I'm in great form today!

Thank you, my wonderful, wonderful subscribers

I had such a good time speaking to Jane Fonda and telling her why wearing nail varnish makes me a special new kind of human like Demi Lovato. (Although Lovato’s thing is that she’s the first woman in the world to have short hair and therefore requires plural pronouns.) But also I’m now making enough from the Substack to get by while waiting to do the Father Ted Musical!

I gotta tell you, it was touch and go there for a while. Three years of steady harassment and defamation takes its toll on the ol’ bank account. but the site is growing and growing, and for every ten people who subscribe, one person takes out a paid sub. So thank you all, whether you’re paying or not. Please keep sharing the blog and tell everyone we are one of the few places who dare even to discuss this current war on women.

And if you have a story to tell, if you’re a teacher, a student, a journalist, an NHS worker, a policeman—whatever captured organisation you work for—please tell us your story. You can be as anonymous or as open as you wish.

I genuinely think things are turning around, by the way, which is a huge relief. My dearest wish for this website is for there to be no longer a reason for it beyond the sharing of Guided By Voices playlists.

Till then, the fight continues. Thank you again.