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Politicians respond to the SC judgement

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 10:59

A thread to gather politicians' responses to yesterday's Supreme Court judgement.

  1. Stella Creasy. She's rather unhelpfully posted a pdf, (and turned off replies), so archive below.

https://archive.ph/8T1Yl

https://x.com/stellacreasy/status/1912609872430133697

https://x.com/stellacreasy/status/1912609872430133697

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GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/04/2025 11:40

GCAcademic · 17/04/2025 11:21

Do the Greens actually bother with environmental issues these days?

Nah

LizzieSiddal · 17/04/2025 11:36

CrocsNotDocs · 17/04/2025 11:06

Not a politician but JKR FTW.

https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1912644919103004807?s=61&t=NHDSDk1MaF98_GOtcuLi0Q

I’m rejoining Twitter just so I can save this image 😂

PronounssheRa · 17/04/2025 11:32

ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 10:59

A thread to gather politicians' responses to yesterday's Supreme Court judgement.

  1. Stella Creasy. She's rather unhelpfully posted a pdf, (and turned off replies), so archive below.

https://archive.ph/8T1Yl

https://x.com/stellacreasy/status/1912609872430133697

Well I agree with Stella on one point, the question marked over the GRA.

I suspect we part company on what should be done with the GRA

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:29

Tumbleweed from some who have been very vocal in the past.

Not a peep from Kirsty yet.

https://x.com/KirstySNP

https://x.com/KirstySNP

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:28

It's also interesting to see who is not making any comment on the news that filled BBC front page for the whole day yesterday, and is on the front page of virtually every UK newspaper.

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VaddaABeetch · 17/04/2025 11:27

UrsulasHerbBag · 17/04/2025 11:24

Lots of solidarity for transwomen but not so much for the transmen… unless shoehorned into transpeople. How predictable. No mention of women either… how even more predictable.

I watched BBC breakfast. Full of stuff about diminishing rights for trans women, I counted 30 mentions. Not a single mention of a trans man

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:26

Good point, Eastern, sorry.

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EasternStandard · 17/04/2025 11:25

Thanks for this. If posts could include the party that would be ace. Not sure who some of them are. I could google ik

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:24

Russell Findlay, leader Scottish Conservatives

'A victory for woman across the United Kingdom and a victory for common sense.'

https://x.com/RussellFindlay1/status/1912430267861434477

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UrsulasHerbBag · 17/04/2025 11:24

Lots of solidarity for transwomen but not so much for the transmen… unless shoehorned into transpeople. How predictable. No mention of women either… how even more predictable.

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:23

Thanks for posting! Just a note that if you are able, please archive any tweets.

https://archive.ph/

Just copy and paste the url into the site above, and hit 'archive'.

We keep the receipts. 😊

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LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 17/04/2025 11:21

ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:12

Zarah Sultana

'Solidarity with trans women after today’s Supreme Court ruling. The rollback of LGBT rights — especially trans rights — is global, bankrolled by billionaires and the far-right. Trans rights are human rights. We must defend the Equality Act and its protections for trans people.'

https://x.com/zarahsultana/status/1912486527352840220

https://archive.ph/wip/RmrYw

Oh goodness me, I am genuinely embarrassed for this idiot.

GCAcademic · 17/04/2025 11:21

Do the Greens actually bother with environmental issues these days?

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/04/2025 11:18

Maggie chapman

x.com/maggiechapman/status/1912452543742873881?s=46&t=AjtjSItRj-kgZwRzL-pdyQ

Bannedontherun · 17/04/2025 11:18

ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:16

John McDonnell

'The fact the court failed to hear the voice of a single trans person may help explain why today’s decision lacked humanity & fairness & instead replaced them with a narrow definition of the Equality Act. There has to be a better & empathetic way forward that respects trans rights'

https://x.com/johnmcdonnellMP/status/1912526198602662157

https://archive.ph/wip/5uJM9

I have heard this phrase no trans involved a few times today. Err the trans people had the Scottish government representing them DUH.

TheOtherRaven · 17/04/2025 11:17

I will wait with interest for the suggested legislation that better and more empathically subordinates women's rights and equality to men.

That should be entertaining going through the HoC and HoL. Not to mention that Reform should be able to just phone the next election in from the pub.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/04/2025 11:17

Lorna slater.

x.com/lornaslater/status/1912446942929395799?s=46&t=AjtjSItRj-kgZwRzL-pdyQ

Patrick Harvie reposted it.

GCAcademic · 17/04/2025 11:17

Imagine expressing "disappointment" that the Supreme Court has clarified that women have rights and trans people have rights, and that one category doesn't supersede the other.

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:17

Zack Polanski

'Trans rights are human rights. Today. And everyday. Solidarity. '
[trans flag]

https://x.com/ZackPolanski/status/1912444332172365842

https://x.com/ZackPolanski/status/1912444332172365842

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:16

John McDonnell

'The fact the court failed to hear the voice of a single trans person may help explain why today’s decision lacked humanity & fairness & instead replaced them with a narrow definition of the Equality Act. There has to be a better & empathetic way forward that respects trans rights'

https://x.com/johnmcdonnellMP/status/1912526198602662157

https://archive.ph/wip/5uJM9

https://x.com/johnmcdonnellMP/status/1912526198602662157

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ArabellaScott · 17/04/2025 11:13

Nadia Whittome

'I share the deep disappointment in today's Supreme Court ruling, and the concerns about what this will mean for trans women going forward. Today and every day, I stand in unwavering solidarity with the trans community. We must never stop fighting for trans rights.'

https://x.com/NadiaWhittomeMP/status/1912466493318513037

https://archive.ph/wip/1uk06

https://x.com/NadiaWhittomeMP/status/1912466493318513037

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CrocsNotDocs · 17/04/2025 11:13

Bridget Phillipson telling us we have always been at war with East Asia.

https://x.com/oeogovuk/status/1912525975750852646?s=61&t=NHDSDk1MaF98_GOtcuLi0Q

https://x.com/oeogovuk/status/1912525975750852646?s=61&t=NHDSDk1MaF98_GOtcuLi0Q

littlbrowndog · 17/04/2025 11:13

Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservatives leader, last night accused Sarwar of "trying to rewrite history" over his party's support for GRR.
He said: "Anas Sarwar’s Labour voted for Nicola Sturgeon’s divisive and dangerous gender self-ID law. So he’s got some front peddling this ridiculous rewriting of history. Does he think the people of Scotland are stupid?"

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