Surrey County Council leaves a Stonewall

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Breaking news

twitter.com/jebadoo2/status/1466138236414316548?s=21

Ah cross post! I'll get mine deleted.

Excellent news!

That IS excellent news!

I had so many run-ins with SCC about their gender nonsense when I lived and worked in Surrey.

I am thrilled to hear this. They’re a huge local authority.

Well this is excellent news OP. I'm sure some of the posters on this board have worked towards this day so treat yourselves to a little celebration.
Let's hope a few other councils follow suit.
Any one laying bets on Camden council ?

Brilliant, I saw this. They all need to follow suit!

Brilliant. Now who wil be next to see the light?

Interesting! One more brick out the wall.

@WarriorN ah sorry, I only did a quick check before starting a thread, in my haste to share the good news.

Great news

Fantastic.

Fantastic!
I noticed a lot of 'anti' comments on a FB sponsored ad for Stonewall tonight.
The usual 'transphobe' responses from supporters haven't evolved much.
The tide is turning.

I think ‘transphobe’ is losing its bite. It now just seems to mean anyone who doesn’t capitulate fully to whatever they’re told to do / say / believe.

Great news. And well done all involved. I wonder if the neighbouring boroughs and councils will take note….

Maybe the new Kingston rainbow crossing will be the last one for that council. I would much rather see rainbow murals than these crossings.

Sorry. Wrong thread.

28 minutes in
twitter.com/JennyGlover40/status/1466152275450159104?s=20

Or this link
m.facebook.com/surreytories/videos/1266732727175197/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-UNK_GK0T-GK1C&ref=sharing

Still 28 minutes after start

@EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn

I think ‘transphobe’ is losing its bite. It now just seems to mean anyone who doesn’t capitulate fully to whatever they’re told to do / say / believe.

This.

In the Facebook live recording, Tim Oliver refers to the recruitment of an EDI Consultant as mitigation for leaving stonewall. I saw that advertised at £40K. So far more expensive than membership to Stonewall.

I live near Surrey and they are cutting services left, right and centre, which impacts on vulnerable people, disproportionately women.

Whilst I am pleased they are dropping stonewall, I suspect it is more to do with playing politics then considering the needs of women. Good news though.

Out of interest - I know organisations are jumping ship but do we know of any who are new-joiners? So waste essentially jumping onto the deck of the Titanic as is slips under the icy waters yelling ‘it’s all ok, it’s fabulous! They/them will rise again........’

Great!

@LolaLouLou

In the Facebook live recording, Tim Oliver refers to the recruitment of an EDI Consultant as mitigation for leaving stonewall. I saw that advertised at £40K. So far more expensive than membership to Stonewall.

I live near Surrey and they are cutting services left, right and centre, which impacts on vulnerable people, disproportionately women.

Whilst I am pleased they are dropping stonewall, I suspect it is more to do with playing politics then considering the needs of women. Good news though.

This sounds fine to me.

One of the real problems with using Stonewall to deliver D&I is that though they represented some with protected characteristics, they lack expertise,and presumably interest, in others.

A proper D&I manager will be wanting to promote equality for women, racial minorities, those with disabilities and so on. And by taking note of the needs of groups (like single sex toilets for, say, religious minorities) and individuals, should be able to deliver greater utilisation of staff and better productivity for the organisation.

If I heard it correctly, it said on the video that they will be leaving Stonewall when the EDI Consultant (who they are in the process of recruiting) is in place.

Tim Oliver: “This has been an unfortunate series of events.”