Minister for Women and Equalities

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Oh Dear God.

Well that says it all. God help women under labour.

And so it begins…

Well we knew it was coming didn’t we? Let them do their worst for 5 years but that’s all they’ll get!

That’s not a good start.

When did the conversation take place?

I ask as it is clear that Labour has shifted position on this - nowhere near as much as I would like, but there has been movement. A lot of things have been dragged up from ages ago (eg the Lammy quote) and I think it's important to separate things out, so we know what the actual position is.

Good point. Apparently 8 March 2022 and posted on X by J K Rowling.
x.com/jk_rowling/status/1810260000570221020
So hmmm …

The O/P has to be kidding - using a twitter post from 2022 and passing it off as contemporary!

I made a resolution to try and be positive re the new government, the appointment of James Timpson was a good start, I just pray they don’t go all woke.

But is five years all they’ll get though?
There are plans afoot like giving votes to schoolchildren, which could keep them in power for longer, heaven help us.
I’ve also heard rumours about giving prisoners the vote, which ties in quite nicely with releasing them early doesn’t it?

I’ve always said it won’t take long for this government to show its true colours, and as we can see from this ‘what is a woman’ nonsense, it’s already started.

We’ve also learned that the Green Belt isn’t safe from a massive house building plan.
Who are these houses for?
Well, we all know the answer to that, don’t we?

There’s a lot of flesh to be put on the very bare bones and I think many will not like the detail when it’s revealed. Lots of grandiose talk about attracting investment - I have yet to see an investor who isn’t looking for a good financial return. More disastrous PFI? More toll roads? We shall see. RR talked about hard choices and difficult decisions so many times this morning that I lost count,

I find it seriously disturbing. Is this what we are in for now! It's mad..

Toll Roads? Appeared last year under committee advising conservatives.

www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-zero/britain-electric-car-future-toll-roads-higher-income-tax/

Prisoners have the vote?
pa.media/blogs/fact-check/fact-check-labours-manifesto-has-not-promised-to-give-prisoners-the-vote/

If people make allegations, please give sources not make wild allegations.

henetha

I find it seriously disturbing. Is this what we are in for now! It's mad..

I just advise - don't believe what you read without checking

You have a point Wyllow3. Although it seems like a verbatim response to a question. I will look into it further tomorrow though.

It wasn’t how long ago (that was easy enough to find out) that I found strange. It was the fact that he appointed someone unsure of or unwilling to say what a woman is -as minister for women and equality.
I think it reflects badly on his choice-unless it was deliberate and reflects what he really thinks.

Agree Mollygo.
It’s an old quote, but disturbing nonetheless.

No, it shows that that was the LP policy at the time. I’ll wait to see what it is now before reacting. If it’s remotely similar to that I shall be in touch with my new Labour MP.

You’re always a staunch supporter of women’s safe spaces Doodledog, and so am I.
I won’t contact my MP about Labour policy though, since I’ve got a Conservative MP still, and we don’t yet know what the official policy will be.
I’m not a fan of Anneliese Dodds though, so I haven’t got great expectations of her. I’d have liked to see someone like Yvette Cooper in this role, but I suppose that was never going to happen.

I think we wait. It doesnt fill me with a great deal of hope but let's wait.
Anyone involved in this discussion knows exactly the nonsense labour came out with in the past, I think it isnt fair to say that people arent well informed on labours previous position. However when people change their mind we do have to accept that otherwise there was no point in the work of many many women.

This isn’t an official statement of policy.

It’s easy to “talk the talk” achieving the changes within existing regulation is going to be impossible. As for attracting investors, they are only interested if they are paid a worthwhile profit.

For example investors in the water industry do it for profit not for charity, if Thames Water cannot attract investors nothing gets improved. If the government takes over they still have to attract investors to pay for improvements.

Women are not the same as water.
Just nipping this in the bud before another 'movement' starts

So depressing.