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I remember her from a few years back when she was doing the rounds with anti-trans vox pops. It's no surprise though that the transphobic-to-racist pipeline is in full swing once again. She's absolutely crackers.
I feel sorry for her though; I love curry.
I feel sorry for her though; I love curry.
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I remember her from a few years back when she was doing the rounds with anti-trans vox pops. It's no surprise though that the transphobic-to-racist pipeline is in full swing once again. She's absolutely crackers.
I feel sorry for her though; I love curry.
I feel sorry for her though; I love curry.
Completely agree, the answer is cash, and lots of it. Plymouth misses out on a lot of investment simply by just being a very long way from anything else. Exeter by contrast is an hour closer to everywhere that isn't Cornwall.
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Completely agree, the answer is cash, and lots of it. Plymouth misses out on a lot of investment simply by just being a very long way from anything else. Exeter by contrast is an hour closer to everywhere that isn't Cornwall.
(2/2) I fit the Plymothian cliche of no-longer living in the city - although I'm still fiercely protective of it! I'm only in Exeter, but the two cities feel like very different places - like you say, Plymouth almost feels northern.
October 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
(2/2) I fit the Plymothian cliche of no-longer living in the city - although I'm still fiercely protective of it! I'm only in Exeter, but the two cities feel like very different places - like you say, Plymouth almost feels northern.
(1/2) Ahh that was a really wonderful read, thank you. Having grown up there, it certainly can be bleak, although you said exactly the same thing that I always say about Plymouth: it has a lot going for it. I really think its best days could be ahead of it.
October 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
(1/2) Ahh that was a really wonderful read, thank you. Having grown up there, it certainly can be bleak, although you said exactly the same thing that I always say about Plymouth: it has a lot going for it. I really think its best days could be ahead of it.
I'm from Plymouth originally and I do think it's the place where the line between Cornwall and the rest of the country blurs quite a bit - it feels a lot more like Cornwall than anywhere else in Devon does. But it still feels different going over the bridge!
I really enjoyed this article.
I really enjoyed this article.
October 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm from Plymouth originally and I do think it's the place where the line between Cornwall and the rest of the country blurs quite a bit - it feels a lot more like Cornwall than anywhere else in Devon does. But it still feels different going over the bridge!
I really enjoyed this article.
I really enjoyed this article.
It feels like it gets earlier and earlier every year. It's only just been Glinner Eve.
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It feels like it gets earlier and earlier every year. It's only just been Glinner Eve.
My partner is a journalist who has just been made redundant. I'm not sure it's quite as lucrative as you think it is.
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
My partner is a journalist who has just been made redundant. I'm not sure it's quite as lucrative as you think it is.
As a trans woman, I find it sad that I live in an environment where people like me are continuously demonised by those with larger platforms and louder voices than I'll ever have. I just have a perfectly reasonable wish to live in peace. But it's not just sad; it's exhausting and terrifying.
September 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
As a trans woman, I find it sad that I live in an environment where people like me are continuously demonised by those with larger platforms and louder voices than I'll ever have. I just have a perfectly reasonable wish to live in peace. But it's not just sad; it's exhausting and terrifying.
It's just utterly terrifying. It's tiring enough being trans here in the UK, but this is something else.
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It's just utterly terrifying. It's tiring enough being trans here in the UK, but this is something else.
Those are glorious, I especially love the pairs facing each other, it feels very retro!
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Those are glorious, I especially love the pairs facing each other, it feels very retro!
Nope - the closest we've ever really got is with the Petitjeans but they're not really the same!
Always loved your site btw, and it's lovely to see those flags in your username - it means a lot!
Always loved your site btw, and it's lovely to see those flags in your username - it means a lot!
September 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Nope - the closest we've ever really got is with the Petitjeans but they're not really the same!
Always loved your site btw, and it's lovely to see those flags in your username - it means a lot!
Always loved your site btw, and it's lovely to see those flags in your username - it means a lot!
Exeter used to have quite a few curvy streetlights that I always loved as a kid as they reminded me of being in France! The original GEC lanterns are long gone, although the columns survived until a few years ago. Picture of them in their heyday courtesy of the Sainsbury's archive.
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Exeter used to have quite a few curvy streetlights that I always loved as a kid as they reminded me of being in France! The original GEC lanterns are long gone, although the columns survived until a few years ago. Picture of them in their heyday courtesy of the Sainsbury's archive.
