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Is now the time to challenge councils on why they are still breaking the law?

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Shedmistress · 11/05/2026 09:50

People often talk about the Blob. For this they mean that slow moving 'computer says no' aspect of the people that run the institutions, councils, agencies, HR departments etc etc etc.

But because of the Forstarter Ruling, and the Supreme Court ruling, it is now possible to use these to start clearing out the activists, by using Gross Misconduct if they fail to uphold the law.

The Labour Party does not NEED to issue guidance to do this, so if for example a new set of elected people is in charge of an area or council or any other 'elected by the people' group, and the group, area, council whatever are still not upholding the law, now and in the coming months would be a good time to remind them of their duties and the risks they are taking by failing to uphold the law.

But the Blob will also be the gatekeepers to them getting complaints which could trigger reviews and identify the risks.

Also, Labour run areas might also be having a wake up call on what people really want, and it isn't more men in female spaces and activities.

I wonder if it now time to start identifying areas where councils are, in writing, breaking the law, along with the person who is now in charge and holding that 'risk', and devise a key bullet point list of what laws are being broken, using wording that is short and to the point, that can be sent to the person now in charge in order to start things moving?

Needless to say, I don't personally care if people did lose their jobs because they put women and girls in danger, but the ideal would be to just get them to stick to the law. This would have to be the underlying 'resolution' to the complaint.

And the more people that write in personally to complain with examples of where they have encountered the 'when ideology meets reality' aspect, the better.

Anyway I slept in this morning and this was my thought upon waking. I don't even live in the UK any more, but most of my female family members do so I am still very invested in how it resolves this.

This would be a great way of new management showing they CAN DO THINGS.

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Shedmistress · 11/05/2026 13:33

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/05/2026 13:15

I don’t think Reform are quite aware of just how much of a goldmine this issue is in terms of making other parties look completely batshit.

Abso fucking lutely.

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/05/2026 13:15

I don’t think Reform are quite aware of just how much of a goldmine this issue is in terms of making other parties look completely batshit.

Dragonasaurus · 11/05/2026 12:24

And councils which have recently shifted from Labour to Reform should be all over this. I’ll be writing to my new councillors to make sure they have a good look at local schools services & public buildings!

Shedmistress · 11/05/2026 11:18

But are they actually following the law?

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TheNoWord · 11/05/2026 10:48

If you have a Conservative led council then they should already be following the law; recent thread here:

"Kemi Badenoch has ordered Tory councils to enforce women’s right to single-sex spaces on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.
The Conservative Party leader has told Tory-led councils to draw up plans to ban biological men from women’s toilets and changing rooms, and said that if she were to become prime minister, she would force all local authorities to do so."

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5517862-tory-councils-ordered-to-enforce-single-sex-spaces-by-badenoch?reply=151749348

Tory councils ordered to enforce single-sex spaces by Badenoch | Mumsnet

^Kemi Badenoch has ordered Tory councils to enforce women’s right to single-sex spaces on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on the def...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5517862-tory-councils-ordered-to-enforce-single-sex-spaces-by-badenoch?reply=151749348

Shortshriftandlethal · 11/05/2026 10:02

There are a lot of councillors in office riding the gravy train of stipends, for which they contribute very little. Many deserve to lose their seats.

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