I'm a left leaning Bristolian woman. I was never that keen on Paula O'Rourke (various reasons, but nothing major). I've suddenly become her biggest fan. Nice one Paula. Bonus that you've reduced this pathetic bunch of women hating, dangerous children to a minority too.

This safe thing is really disturbing. It seems to

Had a conversation with some people at work recently, including a new Gen Z employee who is very in gender ideology. We were discussing why people might not want to come to an NA meeting in a semi-public space like a library and why the more common church basement approach is better. Her feeling was that "but some people might not feel safe in a church." And could not seem to see that some sense of discomfort in a room at a church, but not anything to actually do with a church, is not the same as people worried their employer or MIL might see them at a meeting for addicts. Because both are about feeling unsafe, right?

It's all about the feeling, I guess, in this view, not the chance that your boss might actually think an addict might not be the best person to be driving a school bus or something, and you'd lose your job.

Wow, I had to stand back when I read this for fear of being covered by his frothing at the mouth lip spital. The poor woman is better off getting out of this unhinged cult. 🤮

Hateful language. Calling people trash and vermin to dehumanise them is a tactic of hate groups.

I wonder if he used his tactic where he tries to tell the interviewer what they should be asking him, rather than answering what they are asking him. I'm glad Nick Robinson gave him short shrift.

I feel like Zack Polanski is riding the crest of a wave at the moment. However, if we were facing an election, the Greens would have to be able to address scrutiny about their policies. Soundbites and motivational speeches won't cut it then.

Also arguably homophobic. 'Trans women are men' or the converse denies the reality of same sex attraction.

'“Trans activist” placards were raised during a Bristol city council meeting this month whenever a member of the public asked a question about women’s safety'

Fucking hell.

Indeed.

That man is an embarrassment.

They've also fallen into the same trap as the SNP with many of their elected representatives having no real world experience outside of politics, whether that is youth, student (NUS or similar) or straight in from University.

They should all be sacked, or whatever the process is for getting rid of public servants who pick and choose which section of the public they wish to serve and which section they wish to insult, ignore, and silence.

Agree but their agenda is popular with students/adolescents and due to the change in voting age they could get more seats. It's actually quite scary. A green/lib/lab coalition could be so destructive for women's rights.

Just the level of professionalism that we expect from the Greens

And there's this he/him Green councillor openly showing his dislike of women and those constituents whose views he disagrees with -

'Good riddance to her, she is a TERF who wanted to simply cause issues internally (she isn't the saint that she claims to be externally). She shouldn't have been allowed to be a green councillor candidate and I'm glad the trash is taking itself out in this case.'

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Bigly letters?

If a twaw placard is ok then a trans women are men placard is ok. Very simple.

"Green Party councillors who held placards stating “trans women are women” in a council meeting did not breach their code of conduct because it was not “racist, homophobic or offensive”, according to officials."
I find their placards sexist and offensive.

Brava! 👏👏👏

“Councillors, unlike private citizens, do not have a right to be protected from offence. We are elected precisely to listen to those we represent, including when what we hear is difficult.”

It's ok, they probably identify as A4 signs.

As an aside the Green party have as loose a grasp on size as they do on what is a woman. Some of those signs are clearly larger than A4.

Trans A4 signs are A4 signs!

Well done her. She's showing backbone and integrity.

👏 Abiding by the rules but with characteristic feminist creativity in the face of idiocy.