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Should England follow Scotland and make all period products free?

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stumbledin · 19/06/2021 23:34

I must admit I didn't know that Scotland had done this. Not sure if it is just a vote taken but not yet implemented. It was mentioned in a newspaper article:

... doing away with the tampon tax had made a particular difference to reusable products which are pricier to begin with.

But Ms Coryton voiced surprise that England had not followed the lead of Scotland, which became the world’s first country to make period products free for everyone last November after a lengthy campaign.

“It is crazy we haven’t,” she reflects. “I think we will because Scotland does everything first. It is crazy not to. This scheme helps people in period poverty, helps to end period stigma, and helps to stop people get health complications, as a result of being forced to use tissues and socks.”

Research by charity Plan International found three in 10 girls in the UK have struggled to afford or access period products during the Covid-19 public health emergency – with over half of them having to resort to toilet paper instead of proper products. One in five said their periods have been more difficult to cope with due to not having enough toilet roll.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tampon-tax-period-products-b1867922.html

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Whatwouldscullydo · 21/06/2021 17:19

this is an easy virtue-signal. So the Scotgov can demonstrate graciously how Feminist they are, by waving free tampax at anyone who identifies as a menstrual bleeder, but not actually address things like ... oooh, our woeful education standards, that are slipping further and further as we speak, or the appalling rape conviction rate that includes sexual assault and rape IN SCHOOLS, or the push to include gender neutral toilets in schools - we can have as many free sanpro in the toilets as you want, but girls are avoiding drinking all day so they don't have to go to the toilet

Yy I'm fed up of having to be grateful for scraps.

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