Trans Green Party candidate with no British visa elected to Holyrood

That was my point.

The poster was picked up for saying it was a job.

But all the criticism was about it not being employment when the original poster never even used the term.

It is a job, whether it's one that qualifies for a work visa or not. Lots of jobs don't qualify for work visas.

From Pam Gosal on Facebook:

"This is a person who may leave the UK before the Parliamentary term ends and who lied about his background.
He now thinks he can make laws for people who were born here and have lived here for decades by putting women at risk.
Q Manivannan and the Greens are out of step with public opinion.
Instead of listening to 51% of the population, they have decided to cater to 0.5%.
But let’s not forget that the SNP and Greens refuse to drop Nicola Sturgeon’s dangerous gender self-ID policies.
The Supreme Court made it clear that 'sex' refers to biological sex.
It's time Q Manivannan, the Greens and the SNP followed the law."

He's probably making a point on behalf of Iris Duane (who won't want to do it themselves in case they are outed...). Oh, and grandstanding.

That may be the dictionary definition of a job but being an MSP or an MP is not a job in the sense of employment as the individuals are office holders. The Green bloke who is taking the piss couldn't apply for a work visa to be an MSP as it's not a job.

Well actually it's the dictionary definition of "job", which is the word the poster used.

See, this is what I thought, but why would a they/them have any (even spurious) requirement to be in the women’s toilets?

he looks like a man, why would there be an issue in the gents?

Even by current standards this is bamboozling

Well that's your opinion.

The word used was "job" not employment.

It's a job.

I don't enploy the guys in my garden laying paving slabs. They are still doing a job for me.

Yes, he's a man, but he self IDs as having a special identity. It makes him special and gives everyone else the opportunity to fawn over him and bow to his special status. He says his pronouns are they/them, but really they're me/me/me.

Just as an aside, I’m unsure as why he’s a they, and going on about his toilet needs: he’s a man, isn’t he?? I’m not understanding all this

He is not eligible for a skilled worker visa as MSPs and other elected officers are specifically excluded (2nd job listed in this table):

Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK

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He is eligible to apply for a graduate visa, but this would only be for up to 3 years and the term of office for MSPs is 5 years.

He could apply for a global talent visa (for the full 5 years), but he might be unsuccessful.

"While MSPs work long hours—splitting their time between debating at Holyrood and managing constituency issues—the law treats the role as public service rather than standard employment. Because of this legal classification, serving as an MSP does not constitute "work" in the traditional sense, allowing individuals on certain temporary visas to hold the position".

Discussing access to single-sex spaces, Manivannan told The Herald: “I have had constituents writing to me on all sides of the opinion, but also women, cis women, who have for a very long time said: ‘I am not in fact threatened by trans women in my toilets. I am threatened by men and the violence that I face from them’.

This is totally incoherent since trans women are men.

“There are men who are survivors of sexual assault [by men] including friends of mine. In that case, why don’t we ban men from men’s bathroom spaces?”

He's comparing banning men from spaces where they don't belong with banning them from ones where they do and pretending there is no difference between these actions. Does he not realise how ridiculous this makes him look?

It is a job.

"A job is a regular activity or specific position in which a person engages to earn money. "

And there he is sitting next to Nevens in her keffiyeh. FFS. Is the weird pink and green thing he is wearing some kind of statement as well? I can't keep up.

I saw this. And it’s us who are meant to be obsessed with toilets 🙈

It is totally outrageous that a newly elected MSP is starting off by asking that the law of the land be broken

Something needs to be done about the list system so that at the very least voters can really see what their vote will get them

"A Green MSP has dismissed women’s concerns about single-sex spaces because men can also be victims of sexual assault."
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6a68c8e1-e6b7-4389-a4fd-f9396a985edf?shareToken=197730838260ded8e9a365ec2c11c217&ver=article

Yes, who was paying his fees and living expenses?

It's so stupid. Surely it would be close to impossible for a starving Indian to end up studying in the UK and especially to do PhD studies. It's hard for a working class student to do a PhD especially in a subject that's not going to lead to an obvious high earning job.

I wonder how those who contributed to the visa crowdfunder are now feeling?

I’m beginning to think the Scottish Greens are actually a Reform plant

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Very stupid of him to lie as it was obviously going to come out.

• the job offer is almost triple the minimum income and is community service oriented

Being an MSP is not employment. An MSP is an office holder not a worker.

Exactly