Tomorrow's Mail front page: Labour trying to reverse reverse ferret

The way it will work is, the job will be open for applications, there will be interviews with a panel, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Pat McFadden) will decide on his preferred candidate, and the PM will have to agree.

Because this is a significant appointment that's supposed to be independent and hold the government to account, there will be a pre-appointment hearing with the Women and Equalities Committee where the preferred candidate will be questioned on their fitness for the job.

As I see it, if Harman applies she would on the face of it be a very credible candidate. So what it will come down to is either there's a stronger candidate or Pat McFadden and/or No10 spads decide she's too controversial a proposition.

So it might be best to game out what happens if she does get it. And there I think she might be constrained. She might fudge guidance, but actually going against the SC would be highly risky for her.

See the thing is this: not that long ago I had no idea about her connection to PIE. I had no idea what PIE was. I was revolted by her the minute I found this out. I am certain that there a lot of people out there who (a) currently don’t know, like I didn’t, and (b) would have a similar sense of revulsion if they did.

Can we take out a billboard or twelve?

Putting the PIE connection in the headlines probably wouldn't sink her with Labour, but it might shift another couple of hundred thousand votes to Reform.

As it happens, I think that's the only thing that might concentrate minds in Labour.

Its a nice thought, but Harmans connections to PIE have done nothing to derail her career so far

The right wing press will be all over Harriet Harman's connections to PIE if she is a candidate, and rightly so. Every Labour MP will be asked about it on the media rounds.

Supreme Court rulings are binding and can only ever be over-turned in very extreme circumstances, and then it has to be over-turned by the Supreme Court itself. Supreme court rulings are binding on all lower courts.

The ruling was unequivocal. There were no caveats.

This doesn't mean that lower courts and organisations and activist barristers will not attempt to challenge the ruling. This is why the guidance from the EHCR is so important, and Baronness Falkner is determined to give very clear new guidance before she leaves office.This is what most concerns angela Eagle, Chris Bryant etc.....at present the ruling is theoretical, but when guidance is issued then organisations will have to act on that guidance, or else face penalties.

What this group wants to do is to thwart, or certainly to anticipate, the upcoming guidance and maybe try to get changes effected by organisations as soon as possible - so as to get around the new guidance in advance. Sarah Montague, on BBC Radio 4, was suggesting that the guidance could be got around by all places implementing unisex facilities now ( unisex facilities are not against the ruling if they already exist, as far as I understand?)Harriet Harman, and the BBC, are still misrepresenting the ruling.

Kier Starmer made a pledge at the last election to make getting a GRC far easier. Being a lawyer he thought he was on firm legal ground when he said that "some women have a penis".......but that has now been dismissed. Even with a GRC. a man is not a woman in law. He is going to be paralysed, not knowing what to do, and will continue to try and fudge the issue.

The NEU ( teacher's union) have become radicalised loons and at this week's conference they are vowing not to change trans policies in schools.

The battle is still on. It was good to enjoy the recent win.....but the war is not over. This saga has a long time to run yet...and there is a need for caution and for longer term determination and strategy.

That’s very Japanese school girl style outfit🤢

Killer comeback 🙄

Oooooh! Sorry DM reading typo police officer.

As I've said on other threads, my Labour MP is cloth eared to put it mildly. Any contact I make regarding women, the first thing he says in reply is the most important thing about women's rights is to be respectful to men.

He is an entrenched misogynist who openly believes that men's rights should be valued above women's and sees no problem with this. I suspect he's one of many in the party. It's past time that people began to be ashamed for voting for open men's activists parties and politicians as they are for voting for openly racist parties and politicians.

Sounds like we all need to get writing to our Labour MPs. Sitting around hoping a Reform vote in local elections will be read the right way just isn’t going to be clear enough.

Surely some of that crowd must be feeling embarrassed?

https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1913984842582106289

Blimey. JKR is so good on this.

I also love anti-women legislators title she gives. That needs to stick to politicians who do it.

Clock is ticking.

Final proof that party I once loved is hopelessly out of touch, writes PROFESSOR JO PHOENIX

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-14628803/Final-proof-party-touch-Labour.html

Supreme Court rulings are binding and can only ever be over-turned in very extreme circumstances, and then it has to be over-turned by the Supreme Court itself. Supreme court rulings are binding on all lower courts.

The ruling was unequivocal. There were no caveats.

This doesn't mean that lower courts and organisations and activist barristers will not attempt to challenge the ruling. This is why the guidance from the EHCR is so important, and Baronness Falkner is determined to give very clear new guidance before she leaves office.This is what most concerns angela Eagle, Chris Bryant etc.....at present the ruling is theoretical, but when guidance is issued then organisations will have to act on that guidance, or else face penalties.

What this group wants to do is to thwart, or certainly to anticipate, the upcoming guidance and maybe try to get changes effected by organisations as soon as possible - so as to get around the new guidance in advance. Sarah Montague, on BBC Radio 4, was suggesting that the guidance could be got around by all places implementing unisex facilities now ( unisex facilities are not against the ruling if they already exist, as far as I understand?)Harriet Harman, and the BBC, are still misrepresenting the ruling.

Kier Starmer made a pledge at the last election to make getting a GRC far easier. Being a lawyer he thought he was on firm legal ground when he said that "some women have a penis".......but that has now been dismissed. Even with a GRC. a man is not a woman in law. He is going to be paralysed, not knowing what to do, and will continue to try and fudge the issue.

The NEU ( teacher's union) have become radicalised loons and at this week's conference they are vowing not to change trans policies in schools.

The battle is still on. It was good to enjoy the recent win.....but the war is not over. This saga has a long time to run yet...and there is a need for caution and for longer term determination and strategy.

Christ Almighty.

I avoid making comments along these lines as a rule, but if you stick a grey skirt of that length and design, you really aren't helping your own optics. Especially when combined with that top combo which screams Gryffindor.