Rupert Cook
@rupertcook.bsky.social
Husband & father | Oram’s Arbour, Winchester | Lamb’s Conduit Street, London
Partner Miltiadou Cook Mitzman | New build | Retrofit | Craft | Comfort | Certified Passive House Designer | Trustee University Design Forum
Vegan | Self-builder | LGBTQI+ Ally
Partner Miltiadou Cook Mitzman | New build | Retrofit | Craft | Comfort | Certified Passive House Designer | Trustee University Design Forum
Vegan | Self-builder | LGBTQI+ Ally
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Rupert Cook
@rupertcook.bsky.social
· Sep 10
Democracy rests on a balance of powers between parliament, government, and the judiciary, each checking the other. But this “separation” is incomplete without a third force outside the state itself: civil society.
#Banksy
#Banksy
Nigel Farage is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR.
His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts:
goodlaw.social/ngjm
His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts:
goodlaw.social/ngjm
Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights | Good Law Project
The Reform leader is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR. His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster.
goodlaw.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Nigel Farage is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR.
His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts:
goodlaw.social/ngjm
His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts:
goodlaw.social/ngjm
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3
Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back
goodlawproject.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3
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In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
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Einsteins theory has been proven.
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Einsteins theory has been proven.
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"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."
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September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."
omg
omg
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Meta and Zuckerberg can go meta-go-fuck-themselves
July 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Meta and Zuckerberg can go meta-go-fuck-themselves
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to let Virgin Active know they're following transphobes, not the law. You can do it too here: goodlaw.social/638d25
Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law
After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all th...
goodlaw.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to let Virgin Active know they're following transphobes, not the law. You can do it too here: goodlaw.social/638d25
Trans rights are human rights. The Virgin Active ban for trans people fundamentally undermines rights. How is this NOT discrimination against the trans community? I thought more of Richard Branson and the Virgin brands.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Trans rights are human rights. The Virgin Active ban for trans people fundamentally undermines rights. How is this NOT discrimination against the trans community? I thought more of Richard Branson and the Virgin brands.
@richardbranson.bsky.social @goodlawproject.bsky.social
@goodlawproject.org
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If you're LGBTQIA+ and a Virgin Active Gym customer, time to re-think your membership me think
#trans #transgender #uk #queer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #intersex #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #London #Bromley #Northampton #Nottingham #Sheffield #Solihull
#trans #transgender #uk #queer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #intersex #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #London #Bromley #Northampton #Nottingham #Sheffield #Solihull
August 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you're LGBTQIA+ and a Virgin Active Gym customer, time to re-think your membership me think
#trans #transgender #uk #queer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #intersex #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #London #Bromley #Northampton #Nottingham #Sheffield #Solihull
#trans #transgender #uk #queer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #intersex #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #London #Bromley #Northampton #Nottingham #Sheffield #Solihull
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So I am trying to avoid companies in the UK (where I live now), that are not #trans inclusive:
So far I am avoiding:
Generally:
- All social media companies
UK
- M&S
- Virgin Active
- Barclays
- Visa/MasterCard
- Ocado
Can people post in the comments please 🙏
I am trying to be an #ally 🏳️⚧️
So far I am avoiding:
Generally:
- All social media companies
UK
- M&S
- Virgin Active
- Barclays
- Visa/MasterCard
- Ocado
Can people post in the comments please 🙏
I am trying to be an #ally 🏳️⚧️
a man is standing in front of a building and smiling while making a funny face .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a building and smiling while making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Harvard can't use someone's race to decide if they are going to be a student, but ICE can use a student's race to decide if they are going to detain/incarcerate them.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Harvard can't use someone's race to decide if they are going to be a student, but ICE can use a student's race to decide if they are going to detain/incarcerate them.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
Democracy rests on a balance of powers between parliament, government, and the judiciary, each checking the other. But this “separation” is incomplete without a third force outside the state itself: civil society.
#Banksy
#Banksy
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Democracy rests on a balance of powers between parliament, government, and the judiciary, each checking the other. But this “separation” is incomplete without a third force outside the state itself: civil society.
#Banksy
#Banksy
The recent Royal Academy masterplan scheme by David Chipperfield Architects (& Julian Harrap) were “the Goldilocks scheme: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.” With prior schemes having even too understated or too bold
@hughpearman.bsky.social (RIBAJournal)
www.ribaj.com/buildings/sp...
@hughpearman.bsky.social (RIBAJournal)
www.ribaj.com/buildings/sp...
Speaking volumes at the RA
David Chipperfield’s painstaking reorganisation and unification of the Royal Academy murmurs rather than shouts, but makes beautiful sense
www.ribaj.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The recent Royal Academy masterplan scheme by David Chipperfield Architects (& Julian Harrap) were “the Goldilocks scheme: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.” With prior schemes having even too understated or too bold
@hughpearman.bsky.social (RIBAJournal)
www.ribaj.com/buildings/sp...
