An important victory for the Darlington nurses, who have spent three years fighting for single-sex changing facilities at work. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has finally updated its policy to require staff to use changing rooms according to biological sex. But will the mainstream media give this story the attention it deserves? Link below 👇

“LGBTQ+ people are being targeted. Our rights, our identities and our existence are being debated and attacked.” These are the words of a senior legal counsel at Sky, who co-chairs its LGBTQ+ staff group. According to The Sunday Times, an internal video also attacked “extraordinarily well-funded bigots” campaigning to exclude trans people from sport and shared spaces. Presumably that includes women campaigning for single-sex spaces and fair sporting categories? Gender-critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act. So what message does this send to Sky employees who hold those beliefs? And what does it tell us about the culture inside one of Britain's biggest news broadcasters? Read below 👇

Interesting column in The Independent from former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, who appears outraged that Ofcom isn't doing more to regulate GB News. He suggests that the law shouldn't permit a “right-wing broadcaster”. But why is he so concerned about alleged right-wing bias at GB News, rather than allegations of left-wing bias at the BBC or Sky News? And what about The Guardian, which Rusbridger himself has acknowledged is left of centre? And isn't there a certain irony in making this argument in The Independent - a newspaper that openly embraces 'progressive' values and has itself faced criticism for, erm, not being particularly 'independent'? Of course, newspapers aren't subject to the same impartiality rules as broadcasters. But having a political perspective isn't automatically the same as breaching impartiality rules. And if you're concerned about ideological bias in journalism, shouldn't you be equally curious about it wherever it occurs? Read below 👇

Interesting row developing between GB News and Ofcom. GB News is accusing the media regulator of suppressing its own research showing that the channel's viewers rate it more highly for trustworthiness than BBC viewers rate the BBC. Ofcom says the omission was due to methodological changes, while delayed publication of the underlying data was an administrative error. But here's the interesting bit. The Government is considering proposals to give prominence to supposedly 'trusted' news providers on social media. If Ofcom is going to help shape that debate, surely transparency and consistency in how it presents its own research are essential. Read below 👇

News that is unlikely to surprise those who have followed the Sandie Peggie case ... Link below 👇