Did anyone else listen to the recent episode when Rory and Alastair discussed the trans issue. They've been avoiding the issue for ages - for reasons which became obvious when they did discuss it. They are both obviously terrified of the trans lobby.
They seemed to both agree (as they usually do despite the format supposedly being about opposing views aired respectfully). And their view is that we must all be kind. But that they didn't feel it was their place to talk about the issue in depth because they're not women. Not being politicians, Afghans, Israeli, American, etc etc doesn't seem to stop them talking about other political issues. But they can't talk about women's rights because they aren't women.
I suspect the real reason is because they are both pro trans and somewhat anti women - ie they like to think they are feminists but actually prefer women to stay in traditional roles.
I must say Alastair Campbell particularly is irking me more and more. I hadn't really formed much of a view about him before but he is very old fashioned and is still keen on spinning everything to strengthen his own positions rather than listening to any other opinions or accepting he is sometimes just wrong about things.
As a slight aside, they're both very weak on Northern Ireland too. Routinely referring to 'Ireland' when they mean Northern Ireland. Alastair Campbell went so far the other day to say the DUP were blockers to peace in NI. I have no time for the DUP's puritanical, anti women, dark age politics, but nevertheless, I think Sinn Fein and the IRA were a much bigger 'blocker to peace', having carried out a vicious, decades long bombing campaign. Reductionist maybe, but I think increasingly TRIP is showing itself as one dimensionally biased and unable to absorb opposing arguments or ideas.
I do still listen and realise I could just turn off!