Macha

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2025-07-25 18:13:13 UTC

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I need a pic of you with your head out of the window and your tongue hanging out or it didn't happen! 🤣

2025-04-28 18:01:12 UTC

A fair story about Rosie Duffield on the BBC news website and with a really good photo of her too. Still a very long way to go but this is a sign of change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4z44pv74o

2025-04-23 19:33:00 UTC

As some of you know I spent most of my career working in HR and specialised in HR policy. I quit HR in 2012 for a number of reasons and the early identity politics impact was one of them. Since then I stayed friends with many former colleagues but some did cut ties when it became to clear to them that I was gender critical. I was not looking for work in HR so it was not damaging but some of it was upsetting like being dropped from invites to get togethers and reunions. I was clearly no longer one of the "good people".
I will still defend the role of HR in organisations and know that there are many great HR professionals but seeing the reaction to the Supreme Court ruling is making that even more difficult than it already was. LinkedIn is full of terrible takes on the ruling. 🤦‍♀️
It is time for the HR profession admit it has got a lot wrong and start making things right. Until they do that HR will be seen as a dud profession and in all honesty I would not recommend it to any young person as a good career option. No one should take a job which requires you to ignore your conscience and mute what you say.

2025-01-26 19:05:29 UTC

This is being shared on X. Not sure how accurate it is but I wouldn't be surprised if it is accurate. It also shows how much DEI is about virtue signalling rather than meaningful change to unfair employment practices.
When I worked in corporate HR nearly all board level directors (ie. the top HR job in the organisation) were male despite most junior roles being filled by women. If the top HR executive was a woman they were usually not on the Board and reported to a finance or legal director.
https://media.spinster.xyz/2af10dcd6c13c20ca75f661a9a5d76c0f29401f65e8766da5f325d7a35c068d0.png

2024-10-21 21:51:39 UTC

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Yes. I was born in England and trace my ancestry back to the 1600s in England and Scotland. Given the system we have that means that without doubt he is my king but to be honest that doesn't mean much to me. If I met him I would be polite but I don't feel duty bound to do what he says. He is a constitutional monarch.
In my youth I would rail against the monarchy but no one has yet convinced me that a different system that would work better for the UK. It's a bit like the House of Lords. In theory it's terrible but in practice and given all the quirks in the British/UK constitution and law it works well and sometimes it is best not to fix things that are not broken.

2024-09-21 20:48:17 UTC

The man who assaulted KJK and others at LWS in Sheffield today has been charged and named.
https://x.com/NewsNowYorks/status/1837585086327493101

2024-09-20 20:00:13 UTC

I spent most of the afternoon and early evening with my Dad who is still in hospital. He is in a side room because of all his complications so it is nice and private. It is also a good place to chat to the nurses when then come in to check on him. Most of them seem very happy to spend a few minutes chatting before going back to the main ward.
We hear about all the nonsense in the NHS but that really does seem to be mostly in the admin/managerial staff. The medical teams and especially nursing and support staff are all great. I took in a box of chocolate truffles today for the team on duty and they were very happy and pleased.