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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is now a "Stonewall free zone"

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Fenlandia · 23/07/2022 17:59

According to a tweet today from Martin Callanan, who is a minister in BEIS, they have stopped funding Stonewall for any of their arm's length bodies (ALBs - a bit like quangos but a slightly wider definition):

mobile.twitter.com/MartinCallanan/status/1550825874622414850

"Delighted to announce that all BEIS ALB’s have now followed Department’s lead and stopped funding stonewall. BEIS is now a Stonewall free zone."

It's not gone down well with Jamie Wallis, the trans MP
mobile.twitter.com/JamieWallisMP/status/1550868555285118976

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achillestoes · 23/07/2022 20:40

Wallis needs to flee the scene of that tweet.

Sunfriedegg · 23/07/2022 20:38

Excellent news

achillestoes · 23/07/2022 20:38

Again, Stonewall confirming my decision to support candidates who oppose them and their dangerous nonsense. Two year olds, FFS.

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Fenlandia · 23/07/2022 18:15

NotDonna · 23/07/2022 18:08

@AlisonDonut please explain

NotDonna, it's this tweet which has attracted thousands of negative comments, quite rightly mobile.twitter.com/stonewalluk/status/1550427949819695104

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TidyDancer · 23/07/2022 18:15

@AlisonDonut I think it's re this tweet they put out. Pure insanity.

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is now a "Stonewall free zone"
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Fenlandia · 23/07/2022 18:13

Yes it was an interesting thing to see tweeted on a summer Saturday afternoon by a minster (I checked him out on gov.uk and the feed looks authentic).

I really hope the Sunday papers pick up on the wider Stonewall bonkersness and help focus a few more government minds

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IcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2022 18:12

James Wallis, never seen a Stonewall he didn't want to drive into!

NotDonna · 23/07/2022 18:08

@AlisonDonut please explain

AlisonDonut · 23/07/2022 18:06

That is awesome.

I wonder if Stonewall wanting to get their hands on 2 year olds earlier today tipped the balance.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 23/07/2022 18:04

Oh my - the responses to Jamie Wallis - that's them told Grin

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