Kirsty Holmes

@nickwallis Just caught up on this thread and thus the whole hearing. Very fair and balanced reporting and what an outcome! Thank you & donated 😊

the top of this thread. Thanks so much to everyone who has supported my reporting on this and other stories in this area over the last few days. I'll get the report up on genderblog.net asap

This is Tweet Thread Three of Day Two of Graham Linehan's appeal against his conviction for criminal damage of a mobile phone at Southwark Crown Court. We are at lunch on something of a cliffhanger, but if you want to start at the beginning, do so here: x.com/nickwallis/sta…

@piastories lol 😂

find the similarities ☺️ plot twist - there are none!

@WilliamsF1 @krakenfx Yeah I definitely am 😭🫶

We're not crying, you are 🥹 Reliving this heart-warming moment with a young fan from Ecuador at our Fan Zone, presented by @krakenfx 🇪🇨💙

It’s official – this week, Atlassian Williams F1 Team is entering the Marvel Universe. The first-of-its-kind comic will see James, Carlos and Alex join Marvel heroes to battle Doctor Doom as he threatens to take down the racing calendar. To pre-order the first limited edition cover, head to the link in bio or tap here: bit.ly/3R8vJSM

@newbrewsig @redbullracing @Mobil1 @Max33Verstappen @mobil1racing Love the reactions - it’s like here’s the driver you love… but omg HERES THE DRIVER YOU LOVE 🫣… then breathe 😮‍💨

@redbullracing @Mobil1 @Max33Verstappen @mobil1racing It was great meeting Max! He was super nice. It was a total surprise!

A wholesome moment to kick off the #MiamiGP 🥹💙 #F1 || @Mobil1

@visacashapprb You guys are absolutely nailing the livery this season. This is fire 🔥 but in sweet lemon 🍋 and lime 🍋‍🟩 mix!

In the lime-light 🍋‍🟩 Introducing the Red Bull Summer Edition inspired livery for the #MiamiGP 😎 #F1 #VCARB

I’m always grateful for the way you are able to distill an ethical argument with such sublime and clear statements. What appals me about people defending a situation like this, as someone dressing unusually or as their ‘true self’ with no regard for the women who feel both insulted and uncomfortable, is that I wonder how or even whether they would defend someone appropriating another group’s characteristics - such as blackening their face, acquiring a limp or even pretending to have lost a limb… would it be do kind to indulge them then?

I know no such thing. This behaviour from Battley is obvious sexual harassment, just as the behaviour I discuss was, back in the 80's. It has the obviously forseeable effect of making female students feel intimidated, humiliated, uncomfortable, diminished, and reduced. Which was exactly how C and the other female students felt. It's not 'looking a bit unusual', just as the 80's behaviour was not just 'being friendly and informal.' In the eighties, female students were told just to 'ignore' it, not to take 'things the wrong way.' You are repeating that arrant, entitled, chauvinism. In describing it thus, you are minimizing it and excusing it. But that excusal is laughable, as anyone reading this exchange can see. You play precisely the same role as the male chauvinists in the 80s who told women to turn a blind eye. Perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised, since your party has become one of the main institutional apologists for, and purveyors of, obvious misogyny in British political life, from your leader downwards. I'm going to block you now, because there's quite enough male chauvinism about here without me having to watch you add to it.

