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The Ministry of Justice has left Stonewall

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secular111 · 06/06/2021 10:01

Reported by The Sunday Telegraph (behind a paywall) as an exclusive, but I suspect other news outlets will pick it up soon.

Exclusive: Stonewall 'exodus' begins as Ministry of Justice officials say it has ‘lost its way’

Sources at the Ministry of Justice suggested that the decision to withdraw from the scheme was also based on concerns about Stonewall’s “dubious” training and approach to free speech. Antonia Romeo, the permanent secretary, is now reviewing the department’s diversity policy on behalf of Mr Buckland.

An MoJ source said: “It’s a shame, as this was once an organisation that did incredibly important work, but it has totally lost its way and the ministers just don’t think it’s justifiable to give Stonewall taxpayers’ money.

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yourhairiswinterfire · 06/06/2021 10:41

But it's wonderful that we are now moving to a point where organisations can just come right out and say it's because of Stonewall's unlawful, discriminatory, extremist position.

Yes, was coming to say this! I can't read the full article, but I've seen snippets being posted on Twitter, and it looks like they're not holding back here, which is great to see.

GCAcademic · 06/06/2021 10:38

An MoJ source said: “It’s a shame, as this was once an organisation that did incredibly important work, but it has totally lost its way and the ministers just don’t think it’s justifiable to give Stonewall taxpayers’ money.

It's great that they are actually coming out and stating the problem rather than hiding behind "financial reasons" as some orgs pulling out have done.

PearPickingPorky · 06/06/2021 10:38

Barracker said that the EHRC's "value for money" excuse gave everyone who wanted out, but couldn't take the online heat from the anti-women extremists the perfect excuse. And many used it, which was great.

But it's wonderful that we are now moving to a point where organisations can just come right out and say it's because of Stonewall's unlawful, discriminatory, extremist position.

RedDogsBeg · 06/06/2021 10:33

@2021Vision

This is great news however someone somewhere high up needs to do a review into how Stonewall managed to infiltrate all the organisations and have so much influence. This needs to not happen again, we need checks in place.
Yes, questions must be asked as to why this was allowed to happen, why the Government felt funding a political lobby group with tax payer cash was appropriate. We need to hear the justification for this.
2021Vision · 06/06/2021 10:03

This is great news however someone somewhere high up needs to do a review into how Stonewall managed to infiltrate all the organisations and have so much influence. This needs to not happen again, we need checks in place.

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