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Is there an election soon???

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ZeldaFighter · 24/06/2024 15:06

You're all intelligent women so I'm sure you've already noticed this:

  • Tories asleep at the wheel for the last 14 years wrt women's rights and (running the country)
  • election strategist decides to copy American politics playbook
  • 2 weeks before the election, women's rights are a hot topic and the right wing media can't find enough commentators to discuss the opposition's record of women's rights
  • Labour don't have to defend their actions - they aren't in power!!!
  • Where is the acknowledgement that the dismantling of women's rights has come about during the Tories' watch?
  • The Tories are the Government and they have run the NHS, the schools, the Police and the courts for the last 14 years...

I refuse to be sucked into this culture war b*llshit. I am a progressive, left-leaning feminist (probably 2nd wave which is why I disagree with gender identity ideology) and I will be voting Labour for the good of the country.

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UltraLineHolder · 24/06/2024 16:43

Tinsel, there's also a rush of women who might have been thinking about voting Labour but after reading about their policy on the spousal exit clause, have made up their minds to not.

TinselAngel · 24/06/2024 16:39

There seems to be a rush recently of women who are disappointed that I don't agree with them because they admire my work. Maybe if women admire me that much they should question if I'm right and they're wrong.

user29759764277 · 24/06/2024 16:35

I don't think thats true though. Labour have consistently put the safety of women and children at the bottom of their list and instead prioritised a small group of people. The tories actually haven't and took hold of this some time ago. It certainly isn't just since an election was announced.
I don't feel I can trust Labour on this now after everything they've said and how firmly they've stuck to their gender views and failed to support anyone in their party daring to challenge them.

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ZeldaFighter · 24/06/2024 16:28

TinselAngel · 24/06/2024 15:11

Hi Kier.

Aw, I'm sad you disagree, TinselAngel, as I really respect and admire all the work you've done.

I'm just worried that women are only being listened to and our concerns voiced in order to sabotage Labour's electoral chances. I feel like nothing has been said since Lia Thomas peaked me....right until Labour might be about to win power! It seems such an obvious electoral tactic.

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PronounssheRa · 24/06/2024 15:15

2 weeks before the election, women's rights are a hot topic

You may have missed it but women have been talking about this for years. It's blown up now because Labour have refused to listen to women.

Labour don't have to defend their actions - they aren't in power!!!

They do have to defend and explain their position if they want to be in power.

DrSpartacular · 24/06/2024 15:11

Ok then.

TinselAngel · 24/06/2024 15:11

Hi Kier.