Numerous posters (here) have noted that their posts were removed from the Jess Phillips thread before and after the event (here) and there being nothing noted on the thread itself that there is no accompanying deletion message on the thread itself.
The Daily Mail clearly has a screen grab of StealthPolarBear on 20/01/2020 13:31.17 that is no longer on the thread - without an accompanying thread deletion message like is normally there.
Is mumsnet against free speech and rigorous debate? Politicians must robustly account for their actions where their policies affect so many. If they cannot do this on a Mumsnet forum, how will they manage in parliament?
Self ID is not single issue - it affects every area of national and regional policy. Maybe if Jess had been able to see a better range of comments, it would help her understand this better and if she had seen the number of comments, it would help her see just how many people are concerned about the real impacts of policy change on such a large level. She says herself that some of the issues raised on the thread were not ones she had come across on the doors but yet we are not allowed to ask them here. This would have been the ideal opportunity to raise awareness of the many, many issues involved.
There must be a better way to arrange these webchats than just deleting people's comments and concerns without trace. What about grouping the questions by topic.