Respect my Sex - Mayor of Watford

I like the first response best, and if I didn't know she was a Conservative, that's who I'd be voting for. But the Labour response is succinct and gives satisfactory answers to the questions. So would probably vote for him, despite my dissatisfaction with national politicians on the issue.

Even if you ignore what they’re actually saying about the questions you’ve asked, the conservative candidate comes across much better.

She’s addressed you like you are a human. The labour candidate’s response is totally perfunctory. The Lib Dems appear to be lecturing you.

Dems not Dem’s

Lib Dem’s still denying a conflict of rights exists.

Why not write again and ask them what actual services for women they pledge to maintain or initiate?

I’d vote for the first candidate, she seems to have a better grasp of the issues.

That's most helpful. Thanks! I'll definitely be voting to re-elect Peter Taylor and the Lib Dems. His response is reasoned, balanced and thoughtful - providing equality and care for all in the community. The other two just seem pandering for a vote. Appreciate your insights.

Interesting! Thank you for posting.

Based on this, I wouldn’t be voting Lib Dem, that’s for sure

I've just remembered the Tories promising one thing to win an election, and then delivering another thing because they could.

All of a sudden I don't think I can trust them. And anyone who does needs to explain without recourse to Confirmation Bias why they think this is the one promise that will be kept ?

What is the local population demographic like? As I imagine local Candidates will be more leery of that in terms of how much they try to bang the TWAW drum.

As much as it pains me to admit it, the tory response was by far and away the best. If I were a single issue voter, she'd have my vote. The Lib Dem response was shameful. I don't know how any of them can genuinely look voters in the face as they spout such rubbish. The labour candidate's response was pure laziness (or rude, depending on your point of view), which doesn't actually make me inclined to believe they'd raise a hand to support/protect womens rights.

At least one of them knows what a woman is, though being one, I guess she has the upper hand 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thank you OP, great thread!

@Binita Mehta-Parmar - on the off chance you come across this post, 👏👏👏Thank you!

Refreshing reply from the LibDem candidate.

I'd go Tory. Only one that seems straightforward.

Labour is just too pat, I don't trust it an inch. Needs more detail.

Libdems - sorry, lost the will to live as soon as I saw the wall of text; knew it would be a fudge, so skimmed. Is that a standardised response, I wonder? It's mostly reasonable, but 'spousal veto' clause can fro.

Cleary the Tory response is the best one and actually addresses in text your questions and is a personalised letter.

The problem for me with this is that your questioning was not precise enough and therefore you haven't got the outcome you wanted and needed. If you ask 'Can you tell me what a woman is?' virtually everyone will say ahf however this does not tell you that this person does not believe that transwomen are women, because they may believe this as well. You don't know from the answer whether the Labour candidate believes this or not. Similarly with the EA, they have replied 'Yes I understand this' however do they support this and abide by it or will they dodge it and use the 'reasonable allowance' argument, perhaps they believe that transwomen have actually changed sex so therefore are included in this? I'm sorry but I think Labour believe they are being very clever on this by saying 'oh my goodness, don't be silly, of course women are ahf' whilst behind closed doors believing transwomen are actually women and should be allowed access to single sex spaces.

I could go on however hopefully you get the point. I'm afraid I don't really trust anyone on this issue yet because when push comes to shove we always get 'but it's sooooo complex' and 'be kind'. The only party who seem to be saying the right thing are the Tories but where is the action?

Thank you for this interesting post. I’m politically homeless too, for the same reasons as you, although no election in my area at the moment, so less time pressure to decide.

Of the three responses you post, the Conservative candidate seems by far the strongest. The Labour response is so brief as to be insulting/lack credibility, and the Libdem response, while thoughtful and articulate, refuses to engage with the clear conflict between women’s rights and the demands of trans lobbyists. Denying the problem isn’t much help eh. (So tired of people talking about ‘gender identity’ as if it is anything other than personality. Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic but personality / gender identity is not, and never will be.)

Depressing, as I despise Boris Johnson and his team of comedians and would love for them to get a nasty local election shock. But I do believe in voting for the best local candidate even if their boss is an idiot (I certainly wouldn’t want my former career to be judged by the quality of my bosses), and it looks like you have a clear winner here.

I consider myself left wing on many social issues but based on the responses, the tory candidate was the only one to come out and say exactly what a woman is. The Labour one , to me, seems to be obfuscating with the reply of 'same as the biological one' considering certain groups are taking in delight in challenging what biology means. I wouldn't enjoy doing it but if the tory candidate can ensure that public spaces in your area such as toilets, changing rooms etc remain single sex, I would go with her. If Labour lose council seats and it can be seen as directly attributal to their stance on promoting tras rights over womens rights, they might take notice. Voting for the Liberal one wouldn't even cross my mind, based on the waffling response given.

God it depresses my I may vote Conservative for the first time in my life.

The Tory was the best response on this issue, but the Labour was also acceptable. Wouldn't vote for Lib Dem at all. For me, personally, I would vote Labour for the other issues and feel happy that they were on the right page as regards sex and gender, so I guess it depends how you feel about other issues.

The Tory candidate shows more understanding but the labour response is short and to the point - nothing wrong with that - especially after reading the embarrassing Lib Demo waffle.

Wow, this IS progress. Good to see.

I'd vote labour - GC Labour are the business. :)

I thought the LibDem candidate was trying extremely hard, but was constrained by the party's subservience to gender ideology.

I liked the succinctness of the Labour candidate, and the personal touch of the Conservative properly reading and responding to your birth news.

I cannot bring myself to vote Conservative, I just can't do it. I don't agree with them on 80% of their views.
But I also don't like the other answers, and I do think the Conservative response is well put together and does align with my views on this topic.
I think I'll just not bother voting for the first time ever