Here's a story that will tell you a bit about @UniofOxford (and a bit about me). When I was an undergraduate in the 80's I had a girlfriend, who I will call C, who was not at my college (Trinity) and not on my course (PPE). Her college and her course had an eminent, youngish, left wing don, with a significant profile and a feminist-friendly reputation. But he was a bit of a drunk, and quite bit of a lecher, who made C feel uncomfortable, in the days when that meant something. C, being C, a socialist feminist, decided to do something about this, and put the word out that she wanted to do something. C arranged a meeting and *every single female undergraduate on that course in the whole college* - some twenty people- turned up. They reported the same sorts of behaviour conducted in private: drunk tutorials, inappropriate remarks, sitting down, too close, to individual student on the sofa, leering, organizing one to one tutorials, with the female students but not the males, oversharing about his private life, all the actions you can imagine. Every single woman knew what he was like, every woman objected, despite the fact that many of them had applied to that particular college because of their respect for him. By acting, C broke the spell. They arranged to see the head of the College. All of them, every single female student studying X at college Y. The head of the college had to act, and an unsatisfactory Oxford compromise ensued. The don in question was relieved of all undergraduate teaching and moved to a graduate only college. He wasn't dismissed, and there was no publicity. But I remain full of admiration for C. Sexual harassment at Oxford is not new - and this 👇is sexual harassment. Some clever men in positions of authority engage in this sort of action with impunity, particularly putting female students on edge, even when their behaviour is otherwise formally correct. It takes great courage to call them out, especially for female undergraduate students . But maybe, when you do, you will find that lots of female students feel the same.

@RacecarGuru @MercedesAMGF1 Somehow I read the last bit as saying “overconfidence when challenging….” first time I skim-read it….🤭

@MercedesAMGF1 What do you prefer? Neutral, over or under. I'm slightly oversteery. I like the ability to make a quick adjustment if I need to, helps build confidence when challenging the other drivers on the track.

Oversteer and understeer. Phrases you hear a lot in F1. But what do they mean? 🤔

Oscar Piastri was a gentleman off camera. A calm guy who has processed last season extremely impressively. He’s got a great dry humour. He believes one day he’ll be World Champion. I agree with him. Full episode. Out now. On High Performance

@mrjakehumphrey Came across High Performance channel yesterday and ended up watching several interviews - really like how you approach the questions and the insights you’re able to parse from the interviewee. Listened to a delightful chat you had with Alex Albon and this Oscar one was riveting!

@MercedesAMGF1 Why do they stroke George like that…??? All sorts of questions I have now??

One more week... 🙏

@MercedesAMGPCF1 Not seen this footage before, they were loving it sooooo much. Genuine joy 🥹

That Lego race in Miami was incredible!😅 Kimi 🗣️ “Be aerodynamic” George 🗣️ “Yeah, we need to get down” 😂

@MercedesAMGF1 @DorianePin My first ever attempt at this 😅 …now if only I had shown this level of fast learning when I tried the F1 Sim racing…

Who's up for the challenge? 👀

@WONGthink Is this a parody??

"I would love to work a 9 to 5, but my health just won't let me." Kayleigh Unitt, Plaid Cymru candidate for Fflint Wrecsam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@ScuderiaFerrari @LewisHamilton ❤️ 💛LEWIS MY HERO ❤️💛

Comment a ❤️ when you see it

@avrilthekween That’s exactly what I would do 😂

and aside from almost smooching the floor, the pregnancy & the redbull bullsht. George's phone was broken after the Lego race 💀 his horrors that day never ends 😂

@AmbJapanUK That slice of cake looks perfect to have with a cuppa. Great work Sir! Really appreciate the love you show to our country, reminds me of how nice it is to see some warm-hearted patriotism! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇯🇵 ❤️🤍💙

Happy St George's Day!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

@HaasF1Team Me too 😁

We also like you smiling, Ollie 😁 #HaasF1 #F1

@inforussellbr Hey there 👋 now we have auto translate I can now easily follow you guys!

🎉 | Hoje é aniversário da nossa página, Info George Russell. Ela completa 1 ano. Nós completamos 1 ano de existência com a mesma proposta do início: atualizar tudo sobre George Russell de maneira leve, direta e exata, aproximando os fãs mais ainda. Todos os resultados que tivemos por aqui são graças a vocês. Sem isso, nada seria possível. Muito obrigado! ❤️🙏🏻

@HarrisonFordLA Which is my birthday 🫶

May the 4th is coming up soon…