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Omg I did it, I talked to a canvasser

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mamas12 · 04/05/2021 11:10

The first canvasser in my area I asked her a few questions re her party etc and took a deep breathe and asked her what her stance was on women’s sex based rights
She was ok
She said it could be a contentious and emotional issue and she didn’t want to put trans people down she supports trans people but by protesting against the Womens Place event was not on
She also said the gra wasn’t going to go through now and if the torys get through in Westminster then it won’t change for another four years so there’s time to try and get a proper dialogue going
So there we are I felt reading between the lines she was supportive of women’s sex based rights so I’m going to vote for her

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GNCQ · 04/05/2021 11:21

LadyBuff This is for local elections, so giving a counsellor a position at this lower level will give the person a voice at the table rather than a "seat".

GNCQ · 04/05/2021 11:18

Woah this is a Labour person? Who was aware of the Women's place event issue?

Not sure what you mean about "the GRA isn't going to go through now" as it's been in place for years, I presume you mean "changes to the GRA aren't going to go through" which isn't true because they've dropped the fee to a fiver so some changes have gone though.

Nonetheless apologies for the nit picking on my part. Well done for speaking up

still won't trust labour or green or SNP or lib dem as far as I can throw them mind you

LadyBuffOfBuffdonia · 04/05/2021 11:15

Silly question, if an individual candidate is supportive of women's rights, does that mean that they are likely to apply that to their work or do they have to follow the official party line, despite their personal misgivings or reassurances?
I mean, if the lib Dems on a whole support twaw, self Id etc surely it's best not to give them a seat, regardless of how nice an individual canvassers is, as policy is usually rolled out on a national not local level?