The decision about whether or not to prescribe puberty blockers to trans children should be made by an appropriately trained medical professional, after a comprehensive assessment.

Not by a politician.

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https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/1812435914473295927

Healthcare should be led by evidence. There’s currently a lack of evidence on the use of puberty blockers in gender affirming healthcare. Lack of evidence makes clinical decisions more difficult. We need more evidence.

A blanket ban on puberty blockers is the wrong approach.

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“NEVER AGAIN”

One of my councillor colleagues asked me about my white poppy today so I thought I’d share what the white poppy is and why I wear one.

🧵/1 When soldiers returned from the trenches after having fought the First World War in 1918, the message and political challenge they brought back with them was “Never Again”.

A decade later, it was clear that this message was not being heeded.
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FOOD SECURITY: Thread 🧵

It’s scary to see how fragile our food system has become.

These empty shelves at the Lerwick Tesco this evening are the result of just a few days’ disruption in our food supply.

1/ Shetland hasn’t had cargo from the UK mainland for 3 days and the supermarkets feel like ghost towns. There were no green vegetables apart from this one manky cabbage.

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