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Labour work out the demographic they need to win

108 replies

lanadelgrey · 03/03/2023 14:25

www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/03/i-want-to-give-mid-life-women-a-voice-labours-anneliese-dodds-on-menopause-careers-and-the-wi?amp;amp;amp

Realisation dawns, but not nearly enough is my thought.

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ZeldaB · 03/03/2023 14:47

How patronising of Labour. “Oh we need more votes, let’s go and talk to some middle-aged women about the menopause, they’ll be so grateful for the attention they’ll do whatever we tell them.”

What about the erasure of women’s rights and freedom of speech Annelise, which you have cheered along? What about the appalling way Labour continue to treat Rosie Duffield for the crime of being right? What about my right to say a man is a man without being arrested?

I would love to vote Labour again! But not until some leaders with brains and integrity rise to the top of the party. Labour are still trying to work out what is popular instead of working out what the country needs. And it sure isn’t drag shows for babies 🤢

GloomyDarkness · 03/03/2023 14:44

Dodds announced this week that Labour would require workplaces to produce action plans to support staff going through the menopause. But it is NHS waiting lists and chronic illnesses that are often pushing women out of work, even when they would prefer to stay.

I know the menopause affect women very differently and I would hope employers could be more understanding of the unlucky few.

However I was literally told my training was being block in my 20s as I might leave possibly to have kids was left go during pg - faced prejudiced for having kids and now just as my kids are pretty much independent and I've hit mid 40 lets make employers paranoid about hiring women this age because actually doing stuff like improve NHS access to long term conditions or giving GP better menopause training or access to specialists services things that would actually help is too fucking hard and might cost government some money.

Sausagenbacon · 03/03/2023 14:38

I find it infuriating that Labour are attempting to position themselves as a friend to women. Luckily we have long memories- the responses show it

AmuseBish · 03/03/2023 14:35

Oh DEAR - The Guardian has used 'female' as interchangeable with 'women', by the looks of it. Transphobia!!!

Subheader - "The party chair discusses why Labour wants to attract female voters who are juggling child, parent and health care on top of demanding jobs"

Text: "Looking ahead to the 2024 election, Labour eyes are on voters from Workington, as well as Worthing and Worcester – but they are on middle-aged women."

And throughout!
Is there some link between female and women, The Guardian? I could've sworn you said not, not that long ago.

bellinisurge · 03/03/2023 14:34

She can go fuck herself. She's one of the worst of the devotees. If she had any real courage she'd speak up for Rosie Duffield. But pandering to middle aged AGPs and teenage incels is more her thing.

bellac11 · 03/03/2023 14:34

Epic fail

Dizzydebbie88 · 03/03/2023 14:33

TheGenerousGardener · 03/03/2023 14:28

Trouble is Anneliese Dodds doesn't know what a woman is. Which might make it difficult

I was going to say that but you beat me to it.

Labour's Stella Creasey takes it a stage further and says a woman can have a penis ;
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10863343/JK-Rowling-wrong-woman-penis-says-Labours-Stella-Creasy.html

TheGenerousGardener · 03/03/2023 14:28

Trouble is Anneliese Dodds doesn't know what a woman is. Which might make it difficult