The NHS Guidance on trans people in hospital will protect zero women but will badly harm trans people. What a hateful disgrace and will be remembered by future generations as a stain on us all.

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For my birthday I have come to Bern on a George Smiley pilgrimage (waves at @nickharkaway.com)

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Lovely afternoon at #cheltlitfest: Andy Miller interviewing Hermione Lee on Anita Brookner and a chat with John Mitchinson in the book signing queue. It doesn’t get much more @backlisted.bsky.social than that.

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Early library run this week because I just couldn't wait! Hottest Take: Hermione Lee's turned out a damn solid piece of work (even allowing for the refreshingly generous print size and formatting) for a subject as determined to frustrate impertinent curiosity as Brookner. #BookSky

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Started BELOW (Netflix) last night, absolutely cracking horror series set among the ice gatherers of Newfoundland. Lovely specific sense of place and a good mix of character drama, weirdness, scares and gore. Don't worry about the odd accents, that's really what they sound like there!

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