MP speaks against the domestic violence bill

Thanks for that link Rose. He's my bloody MP too. I email him regularly just to annoy him! He's a vile, entitled caveman.

He's the arse wipe who tried to repeal the Sex Discrimination Act via a Private Member's Bill in the HoC.
He also made that disgusting diatribe at the J4MB (Justice for Men and Boys party ) hate fest

www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/12/pressure-mounts-on-may-to-respond-to-philip-davies-feminist-zealots-comment

I don't understand why he hasn't been suspended by Theresa May for collaborating with a party that intends to stand in the 20 most marginal Conservative constituencies; a party that has "13 reasons women lie about being raped" on their website.

Not much discussion elsewhere on MN either

I shared this on my fb page. Not a single comment or reaction to it. I understand some people don't like getting political on fb but, seriously, all the inane shit that is circulated and applauded on there and something like this is completely ignored. Pisses me off.

Signed
What a fucking cockwomble!

David Nuttall MP (Bury North) and Christopher Chope MP (Christchurch) were on hand, as usual, to help him waste time.

If you're that bothered, bring your own bill, you fucker

Jess Phillips said the same thing but in political language

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his graciousness—genuinely. When he started speaking, he said that a Member saying that they do not support this Bill does not mean that they support violence against women.

He is absolutely right to say that it is not a zero-sum game, but does he agree that wanting a Bill that supports women does not mean that we do not want one that supports men? There is no use of the word “only” in this Bill.

If he wishes to bring in a Bill about violence against men, I will gladly co-sponsor it with him"

'Won't somebody think of the menz?!' Fuck you. If you're that bothered, bring your own bill, you fucker

This followed the 78 minute speech

Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)

"That is 78 minutes that I will never get back."

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)

"Let’s get on with the speeches."

Thangam Debbonaire

"I was going to speak extensively about the work with perpetrators that I have been involved in for about 10 years, but I have crossed out much of my speech because I do not want to filibuster so that the Bill runs out of time.

Instead, I will quote briefly from research that I helped set up while I was the research manager at Respect, the national organisation for work with perpetrators of domestic violence and male victims. It is called the Mirabal research and people can look it up on the Respect website"

This is the transcript

hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-12-16/debates/F7A014D2-125B-4D18-A2EC-D92E64276CA4/PreventingAndCombatingViolenceAgainstWomenAndDomesticViolence(RatificationOfConvention)Bill

It is shocking to see how much Phillip Davies dominated this debate.

He spoke for 78 minutes. Some MPs had to cut their speeches short so there would be time for it to be passed.

What a bellend!

I guess so. I think they can ask someone to 'give way' during a speech. (based on my West Wing knowledge)

He spoke for 78 minutes. Some MPs had to cut their speeches short so there would be time for it to be passed.

Looking forward to him doing something for male issues rather than trying to block leglisation

In the clip of Phillip Davies speaking, I can't quite catch what the interruptor is saying. Is that Jess?

I love Jess Phillips. You might not agree with some of her politics but on women's issues, she is right there.

This is her response to Phillip Davies wanting to intervene

twitter.com/estwebber/status/809711177249030144

Thanks for petition link! Signed!

Thanks for the petition link Rose.

Signed RoseDeGambrinus
We know his type. Educate, agitate, organise.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/2803970-Womens-March-London-21st-JanuaryLook forward to seeing you all there!

There was a nice thing some women in his constituency did - after he said feminists wanted to have their cake and eat it, they held a cake sale to raise money for the local Women's Aid and a men's suicide charity.

That's the one stitch, he said that the minimum wage (which he wants to abolish)restricted disabled people because they are inherintly less productive than non disabled people. He also tried to stop a bill preventing a greasiness debt recovery companies aggressively pursuing the debts of third world countries. Utter arse hole.

I just couldn't be a member of the Conservative party fakename. I hate them too!

He has a healthy majority and labour put a bit of a numpty to stand against him.

fakename there is a petition - www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-remove-men-s-rights-activist-philip-davies-mp-from-women-and-equalities-committee

Isn't this the guy who wanted disabled people to work for 2 pound an hour or something? He's an utter twat.

Why not speak for an hour about providing more funding for male victims of violence? Why not propose his own bill (completely seperate and without interfering with the bill for female victims) for male victims of violence.

I think the reason men like him are so threatened by conversations of equality, is because suddenly his isn't the loudest in the room anymore.

(Just to add on the end, there are refuges for men in the uk - 6 I think - but men tend to experience less post-separation abuse from female perpetrators and one of the reasons for there being so few male refuges, is because they aren't as required as women's refuges. Another is funding - surprise surprise! But fully agree that Mr Davies should just pipe the fuck down and if he wants to help men, he should focus his efforts on male victims of domestic abuse, gay men, male rape victims, and perhaps make a donation or found a bill to safeguard things like mensadviceline.org.uk or indeed Refuge.co.uk who advise and support male victims of abuse every day.)

puts soap box away and apologises for minirant

I read bout this is in HuffPost, it said there that even the Tories were turning their backs on him.
Agree with whoputthecatout he should be challenged to found a refuge for men

You're not allowed to object to misogyny now I think - it makes you a metropolitan liberal who's probably pro remain, and those people are the root of all the evil in the world as any fule kno

I knew it would be Philip Davies before I even opened the thread.

How his constituents managed to vote him in is anybody's guess. Is he in one of those constituencies where you could stick a blue rosette on a strategically-shaved baboon and it would be voted in? It's the only possible explanation.

For this particular example of egregious behaviour, I hope Mrs May will haul him over the coals. But I won't hold my breath. My opinion on her ability to pick a team nose-dived somewhat after she managed to pick Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest as the Brexit team.

Sigh.