Izzy McLeod

So, in a bid to do that, as well as having watched enough Netflix to last a lifetime in the last 10 months, I decided to treat myself to a bunch of books either written by trans authors on trans issues, or with trans characters (or all three!). It's written in a way that feels like it's there both for trans people to feel that warmth and in a way to tell non-trans people about trans experience. It's a book that is also incredibly kind to its reader, despite being mainly about Mia's life, and though when I first read the book I didn't consider myself trans the title definitely rings true for me now. This book, like Alok's, feels like a warm hug, it talks though Jamie's own experiences being a femme non-binary person and navigating life while also giving advice to other non-binary people.

Currently the UK imports massive amounts of coking coal for use in the steel industry, for example Neath Port Talbot's steel works three primary sources for coal are Australia, Brazil and Russia. Plus steel is highly recyclable, with recycling using arc furnaces taking a lot less energy and producing a lot less CO2 compared to the making of new steel. One of the biggest barriers in decarbonising the steel industry is getting the investment into changing the infrastructure so that low carbon and carbon free steel is financially If there was investment into implementing green tech here we can solve both issues, continuing to work towards decarbonising the steel industry (and ultimately the whole of the UK economy) while created much needed jobs across the UK.

If you've ever tried making your own clothing you'll know it's skilled work that that takes time to master (especially when making clothes at the speed fast fashion brands want them) and I don't think I'm alone in thinking that garment workers world over should be earning at least a living wage. a creative director talking about a campaign, or buyers talking about logistics they are always talking about how fast they need things done, how things need to sell out and be a roaring success. it's clear to see they're really trying to be inclusive, a plus, but a lot of what they showed in this series was token diversity and a lack of knowledge on how to actually make clothes for plus size women. , I mean the set out of the episodes was all over the place (and made making this and the video a difficult task), and it really seemed like the team were trying hard to tick every box with sustainability, ethics, body positivity, feminism, etc. without actually putting any substance into any of the sections.

I made a post a little while ago about plus size ethical and sustainable fashion brands, which went down well, but a lot of my pals in the UK were asking if I could find some more UK based brands as so here we are! inclusive sustainable and ethical brands that are also based here in the UK, some good ol' British brands. These super fun pieces are made with vintage and deadstock fabrics, with trousers, dungarees, two pieces, all pieces also available as a "design your own" option so you can get custom sizing, and fabrics, for any piece. The colour-ways are ones you don't always see in sustainable fashion, plus there's fringe galore, I love some fun ethical fashion.