Living in Exeter, I'm not surprised – and compared to many other parts of the south west, we're relatively well served by trains! I think that so much of this country's north-south divide discourse forgets the south west's existence, and as a result we lose out.
September 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Living in Exeter, I'm not surprised – and compared to many other parts of the south west, we're relatively well served by trains! I think that so much of this country's north-south divide discourse forgets the south west's existence, and as a result we lose out.
I look forward to the 'dignity and respect' from her as my rights get eroded further
July 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I look forward to the 'dignity and respect' from her as my rights get eroded further
Thank you for keeping up the good fight on this!
June 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thank you for keeping up the good fight on this!
That's interesting because I've only been on Bluesky for a few months, but I've been an out trans woman for eleven years. I suppose I must have imagined my incredibly supportive family, friends and colleagues over that time. Plus any lovely people I've met out and about. I must have imagined it all.
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
That's interesting because I've only been on Bluesky for a few months, but I've been an out trans woman for eleven years. I suppose I must have imagined my incredibly supportive family, friends and colleagues over that time. Plus any lovely people I've met out and about. I must have imagined it all.
This will put Norwich on the map.
June 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This will put Norwich on the map.
I think what the government forgets is that while the amount of trans people may be small in number, we also have friends and family who may change their votes based on this. Even a few percent could prove decisive in an election.
It's not just morally abysmal, it's electorally stupid.
It's not just morally abysmal, it's electorally stupid.
May 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I think what the government forgets is that while the amount of trans people may be small in number, we also have friends and family who may change their votes based on this. Even a few percent could prove decisive in an election.
It's not just morally abysmal, it's electorally stupid.
It's not just morally abysmal, it's electorally stupid.
Even before the current supreme court nonsense, this has been my backup plan in case I ever got challenged. Luckily I've never had to.
I think I'd feel a bit icky doing it, but at the same time if it allowed me to escape a dangerous situation, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
I think I'd feel a bit icky doing it, but at the same time if it allowed me to escape a dangerous situation, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
May 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Even before the current supreme court nonsense, this has been my backup plan in case I ever got challenged. Luckily I've never had to.
I think I'd feel a bit icky doing it, but at the same time if it allowed me to escape a dangerous situation, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
I think I'd feel a bit icky doing it, but at the same time if it allowed me to escape a dangerous situation, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Labour need to offer something better than not being Reform. They've done some really good things so far, but it's being negated by placating all this culture war crap. I really hope they can turn things around, I want to support them, I have a great Labour MP. But I just can't at the moment.
May 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Labour need to offer something better than not being Reform. They've done some really good things so far, but it's being negated by placating all this culture war crap. I really hope they can turn things around, I want to support them, I have a great Labour MP. But I just can't at the moment.
If I'd been asked ten years ago what I'd fear from Farage being PM, I'd have said leaving the EU, and him rolling back my rights. Well, we've already left, and the current Government seems to be doing the latter. So what have I got left to fear? It's not like he can double-ban me from the toilets.
May 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
If I'd been asked ten years ago what I'd fear from Farage being PM, I'd have said leaving the EU, and him rolling back my rights. Well, we've already left, and the current Government seems to be doing the latter. So what have I got left to fear? It's not like he can double-ban me from the toilets.
Well I'm a trans woman, and it's not just my vote that's lost. It's my partner's, my friends', and my family's.
I tried so hard to support this government, but when they start stripping your rights, it's a bit hard to. So you can sneer if you like, but it's costing the party votes. It all adds up.
I tried so hard to support this government, but when they start stripping your rights, it's a bit hard to. So you can sneer if you like, but it's costing the party votes. It all adds up.
May 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Well I'm a trans woman, and it's not just my vote that's lost. It's my partner's, my friends', and my family's.
I tried so hard to support this government, but when they start stripping your rights, it's a bit hard to. So you can sneer if you like, but it's costing the party votes. It all adds up.
I tried so hard to support this government, but when they start stripping your rights, it's a bit hard to. So you can sneer if you like, but it's costing the party votes. It all adds up.
Immigrants and trans people may not be so happy with how things are going.
May 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Immigrants and trans people may not be so happy with how things are going.
Yes I've just done the same.
May 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yes I've just done the same.