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Beth Rigby interviews Iain Anderson

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 20/07/2023 21:36

He does not do well!

https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1682117673277337600?s=46&t=aWQLrPtVicDNf6MQpq5WVg

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popebishop · 20/07/2023 22:10

The absolute state of those "answers". Like any dishonest politician he's clearly there to quote his set sentences and not engage.
At all.

He either doesn't have the basic intelligence to grasp the very clear issues of lesbians (and gay men) that he's presented with, or he's dishonestly pretending he doesn't.

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 20/07/2023 22:09

Yes, I noticed that he acknowledged the point about competing rights.

Sadly, I suspect that Beth Rigby will get a lot of abuse off the back of this interview. She was simply doing her job by asking the difficult questions.

The real issue for Stonewall and their supporters is that they don't have credible answers to those questions.

pombear · 20/07/2023 22:06

Beth at one point asked him about women's spaces, and she then suggested that there are competing rights....he agreed. There it is. He agreed that there are competing rights between women's rights and trans rights. Away with the 'rights aren't a pie'...there are competing (and conflicting) needs and rights.

Thanks Ian!

rogdmum · 20/07/2023 22:03

I too thought if not quite terfy at times, definitely not the clear cut ally- I suspect the TRAs will not be overly happy with his performance, though he did try his best.

AlecTrevelyan006 · 20/07/2023 22:02

Beth Rigby was clear and concise. Iain Anderson was not...

334bu · 20/07/2023 22:01

Very clever interviewer.

pombear · 20/07/2023 22:01

Beth Rigby was fantastic. Ian's gradual descent into sweating from all parts of his face I suspect represented his surprise at this not being a 'celebratory' interview but a factual and serious interview.
I'd recommend everyone, gender critical or TRAs, to watch this interview.
For TRAs you may be a bit concerned that he comes across a little terfy in elements of the interview, albeit couched in generic language!

Kissedbyfire1 · 20/07/2023 21:58

He talked incomprehensible gobbledygook so we switched it off.

rogdmum · 20/07/2023 21:50

I suspect Iain Anderson was using his Sky interview tonight to “reset” Stonewall and present it in a good light.

If so, it went horribly wrong for him.

I thought he was making it clear he would NOT meet with LBGA as they don’t share the same vision as him- ie the “strategy” he kept jabbering on about.

CebelloRojo · 20/07/2023 21:48

Well I enjoyed that immensely. Thank you Beth Rigby for holding his balls to the fire.

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 20/07/2023 21:44

It came across to me that he actually knows exactly what a woman is and how preposterous the Stonewall position is, but he is going to stick to it anyway!

Rightsraptor · 20/07/2023 21:41

It sounded as though he was about to make some kind of offer to talk to the LGBA at the start, but Beth Rigby seemed to cut across him and the moment was lost. Or did I imagine that?

I thought he came across as a desperate weasly toad.

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 20/07/2023 21:37

It was an excellent interview. Beth Rigby pushed him quite hard on some points, and he was clearly floundering.