JKR in The Times. Labour have dismissed women like me

And actually, following on from that, parties across the board (with the exception of a few brave individual MP's/MSP's) have shown themselves to be credulous and unable to push back against ideas and policies they personally disagree with. The MSP's who voted against their parties whip for the GRR bill earned a lot of respect for actually showing their own moral courage and integrity. If I can't trust politicians to have integrity, why should I vote for them?

And this could have/be about any issue. A politician being this credulous and cowardly about pushing back against any issue just isn't worth consideration.

You've obviously still got the true believers but at this point, given the vast amount of evidence as to the harms to women and girls due to gender ideology, then those true believers are just contemptible. Anyone who does the 'rights aren't a pie, there aren't any issues, you're just a bigot' line deserves an eyeroll.

BBC R4 has had this in their news since 5:30am.

It was the first thing Justin Webb mentioned opening the Today programme.

Womens' Rights need to be talked about this election.

IW has made himself look even more of a fool by comparing that photo to Nuremberg (it's not clear whether he means the rally or the trial).

This is an interesting summary of where each party stands

https://sex-matters.org/posts/stand-up-for-single-sex-services/comparing-the-three-main-party-manifestos-on-sex-and-gender/

Written punchily and to the point, as ever.

I live in a Labour stronghold, where the candidate is a shoo-in. He's one of the better ones - sensible, intelligent, with a good track record and clearly understands the issue (Labour Women's Declaration have said nice things about him). However, I think he will put Party first, because toeing the line is what Starmer's Labour is all about.

Anyway, I will vote Labour if, and only if, I hear more than one member of the Shadow Cabinet explicitly say that they will not let the December 2022 Haldane judgement remain, and that a GRC will not be allowed to trump the exclusions stated in the EA2010. That for the puposes of these exclusions, sex will remain biological sex.

Thank you. Shared the article with my daughter. Going out today to buy the Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht.
Oh and Kier - if some men don’t identify with the gender they’re born into - we demand that these men are excluded from single sex spaces.

Whenever I think I can’t love her any more she writes something that makes me love her more.

I’ve written to my labour candidate on this but no reply.

I’m going to hold my nose and vote conservative unless Keir changes his stance

The DM have picked it up. Good to get a wider cross section of readers outside The Times

This is Huge! I have the paper here. The article is the whole of page 4, but the front page leads with it.
Starmer still has time to read this and work out what exactly is going on. Remaining hopeful here!

'Luxury beliefs'. Love it!

It's moved from holding my nose and voting for the best of the worst to now being unwilling to give any party a vote because none of them deserve it. Gone are the days of having excitement and optimism of what a political party might have to offer.

Came here to see what was actually going on, as I heard on BBC news that JKR had 'complained about Transgender rights.'
Wouldn't it be nice if they could actually read and get it right?

Yep

I don't blame you. Voting for independent candidates won't actually help us. Labour need opposition in parliament.

Fuck me, how many extra votes do you get if you're a billionaire?

Well done JKR once again.
Common sense really isn’t that difficult except for the Labour Party and it’s seems so many others.

Lifetime Labour voter here but not any more.
Many people are voting Labour, not because they believe in their policies…..no one knows what they are…but just to get the Conservatives out. That’s tactical voting. There choice but
I will not be using tactical voting because I believe in voting for the only party that knows what I am and are prepared to protect my rights and if that has to be the Conservatives then so be it.

I don’t care about history, I care about the future of women and girls in this country.

The issue of our rights is being undermined in ways none of us would have thought possible even 14 years ago and only one Party has come to their senses and stopped allowing Stonewall to stonewall women.

Thankyou JKR and common sense MPs for their common sense.

Well I wouldn't normally, let alone publicly venture a critism of JKR but the article is much too long.

All that first bit is nice and cosy, but suspect many will have stopped reading before getting to the reality of the likely next PM being a two facted anti woman (censored).

When she get into the actul facts around Rosie Duffield and herself, and points out the hypercritical garbage that Starmer is still coming out with its brilliant.

Worth sending to every Labour hopeful and ask them what they think about Starmer and why women should trust Labour to safeguard women's rights.

A magnificent article. I'm so pleased the Times have published it.

There are so many gems in it, but this:

"if you continue to insist that the most vulnerable must embrace your luxury beliefs, no matter the cost to themselves, I don’t trust your judgment and I have a poor opinion of your character."

.... is spot on. Starmer's conduct here is immoral. I don't want somebody lacking judgement and morals in Number 10. We've had enough of that.

I need to use a postal vote this year and post by it Tuesday. I have no idea how to vote in this GE. All the left of centre parties fielding candidates here have lost the plot on gender. I don’t trust Labour on iota. Their treatment of Rosie Duffield tells its own story. Deeds, not words. I don’t want to vote Tory. I can’t not vote. I am considering spoiling my ballot. I’m in one of the redrawn constituencies which was strongly Labour at last GE so my vote is unlikely to affect the outcome. I can’t believe the current state of affairs. 😕

Green don't have WR issues...we are officially non-men.

Non-men who may have a dick.

Of all the parties the Greens are the most anti women. Followed by the Lib Dem's and Labour in that order.

The tories have wised up but if you are left leaning that's not an attractive option.

The SDP are good on this but don't field candidates everywhere.

For my part I'm voting for a left leaning independent standing on the basis of local issues who knows what a woman is.

Labour are hoping to take my constituency from the tories. Due to their views on women's rights they've not just lost my vote to the independent but the rest of my household also because as surprising as it might be to Labour, some men actually get also get pretty cross when when you crap over the women they married/birthed them.

JKR's article just got sizeable coverage on Sky News Paper review. Both the journalists discussing the papers - Susie Boniface and Jake Symons - were supportive of JKR and Rosie Duffield and said Labour has an issue with women. It was really positive coverage for women - thanks JKR!

Is there anyone worth us voting for - is absolutely a question.

We shouldnt be given a chosen like this.

So what’s the better vote for women? No way Im voting for the party that caused Brexit. I wouldve gibe with Green but they also have women’s rights issues?
At this point I might go with Count Binface.

This was a good trip down memory lane of all the insane things leading Labour politicians have said. In two weeks time most if not all of them will probably hold cabinet positions.

Another excellent article, spot on. So depressing.