Crikey. ALBA women rising broadcast.

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ArabellaScott · 02/05/2021 10:18

Actually jaw dropped at this.

I'm not going to vote for them, because I no longer want independence, but it's bloody amazing to see women's rights and needs set out so clearly.

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YouSetTheTone · 02/05/2021 10:43

God it’s so good to see women calmly stating that we have THE RIGHT to single sex spaces and our existing protections. We do! We have the RIGHT to those things. Nearly cried watching that. I also appreciated that there were subtitles on that.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 02/05/2021 10:37

Brilliant. I so admire their guts and I am now scared they will face reprisals.

thepuredrop · 02/05/2021 10:35

I’m really impressed with the summation by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh; how it was written and how she delivered it.

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ArabellaScott · 02/05/2021 10:31

If nothing else it shifts the Overton window

Yes, for sure. It's laying out clearly and calmly what women want and need. It's not bigotry, it's not transphobia, it's not over the top. It's quite simple, logical and reasonable, and anyone can see that.

Compare and contrast with the Rainbow Greens' candidates, for example.

It also provides a glimmer of comfort that if (and when, polls predict a big SNP win) the SNP take control again we won't all be automatically burned at the stake.

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transsloth · 02/05/2021 10:31

Fantastic! It's good to see it clearly.

OhHolyJesus · 02/05/2021 10:23

Bloody hell. Goosebumps.

If nothing else it shifts the Overton window a bit maybe.

If I was in Scotland I'm not sure I wouldn't be swung by that. I know there are plenty of reasons not to vote for them but wow. Someone said it.

Good luck to Scottish women next week. However bleak it's not the end.

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