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Corbyn says he will consult women on women only train carriages

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grimbletart · 26/08/2015 12:50

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34059249

FFS Jeremy come on. Deal with the perpetrators not ghettoise the victims.

Jeremy really does seem locked into the 1970s - the last decade women-only carriages were still around in the UK.

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abbieanders · 26/08/2015 17:18

Well, at least someone has the courage to recognise that there is a problem. I'm a bit shocked by the reaction on aibu, the vehemence with which people are reacting against it is an indication of how little appetite there is for dealing with male violence. This may not be an ideal or desirable way in itself, but at least it forces people to think about what the problem really is.

Lweji · 26/08/2015 14:26

Maybe more carriages and more policing?
Or is it just cheaper to stick some notices?
Would drunk thugs pay any notice?
What about the even less women who ventured into mixed carriages?
Silly and dangerous idea.

scallopsrgreat · 26/08/2015 14:22

Well women only carriages would at least be naming the problem. Not doing anything about it, mind.

Kryten2X4B523P · 26/08/2015 13:37

Politician says that he might do something if people want him to. It's not really news, but just another way for the media to pile on Corbyn.

What has he actually said, and what question was he answering? Was it "how should we deal with harassment on trains?" or "do you think we should have women only train carriages?"

ALassUnparalleled · 26/08/2015 13:35

I'm glad he has come out with this ridiculous idea. Possibly it will make people think before voting for him.

He would be a disaster as leader. Am I the only person who remembers the Foote era? And Foote at least had had ministerial experience and a profile. Corbyn has been a nonentity for 30 years, "rose without trace" is tailor made for him.

Charis1 · 26/08/2015 13:20

As the mother of a teenage boy, I HATE the idea. he would be so much less safe on trains.

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grimbletart · 26/08/2015 13:18

lotta: I did read what he said and from other sources. He has actually suggested that he might be willing to pilot it if the women he consulted thought it was a good idea.

Having been brought up, worked and travelled in the days of women only carriages i.e. the 50s,60s and 70s I am horrified that any woman (and Jeremy Corbyn should he be influenced by them) should want to go back to these dark ages when women always had to be the ones to accommodate male bad behaviour.

Please don't go there Jeremy. Just stay concerned about safety and how we can stop bad male behaviour, not how we can shut women away as a way of coping.

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museumum · 26/08/2015 13:03

I'm against women only carriages. BUT I'm very much for any politician actually asking me and other women what we think about it. How can consulting with the affected group about a suggested solution ever be a bad thing? Hmm

BreakingDad77 · 26/08/2015 13:01

I feel kinda split on this as on the one hand men should just behave on the other we have what women have to tolerate.

But then would this say male behavior is fine you just cant behave like that in this space.

Or do we just need trains with more cctv/guards?

isupposeitsverynice · 26/08/2015 12:56

Here's the other thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2455870-Women-only-train-carriages-really

Lottapianos · 26/08/2015 12:55

grimble, forget the headlines and read what he actually said. He said he's concerned about levels of harassment and sexual assault on public transport and wants to do something about it. He's planning to consult with women (yes, I know, a very novel idea) about what women might want done about this issue and take it from there.

I'm not in favour of women only carriages as any kind of solution to this issue but the issue of safety on public transport is definitely an important one to discuss

isupposeitsverynice · 26/08/2015 12:52

There is another thread about this somewhere - I am no Corbynite but in fairness to him he said it was something that had been suggested to him and he was in favour of just making public transport safer but was willing to listen to what women thought about it.