CPS leaves Stonewall

[CuriousaboutSamphire]

Someody help me.

I know I am not going mad, I just heard this on Radio2 news.

CPS leaves Stnewall, the legality of its advice having been questioned.

But I can't find it being reported anywhere, Google has let me down!

Anyone else hear it?

Anyone find confirmation elsewhere?

Or - what did I mishear?

Congrats to TheLittleBigBad.

Not exactly Emma Radacanu, finacially speaking, but more important to us all.

@TheBigBad Please give my thanks to your daughter for her undoubted courage for bringing that JR, it is a daunting prospect for adults let alone a young teenager. Also, all credit to you for raising such a confident and sensible daughter and for standing by her and supporting her as I can imagine that having to watch her navigate the JR process cannot have been easy for you.

to you both.

bigBadDD you are amazing. Thank u so much fir standing up and making yourself heard.

As the mother of 2 dds I cannot thank you enough!

Woo Hoo. Well done BigBadDD!

Fantastic, well done your daughter TheBigBad! The new generation of feminists are awesome!

Magdalen would be so proud of her too!

Aw @TheBigBad that brought a tear to my eye! Well done to your DD!

This is fantastic news, although I note with concern that Stonewall say "we look forward to continuing to work with them".

Thank you for supporting your daughter in this .I hope she feels she has played a huge part in this latest news.

Please, sexists and homophobes, enjoy the new generation of feminists who are learning to be persistent in standing up for their rights. You earned every one of them.

Thanks BigBadDD.

TheBigBad - your daughter is an incredible young woman. Thank you to her, and to you for raising a child with so much courage.

I heard it on Radio4 at 3 o'clock. Have just listened to the PM headlines and it wasn't there.

Huge congratulation to your DD, @TheBigBad, and please give her thanks from me.

Helpful thread from Sex Matters : twitter.com/SexMattersOrg/status/1437365481787297795

They've followed it up with a useful critique of the problems faced by those who retain the services of SW and potential conflicts with the EHRC employers' code of practice:

twitter.com/SexMattersOrg/status/1437367063434117122?s=20

So good to hear TheBigBad Those toxic guidelines were one of the most outrageous bits of state sanctioned misogyny and deliberate subversion of safeguarding I've ever seen. If anyone needed confirmation of the type of people behind some of this stuff, those guidelines showcased their real motivations perfectly.

Well done to her and all the young women who are literally having to face down this male led ideology that undermines their privacy, dignity and safety.

I hope this is a huge comfort to Little@TheBigBad.

She's shown more courage & integrity than 90% of the 'celebs' and influential people in this country for standing up for what she believes in. It's an incredible thing for a young woman to do

I was surprised to hear it on 6 music, given the recent trend in so much of their programming.

6Music is for Oldies. They wanted to rebrand it Radio 2Extra.

I am an oldie, thank you. And that's not the way it's going.

Well done to your Dd @TheBigBad - I hope this gives more young women the courage to stand up for their rights.

Over-35s, PickAChew. That's us.

@Jaysmith71

6Music is for Oldies. They wanted to rebrand it Radio 2Extra.

Really? Can I tune my car radio into it and hear reasonably tuneful music and miss out on Vine et al?

I'll give that a go in the morning!

Actually have just retuned my red radio and will listen to it as I finish my last report tonight!

@TheBigBad Another big cheer for your brave and excellent daughter.

Ah! I am 56 in a week. Am I too old?

I've just looked at their playlist - I've heard of half of them!

Modesty forbids, but I was a small part of the campaign to save 6Music from being gobbled up by Radio 2 under the nefarious rule of Lesley Douglas and her Svengali the agent John Noel.

Some great DJs on 6M: Mark Riley, Liz Kershaw, Lammo, the esteemed Gid Coe, Guy Garvey, Tom Robinson, Cerys Matthews.....

....and John Peel's lad, who sounds more like him with every passing day.

No Jeremy Vine or Steve Wright!

Though you're even more over the hill than I am, @CuriousaboutSamphire - maybe we should dust off some Max Bygraves or something equally suited to our advanced old age.

I've just listened to the whole of the PM programme, except the Raducanu bit which got lost to the shipping forecast.
Not a single mention of the CPS decision. Evan Davis presiding.
They did manage to squeeze in an item about Andrew Neil and GB News where Evan and his mate from the Grauniad stuck the boot in had a 'balanced' discussion.

I'll change just to remember Guy Garvey is on there.

Not sure who I am listening to right now - stupid mare its Steve Lamaq isn't it? I've heard of SPRINTS, The Clash (obvs), Bowie, Radiohead, Amyl and the Sniffers and many more.

Maybe this old dog could make a change!

Max Bygrave
Val Doonican!!