more important than ever to keep your home cool and comfortable #heatwave
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
July 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
EXPERT COMMENT: Dr Ben Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Healthy Buildings, explains that with temperatures expected to hit 31°C in the coming days, it’s more important than ever to keep your home cool and comfortable #heatwave
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
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this made me laugh so much
July 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
this made me laugh so much
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"Polling points to a “perception gap”, with half of MPs underestimating levels of public support for the net zero target."
"72% of people say they would support onshore windfarms being built in their local area, with 17% opposed, MPs assume the opposite."
"72% of people say they would support onshore windfarms being built in their local area, with 17% opposed, MPs assume the opposite."
Politicians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn’t care. But they’re wrong | Rebecca Willis
Our research shows people are strongly in favour of measures to tackle the climate crisis. They just need to be listened to, says professor of energy and climate governance Rebecca Willis
buff.ly
July 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Polling points to a “perception gap”, with half of MPs underestimating levels of public support for the net zero target."
"72% of people say they would support onshore windfarms being built in their local area, with 17% opposed, MPs assume the opposite."
"72% of people say they would support onshore windfarms being built in their local area, with 17% opposed, MPs assume the opposite."
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If you're going to attack immigration levels in 2022-3, you need to say something about provision for Ukraine & Hong Kong (which Labour backed).
Blaming a "one-nation experiment in open borders" is not levelling with voters or restoring trust.
It's telling the kind of lie on which populism thrives
Blaming a "one-nation experiment in open borders" is not levelling with voters or restoring trust.
It's telling the kind of lie on which populism thrives
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
If you're going to attack immigration levels in 2022-3, you need to say something about provision for Ukraine & Hong Kong (which Labour backed).
Blaming a "one-nation experiment in open borders" is not levelling with voters or restoring trust.
It's telling the kind of lie on which populism thrives
Blaming a "one-nation experiment in open borders" is not levelling with voters or restoring trust.
It's telling the kind of lie on which populism thrives
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"The ideal place for me is the one in which it is most natural to live as a foreigner."
Italo Calvino.
Italo Calvino.
May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"The ideal place for me is the one in which it is most natural to live as a foreigner."
Italo Calvino.
Italo Calvino.
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I know we say it as a reality check - “touch grass”
But yesterday I spent hours in the garden and it made me feel better 🤷🏻♀️
Go touch some dirt.
Say thanks to a tree.
Plant something for the pollinators.
Log off.
But yesterday I spent hours in the garden and it made me feel better 🤷🏻♀️
Go touch some dirt.
Say thanks to a tree.
Plant something for the pollinators.
Log off.
May 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I know we say it as a reality check - “touch grass”
But yesterday I spent hours in the garden and it made me feel better 🤷🏻♀️
Go touch some dirt.
Say thanks to a tree.
Plant something for the pollinators.
Log off.
But yesterday I spent hours in the garden and it made me feel better 🤷🏻♀️
Go touch some dirt.
Say thanks to a tree.
Plant something for the pollinators.
Log off.
Amazing lists this year. A few on the fiction list I've not picked up yet! Can't wait to get started.
📢 2025 Orwell Prize Finalists Announced!
The Orwell Prizes celebrate the year's best political writing and reporting, inspired by George Orwell's values of clarity, courage, and fidelity to truth.
Explore this year's shortlists & judges’ reflections: open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
The Orwell Prizes celebrate the year's best political writing and reporting, inspired by George Orwell's values of clarity, courage, and fidelity to truth.
Explore this year's shortlists & judges’ reflections: open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
The Orwell Prizes 2025: Finalists announced
From the best political fiction to powerful reporting on homelessness, discover this year's shortlists
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May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Amazing lists this year. A few on the fiction list I've not picked up yet! Can't wait to get started.
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Aww thank you! Let me know if she likes it and I’ll be happy to send her a bookplate and postcard.
🧚💚
You can find out more about the first book here:
www.hsnorup.com/into-the-fae...
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You can find out more about the first book here:
www.hsnorup.com/into-the-fae...
Into The Faerie Hill
The moment Alfred arrives at his granny’s cottage, he feels like he’s being watched. The surrounding forests teem with unfamiliar life—even odd little faerie creatures only Alfred can see. It’s onl…
www.hsnorup.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Aww thank you! Let me know if she likes it and I’ll be happy to send her a bookplate and postcard.
🧚💚
You can find out more about the first book here:
www.hsnorup.com/into-the-fae...
🧚💚
You can find out more about the first book here:
www.hsnorup.com/into-the-fae...
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The worst element of what happened this week isn't even about immigration specifically. It's that Starmer surrendered against populism.
May 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The worst element of what happened this week isn't even about immigration specifically. It's that Starmer surrendered against populism.
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A comprehensive comms success.
May 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A comprehensive comms success.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"The party of work"
So, let's punish those with a proven disability
"The party of work"
So, let's punish those with a proven disability
‘There is no moral case’: Labour divided over prospect of benefit cuts
Some feel the party is moving away from the working class, but others argue ministers must show new Labour voters the system can work
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"The party of work"
So, let's punish those with a proven disability
"The party of work"
So, let's punish those with a proven disability
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Re-reading the first Emily Wilde book was a great idea - I enjoyed it just as much second time around and now I can't wait to get started on the next in the series... #BookSky #AmReading 💙📚
March 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Re-reading the first Emily Wilde book was a great idea - I enjoyed it just as much second time around and now I can't wait to get started on the next in the series... #BookSky #AmReading 💙📚