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Politically Disenfranchised

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WomenShouldStillWinWomensSports · 13/11/2023 12:09

I'm so fed up with all these totally shit options. I really like some policies which have been floated across the political spectrum, but I don't feel like I can vote for anyone who will legislate me out of existence as a woman.

What, realistically, would happen if we formed our own GC political party?

Being realistic, it's extremely likely to go the way of the Green party and Reform (lots of ideas, strong pitch, no big momentum). Add to that, the main parties wouldn't even need to do anything, the TRAs would immediately launch a smear campaign.

But I'm starting to think that this is the only way we will get heard and be able to bring what is happening properly into the light. Women working from within doesn't seem to be going anywhere in any of the left-leaning parties. Has anyone else thought about this? Have I missed a previous thread on it somewhere?

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WomenShouldStillWinWomensSports · 13/11/2023 12:33

@Spendonsend sorry X-post. The issue of wider policies really is the sticking point.

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WomenShouldStillWinWomensSports · 13/11/2023 12:32

The drawback of teaming up is it's effectively a coalition where the message gets diluted and people don't vote for them due to the wider political position. I don't know what the answer to that is, though, because it's a risk with any party.

Also teaming up with a smaller party, you've effectively got to overcome people's opinions that they have already formed about why they don't vote for that party. Even a party whose main aim and name are to do with women's rights will need to have stated positions on immigration, health, education etc though, so I don't know what the answer is, but my thinking is that a separate party could centre women's issues throughout the manifesto rather than as an add-on.

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Spendonsend · 13/11/2023 12:32

I think there might be scope for single issue independents standing in key seats, but not really a party or not one that could form a government.

I cant see everyone agreeing an to education, foreign, health etc policies just on the basis that they want women to be women. There are left and right leaning gender critical people.

BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 13/11/2023 12:26

Rather than standalone single-issue, it would probably be more effective to team up with an existing small party and try to make them bigger.

The SDP has good women's rights policies. True and Fair are still formulating a full manifesto and last time I looked hadn't said much - but at least hadn't said anything off-putting. Both are broadly centrist so likely to get wide support than the Communists, who I think are the only other explicitly pro-women option.

Rightsraptor · 13/11/2023 12:19

It has been mooted before but hasn't yet taken off. Kellie-Jay Keen has one in the pipeline, but last I heard there were still some hurdles to jump before it could be registered. She's planning to stand against Keir Starmer in the GE.

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