JKR in The Times. Labour have dismissed women like me

Unless I’m misunderstanding, this is a clear vote for the Conservatives - who got us into this mess in the first place.

Front page BBC News.

And now there's 1,200 comments on the article! Almost all agreeing with her. Labour are stupid if they don't understand how strongly women feel about this.

It's not just women, now, either. This is unfortunately when Labour are likely to start bloody listening - most men also don't like being lied to or treated like fools.

'But it's in the right wing press'

Aye. Would that be something to do with all the bullying and intimidation that went on at the Guardian by any chance?!

It's a superb article. I don't think there's ever been a celebrity in my entire life who I've loved as much as I love JKR.

And now there's 1,200 comments on the article! Almost all agreeing with her. Labour are stupid if they don't understand how strongly women feel about this.

That statement is just a rehash

It doesn’t actually say anything. What are people taking from it?

Blair ended his PM ship with a £1m donation from pro women JKR. Starmer’s trying to start his and gets an article and no money

Good. And it’s Labour who is lost not JKR

It's familiar.

'wheesht for indy' was also a thing.

That is a fairly clear (if untruthful) statement from Labour.

Do they think that all those quotes in the article show a party that has ‘consistently said it won’t introduce self id and will respect single sex spaces’?

Oh my word, she's bounced Labour into making a statement.

Ok it's one of their usual shifty statements that you need a legal dictionary to translate. But nevertheless JKR has forced them to talk about the very thing they're desperate not to talk about.

And it looks like they might have realised they can't get away any more with resorting to phrases like 'toxic' 'Culture War' or 'both sides'.

What a woman.

Dear labour

"Women are not your service voters". Sort your party out and don't blame women if you're losing (man) votes to the top 5 shittest prime ministers of all time, and farage.

Long overdue, and credit to all the women for holding his feet to the fire.

What fascinates me is the abusive relationship between woman and labour voters.

"if you don't vote Labour then" insert x consequence framed as a thread.

And the coercive
"now is not the right time to ask a question"

If now is not the right time, when is? We've been asking it loudly since 2018.

Wonderful article! Thank you for sharing. Was amazed to see this is finally the lead story on the BBC, about time some sunlight is shone on the woeful state of our politicians and their policies.

Now that Keir has made a statement that would be regarded as transphobic if a woman in the workplace said it, is Keir now transphobic? Looks that way.
Maybe HR need to have a chat...

Peers at sky... I'll hold off on the ice cream the now. Don't want to jinx it

You could always treat yourself to an ice cream at the water - it's a lovely day!

Haha

He’s such a blocked headed idiot

Trouble is he’s likely to get mandate for his shite soon, so we can all enjoy more of it

I'm on or near JKR's street now, sadly not going round for a cuppa, just wandering and found myself here

Polarised my cunty, womanly arse.

😄 made me laugh

And even when it does make it clear (I.e. there are very clear examples given as to rape crisis services being able to offer single sex services and being able to exclude males with a GRC), it isn't being protected. The I am Sarah case in Brighton and the situation at the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre make that clear.

Even with the Occupational Requirements, when a male was employed into a position which had been explicity advertised for women, the powers that be (EHRC) just threw up their hands and said, oh well.

We shouldn't have to beg for crumbs. We should know that the incoming government will, as a matter of course, protect women's rights, uphold reality, grasp basic biology, be honest and not afraid to talk openly without scripted soundbites.

We should not have to comb every statement for weasly words and manipulative fudge.

"NO SELF RESPECTING WOMAN SHOULD WISH OR WORK FOR THE SUCCESS OF A PARTY THAT IGNORES HER SEX -- SUSAN B. ANTHONY

A stonking piece by JKR. Thanks for the share, impossibletoday.

It's been archived here: https://archive.ph/9n0WU

The Equality Act doesn't make it clear. That's the fucking point

The problem here is that they've made a huge, huge error in saying that 1% of women have a penis and they have not acknowledged it.

It's hard to win back trust, Labour. You can't just handwave it away.

Shame they're so hazy on what gender is and HOW they will "protect single sex spaces for women".

'Keir was right to say that the discussion around these issues can become too polarised. After years of division under the Conservatives, Labour will bring the country together and ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect."'

The Labour Party'

Polarised my cunty, womanly arse.