Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds Views my own. Not your lawyer; not legal advice. They/them hello@jessothomson.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlo3atcjkk2lOkay, this made me cackle. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo3atcjkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlmexbfwos2jQuite simple: 1) Put in charge a bunch of astonishingly mediocre factionalists whose only real desire is some sort of revenge on 'the left' 2) Have their electoral opponents wholly self-destruct 3) Mediocrities now think they are 5D chess political geniuses - they just need to kick the left *more* [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmexbfwos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mllfb44qoc25I'm not sure I fully get this orderly transition stuff. There's so little time before the next GE to create a positive vision. Surely they at least need a caretaker PM until Andy comes back – not however many more months of tanking Labour's popularity even further under Keir?11 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllfb44qoc25https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mllbyzoes223Just to be crystal clear: Reform have yet to suspend a recently elected councillor who said that Nigerians should be melted down to fill in potholes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllbyzoes223https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mllaxitros23The concerning thing here isn't even her confusing DMs with posting. It's that she thinks that X DMs are an appropriate place to discuss anything approaching govt or parliamentary business – when Musk can read them all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllaxitros23https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mll6qfd7sk2jAs someone who had a working class upbringing – and in full bootstrapping style was the first person in my family to go to uni (and went to Oxbridge) – that experience increases rather than reduces my sense of responsibility to protect the poorest in our society. Seemingly unlike Starmer.11 May 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll6qfd7sk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlj7cl44r22dMembers of racial groups aren't responsible for the appalling behaviour of their "leaders". And it's not the responsibility of every random Jewish person to disavow them. Racial and religious groups are not homogenous. This is antisemitic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj7cl44r22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mligqnn72c2gI am very, very worried about our direction of travel. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mligqnn72c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlg2rkykas2oSurely now, the only answer, is to bring back Peter Mandelson.09 May 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg2rkykas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlectxjsek2q4 years ago. https://youtu.be/LIDAOkR1gXU?si=ucX40VnaKtbLHkxO08 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlectxjsek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mlanwdlav22wI will never vote for a party which attacks trans human rights. In any election. That's a hard line for me, and any party who wants my vote will need to bear that in mind.07 May 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlanwdlav22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3ml7234tcgc23🚨🏳️‍⚧️ New Campaign! 🩺 At Good Law Project, we're sick of 'trans broken arm syndrome'. People are being denied access to healthcare which has nothing to do with their gender identity - simply because they're trans. We plan to challenge this. First off: we're writing to the NHS. Will you join us? 👇 https://goodlaw.social/e166ed06 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7234tcgc23https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3ml7234tcgc23🚨🏳️‍⚧️ New Campaign! 🩺 At Good Law Project, we're sick of 'trans broken arm syndrome'. People are being denied access to healthcare which has nothing to do with their gender identity - simply because they're trans. We plan to challenge this. First off: we're writing to the NHS. Will you join us? 👇 https://goodlaw.social/e166ed06 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7234tcgc23https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3ml6nfjjlrs2lFeel I'm in very good company with the late Conor Gearty when I say that the appalling decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland (esp. its failure to engage with human rights with any degree of seriousness) suggests Reed is a poor arbiter of the "proper understanding" of our constitution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6nfjjlrs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3ml6fwchwds27Do this today. Even if your MP is awful. Don't let them claim that they only had emails from constituents opposing trans rights. It really does only take seconds to fill out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6fwchwds27https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3ml4qk57z5s2dIt's concerning that the Minister did not explicitly confirm the updated guidance will explain how organisations can lawfully remain trans inclusive. If you want your MP to hold the government to account over this, now is your last chance to tell them. Email them using our tool. Takes seconds 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qk57z5s2d