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Philippa East (Author)
@philippaeast.bsky.social
Novelist, rep’d by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. Thrillers: #LittleWhiteLies💛 #SafeAndSound❤️ #IllNeverTell💗 #AGuiltySecret🧡 Lives in Lincolnshire, has a cat. Clinical Psychologist by day.
Just wrote this to our GANHRI working group 😆
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
They did the same thing regarding their interim update, as admitted in their written submission to the judicial review.

drive.google.com/file/d/1l-fW...
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Probably worth noting here that in the Supreme Court submission, the EHRC decided not to bother taking the Human Rights Act into account 🤯

www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/defaul...
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Oops, sorry it’s here that Phillipson makes it clear that the outcome of this judicial review is relevant to her responsibilities in approving or rejecting the code of practice

goodlawproject.org/wp-content/u...
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The entire aim of getting “sex“ defined as “bio sex” was so the EHRC could ban trans people from gender-aligned services.
So within days of the ruling they bashed out this:

archive.ph/7lPLw
It was a no brainer for them. They didn’t even stop to think. Hence why they are now in court.
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Can I just point out that I’ve been making this exact argument for ages!🤣
@jessothomson.co.uk ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My #RecentRead*
#Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social

*books I’ve really liked/loved
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Quick question: does anybody have video footage from any of the events below? Or do you know anyone who does?
Please do get in touch if so, and I will explain full details of why I am hunting for this 🤗 (it’s for a very cool thing!)
Please share! 🙏
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yay! I’ve got my copy of @amdassu.bsky.social gorgeous new book #WildJourney. Isn’t it beautiful??
(Mimi inspired too!)
Grab one for the curious child (or cat) in your life. 🤗
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
My #RecentRead*
#Flesh by #DavidSzalay

*books I’ve really liked/loved
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s his signature on the 2011 Code of Practice, would you believe. What happened to him?

www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/defaul...
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“Mimi. I love you.”
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
So delighted to attend the online launch of @amdassu.bsky.social's beautiful new children's book #WildJourney.
Az wrote this illustrated story especially for young readers, to make reading a real treat. Grab your copy now for the curious child in your life 🤗
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I was just listening to this podcast about that! I think the take-home message was that we all try to find the pattern to make sense of the publishing industry, when the reality is, it’s basically unpredictable chaos, and we have almost no control over anything!🤣

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
They will need to fill her post.
Even with these four new commissioners, that will only bring the EHRC up to the bare minimum number of staffing required
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The judges effectively argue that you *can* change your (attributes of) sex in colloquial terms under the gender reassignment protection, but that this doesn’t change your legal sex under the protected characteristic of sex in the equality act
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A mixture.
Weirdly I just wrote about this here (for a separate thing)
Those stepping down are Falkner, Lesley Sawers and Joanne Cash
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The job adverts for EHRC Commissioners (4 posts) are finally out.
Deadline: 1st December.
If you, or anyone you know, feels brave enough to apply, please do consider putting in an application!

apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9026?b...
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
That is in direct breach of the Equality Act.
Trans people are protected from discrimination under the gender reassignment characteristic
*regardless of whether they have a GRC.*
This is completely unchanged by the Supreme Court ruling or any interim update from the EHRC.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’ve had four novels successfully published.
I’ve also written four full novels that (in all likelihood) will never be published. Three of those were written since my debut.
It’s not so unusual.
Some books work, some don’t.
Some sell, some don’t.
#KeepWriting.
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Loving this latest episode of #FictionWritingMadeEasy, all about how Save The Cat Writes Horror.
Brilliant genre tips in here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM