Nick Moran

Its #worldsemicolonday A semicolon represents a sentence that cud have finished but it did not. Its a symbol of hope for those who have #suicidalthoughts My story could have ended 2.5 years ago but it didnt. I recovered, u can to. migburgess.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/the…

This is as true today as it was 75 years ago RT if you agree Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS, was an absolute legend

We don't leave our doors and windows wide open when we go out because 'thieves will find a way in, anyway.' Strangely, I've never heard anyone say 'let's stop background checking teachers, because paedophiles will always find a way to interfere with kids.' When men - all men, however they identify - are banned from women's spaces, those who disregard the ban can be challenged, inside the space and out. They mark themselves out as suspicious by breaking a rule decent men respect. Nobody claims the rule has successfully kept out every single man who wants to commit voyeurism or sexual assault. What we're saying is that allowing males into female only spaces on the basis of their claim to be a women removes an obstacle that has hitherto been *proven* to increase women and girls' safety. 88% of sexual crimes committed in changing/locker rooms happen in those that are unisex. Why? Because malign men don't have to justify their presence near unclothed women and girls. They can't be challenged. They don't stand out. This is obvious to all but the terminally naive. It is too seldom noted that every single man arguing for the removal of single sex spaces is arguing for his *own* right to enter those spaces. I know from experience that they feign outrage when this point is put to them, gibbering that they're just being good, virtuous progressives who're standing up for trans women, that they *personally* won't be availing themselves of the new opportunities afforded them. The fact remains that instead of calling out male violence against trans women, and working to make male spaces safer, these men have thrown their energy into the fight to remove women's and girls' rights to safety, privacy and dignity. And if anyone genuinely believes none of these enthusiastic heterosexual, non-trans-identified male 'allies' aren't personally enthralled by the idea of women and girls losing basic protections, I have several bridges to sell you.

Very sad news. We’ve lost the lighting legend @Rplight49 Richard Pilbrow was Olivier’s lighting designer. His 1970 book Stage Lighting drew on his extensive international experience and was a key inspiration for me and so many others livedesignonline.com/news/richard-p…

"If you didn't have troublemakers, most women wouldn't have the right to vote, a black person wouldn't be talking to a white person & I'd be back in slavery. We need troublemakers to challenge the establishment. I want to be one of those people" Rest in Power Benjamin Zephaniah

Don't forget our Lumière 2024 Schemes close next week. Production Lumière applications need to be in by 11 December and Design Lumière by 16 December.

I love doing this. Leaving a little note for people. It’s such a easy thing to do. And who doesn’t love receiving a little note! ❤️

There are many weaknesses that remain in the U.K. in regards to the next pandemic. It is perhaps not a good idea to promote one of our greatest weaknesses to one of the most powerful positions to manage the next pandemic. “Rewarding failure”…the govt’s new motto.

#EltonJohn was a working class Essex lad who studied music at school where his talent was noticed and then went on to higher education to graduate @RoyalAcadMusic. Where has music gone in our schools? If we want a world class music industry we have to invest in it.

Some memories from #pq23 Latvia, PQTalks ‘Thinking Light’ session, Hall 13, UK’s Hellostranger pavilion hosting light session

Head of Bectu @philippachilds statement: "We are deeply concerned that our member Richard Felgate was arrested whilst recording a peaceful protest, despite clearly displaying a Bectu press card. Richard was documenting protests by Just Stop Oil, and was arrested on Saturday."🧵

This is inconceivable. A musician has been served a noise abatement notice by Lewisham council forbidding them to play instruments in their house at any time or risk a £5000 fine plus confiscation of all their professional instruments!! Please sign! chng.it/CcCCCRhpRw

@Mrzakmacro @CSSDLondon @CSSDLighting @lkdav No 😊

@CSSDLondon @CSSDLighting @ld122 and @lkdav ….. are pan pipes great yet?

@Mrzakmacro @CSSDLighting Surely we can get this trending #makepanpipesgreatagain ??

@thameswater 141 Plimsoll Road, N4 2ED

@ld122 Hi there, can you please DM me the address and postcode location of the leak so I can look into it? - Imran

Almost 2 months later and still leaking... @thameswater your thoughts please

@ucunion @cssdlondon part of this huge protest #fairpay #fairshares instagram.com/p/Cpz-wsSsp0H/…

@IslingtonBC @londonbus @TfL 20 minutes to get from Highbury Grove school to Highbury Corner at 11am on a weekday (OK not helped by a delivery to Salisbury Local blocking the bus lane) effectively doubles my journey time. Please do something to decongest this area