[-] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

This can be said of most medical interventions, all you're doing is singling out trans healthcare.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Christ, that's fucked up.

Genuinely really sorry for this, I only had the edited version above. I wouldn't have posted it if I knew this was the original.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago

For those unaware, the Spanish national anthem doesn't have lyrics.

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It's muddy. Badenoch has bragged about putting 'gender critical' people into key positions, and that was the reason the Cass Review was able to happen. But the NHS did advise the government against the ban.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

I've thought my scathing wit would be a given, but glad to see we're on the same page now.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I've received a surprising amount of criticism for this take and you know what I'M DOUBLING DOWN! CHEESY GRAVY SOUNDS AWFUL!

[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

The NHS took the decision to stop the routine use of puberty blockers for gender incongruence/dysphoria in children.

This decision has been linked to the suicide of 16 people. But sure child safety must come first.

Donate to the Good Law Project who are currently challenging this barbarism in the courts.

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Link. He's only posted this on Twitter for whatever reason, here's what he wrote:

Puberty Blockers. A 🧵

Children’s healthcare must always be led by evidence.

Medicine given to children must always be proven safe and effective first.

I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety.

Let me explain why this decision was taken.

Cass Review found there is not enough evidence about the long-term impact of puberty blockers for gender incongruence to know whether they are safe or not, nor which children might benefit from them.

The evidence should have been established before they were ever prescribed.

The NHS took the decision to stop the routine use of puberty blockers for gender incongruence/dysphoria in children.

They are establishing a clinical trial with NIHR to ensure the effects of puberty blockers can be safely monitored and provide the evidence we need.

The former Health Secretary issued an emergency order to extend the restriction on prescription to the private sector, which I am defending.

Puberty blockers have been used to delay puberty in children and young people who start puberty much too early.

Use in those cases has been extensively tested (a very different indication from use in gender dysphoria) and has met strict safety requirements.

This is because the puberty blockers are suppressing hormone levels that are abnormally high for the age of the child.

This is different to stopping the normal surge of hormones that occur in puberty. This affects children’s psychological and brain development.

We don’t yet know the risks of stopping pubertal hormones at this critical life stage.

That is the basis upon which I am making decisions.

I am treading cautiously in this area because the safety of children must come first.

Some of the public statements being made are highly irresponsible and could put vulnerable young people at risk.

I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety. I am determined to improve the quality of, and access to, care for trans people.

I hope this thread provides some context for the caution and care I am taking when it comes to this vulnerable group of young people.

The decisions I am taking will always be based on evidence, rather than politics or political pressure.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

4 downvote already, you must've hit a nerve.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Between poutine and ketchup cake, it's no wonder nobody raves about Canadian food.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Apologies, the intricacies of American cuisine are lost on me.

^Also\ please\ don't\ call\ me\ sir^

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Brits really do treat chips with the same reverence as Italian and pasta, the Japanese and rice, or Americans and corn syrup.

~~But cheese, chips and gravy sounds fucking mank~~

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The US Air Force has been sending unmarked planes from Britain’s base on Cyprus to Israel since it began bombing Gaza, it can be revealed.

The planes are all C-295 and CN-235 aircraft, which are believed to be used by American special forces.

Declassified has found 18 of these aircraft which have gone from the sprawling British air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, to Israel’s coastal city Tel Aviv since October 7.

[RAF] Akrotiri is the key node in the international effort to arm and provide logistical support for Israel’s assault on Gaza.

But the UK government has always refused to divulge any information about US activities at Akrotiri, which is known to include transporting weapons to Israel.

Asked in May how many US Air Force (USAF) flights had taken off from the base since October 7, [then] defence minister Leo Docherty said: “The Ministry of Defence does not comment on the operations of our Allies.”

But Declassified discovered the unmarked planes that flew from Akrotiri to Israel from November to June have a serial number showing they are operated by the USAF. Most of these journeys had the flight number GONZO62.

Six more unmarked C-130 planes have gone from Akrotiri to Tel Aviv since the bombing of Gaza began, which are believed to be USAF, but it was not possible for Declassified to locate their operator.
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A spokesperson for the UK Ministry of Defence would only tell Declassified: “In response to the situation in Israel and Gaza, we are working with international partners to de-escalate the conflict, reinforce stability and support humanitarian efforts in the region. Any use of UK bases will be in line with these objectives.”

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The new health secretary said the service has been “wrecked” by the Conservatives and launched an independent investigation.

He has appointed Lord Ara Darzi, a health minister in the last Labour government, to carry out the review and ordered officials to hand over whatever information is needed.

Writing in The Sun, Mr Streeting said: “Honesty is the best policy, and this report will provide patients, staff and myself with a full and frank assessment of the state of the NHS, warts and all.

“It’s going to take time to turn the NHS around - we were honest about that before the election.

"Sticking plasters won’t be enough to heal it. It will require fundamental reform.” It comes after Mr Streeting declared the NHS “broken” on his first day as Britain’s health secretary.

He went on to declare the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is “no longer simply a public service department” but an “economic growth department”, because health and the economy are “inextricably linked” and improving the health of the nation can help to “drive the economic growth of the country”.

“That is a major shift in mindset,” he said. “It’s a rethinking of the role of the department.

“It also means ending the begging bowl culture, where the only interaction the Treasury has with DHSC is that we need more money for X, Y and Z.

“The starting point has got to be, ‘We will help you achieve your mission for growth and improve the prosperity and lives of everyone in this country by making sure that we are with you lockstep in driving growth’.”
[…]
Experts from the Nuffield Trust point out that Labour has inherited a waiting list for pre-planned hospital treatment of around 7.5 million in England – a 66% increase since the start of the pandemic.

While progress has been made in some areas, such as cataract surgery, waits for some major surgeries have been slower to get back to pre-Covid levels, experts said.

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Forgot to post this when it came out.

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