Independence for Scotland Party formed by women accused of being a terf party!

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Walker – who ran for the women’s convener role in that party last year – and fellow ISP member Victoria Johnson, who made Saturday’s announcement, have both spoken about their opposition to Scottish Government plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act, saying they believe these may lead to infringements on women’s rights.

Reacting to the “terf” comments, Walker told The National: “It says more about the people who chose to label women with such a misogynistic term of abuse than it does about us. Women going into politics have always had to deal with sexism at one level or another, particularly if they wanted to speak up for women’s rights, so we knew it wouldn’t be any different for us.

“As a party, we support, and will endeavour to protect, women’s sex-based rights – no amount of name calling will change that.”

She went on: “The founder members of ISP are all women, which I am very proud of. Politics is not an easy option for women.

“Men are, of course, more than welcome to get involved.”

www.thenational.scot/news/18439356.warning-new-parties-threaten-pro-indy-majority-holyrood/

I'm reading the btl comments - the "Braveheart - Independence is everything" brigade are even more demented than I thought.

If this splits the separatist vote I'll be very happy but beyond that I've no particular interest in this.

“accused of being a terf”

That was quick!

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Will keep an eye out for their proposed policies / manifesto.

Absolutely great comeback. All that needs to be said to the predictable misogynists really.

The linked article from an SNP MP is quite brazen.

"IT is therefore possible that non-independence issues will bring these list parties into conflict with the SNP. Instead of “assisting” the SNP they could find themselves in opposition, perhaps even siding with Unionists to stop the SNP getting their way on things they don’t like."

Does he understand what democracy is? Do the SNP think they are entitled to "get their way" without any critical challenge, simply because they support independence? He seems to be expecting any independence focused party should "assist" the SNP on everything without question.

Eejit

WTF, that’s always been the SNP’s mindset- they don’t tolerate any dissent from their own party members, who have to toe the line handed down by Sturgeon.
Their policies are all about centralised control freakery even when it’s counter productive - just look at the Police Scotland fiasco.

What WTF said. Does this person not understand how democracy works? The SNP shouldn't get their way if it's not what the majority wants, and it's possible to want independence without thinking the SNP are right about everything. Does any other party have the sort of open agree with the party line on everything or you're out policy they have? And apparently they now think that should apply even to non SNP people. Which is barmy.

That was quick

It was the outforindy/Stirling uni lot

Absolutely great comeback.

Completely agree.

Nicola Sturgeon is not often lost for words, so I would quite like to see this party have the chance to put her on the spot in a debate or something. It would be rather entertaining to see her pretending to believe that women have penises. Even more so to see the rank and file SNP voters open mouthed going "what did she just say??"

Excellent. Looking foward to clashes between this party and the SNP.