@hughpearman.bsky.social (RIBAJournal)
www.ribaj.com/buildings/sp...
How food and farming will determine the fate of planet Earth…
drawdown.org/insights/how...
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan
drawdown.org/insights/how...
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
How food and farming will determine the fate of planet Earth…
drawdown.org/insights/how...
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan
drawdown.org/insights/how...
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan
Make Climate Action a statutory duty, including for devolved local government.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Thank you for sharing #WinACC
Winchester Action on the Cliamte Crisis
#PassisHaus #RegenerativeDesign
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Thank you for sharing #WinACC
Winchester Action on the Cliamte Crisis
#PassisHaus #RegenerativeDesign
Petition: Make Addressing the Climate Emergency a Statutory duty for Councils
We want the UK government to introduce legislation that makes addressing the climate emergency a statutory duty for all local authorities. By legally requiring councils to prioritise climate action, w...
petition.parliament.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Make Climate Action a statutory duty, including for devolved local government.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Thank you for sharing #WinACC
Winchester Action on the Cliamte Crisis
#PassisHaus #RegenerativeDesign
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Thank you for sharing #WinACC
Winchester Action on the Cliamte Crisis
#PassisHaus #RegenerativeDesign
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Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
June 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
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Brad Lander, New York City’s top finance official, was handcuffed and taken away while trying to escort a defendant out of immigration court. He can be heard saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens.' www.ft.com/content/dbcc...
June 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Brad Lander, New York City’s top finance official, was handcuffed and taken away while trying to escort a defendant out of immigration court. He can be heard saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens.' www.ft.com/content/dbcc...
The Paradox of Tolerance
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.”
If a society tolerates intolerance, it risks destruction.
“We should, in the name of tolerance, claim the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.”
If a society tolerates intolerance, it risks destruction.
“We should, in the name of tolerance, claim the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
June 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Paradox of Tolerance
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.”
If a society tolerates intolerance, it risks destruction.
“We should, in the name of tolerance, claim the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.”
If a society tolerates intolerance, it risks destruction.
“We should, in the name of tolerance, claim the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
Fabulous evening last week by Dr Peter Kapos, of Das Programm & Systems Studio. Thanks to Grace at Aram for the invite.
Braun Vitsoe wall audio Dieter Rams 1960/ 1962
601/02 RZ 60 lounge chair hopsack Dieter Rams 1960
www.dasprogramm.co.uk/learn/semina...
systems-studio.com
www.aram.co.uk/contact
Braun Vitsoe wall audio Dieter Rams 1960/ 1962
601/02 RZ 60 lounge chair hopsack Dieter Rams 1960
www.dasprogramm.co.uk/learn/semina...
systems-studio.com
www.aram.co.uk/contact
June 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Fabulous evening last week by Dr Peter Kapos, of Das Programm & Systems Studio. Thanks to Grace at Aram for the invite.
Braun Vitsoe wall audio Dieter Rams 1960/ 1962
601/02 RZ 60 lounge chair hopsack Dieter Rams 1960
www.dasprogramm.co.uk/learn/semina...
systems-studio.com
www.aram.co.uk/contact
Braun Vitsoe wall audio Dieter Rams 1960/ 1962
601/02 RZ 60 lounge chair hopsack Dieter Rams 1960
www.dasprogramm.co.uk/learn/semina...
systems-studio.com
www.aram.co.uk/contact
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While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 13% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
June 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 13% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
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While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 35% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
June 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 35% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
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They tried to silence protest at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We took them to court and won.
They tried to silence protest at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We took them to court and won.
June 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEW 💥
They tried to silence protest at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We took them to court and won.
They tried to silence protest at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We took them to court and won.
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We won!
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
In mindblowing news, the EHRC's landlord, it seems at the EHRC's behest, is trying to injunct protestors from protesting outside the EHRC's offices.
We will be in Court today making an emergency attempt to resist the injunction. www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect...
We will be in Court today making an emergency attempt to resist the injunction. www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect...
Protect the Right to Protest - from the EHRC
Good Law Project fights for a better, fairer and greener future.
www.crowdjustice.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We won!
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
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The answer is: Government would rather stiff the bill paying public than upset the big foreign funds that own the water companies and whose greed landed us with this problem.
They want those funds to do more of the private ownership of public assets that created this problem in the first place. 🤦🏻
They want those funds to do more of the private ownership of public assets that created this problem in the first place. 🤦🏻
June 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The answer is: Government would rather stiff the bill paying public than upset the big foreign funds that own the water companies and whose greed landed us with this problem.
They want those funds to do more of the private ownership of public assets that created this problem in the first place. 🤦🏻
They want those funds to do more of the private ownership of public assets that created this problem in the first place. 🤦🏻