EHRC to appear before the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee 20 April

[ResisterRex]

20 April at 3pm

committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/165945/ehrc-to-appear-before-women-and-equalities-committee/

"The Equalities and Human Rights Commission is to appear before the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee to discuss the EHRC's response to the Committee's December 2021 Report Reform of the Gender Recognition Actt_. The Committee will consider the EHRC's stance regarding the Government's 2018 consultation, more recent reforms in Scotland, and its approach to LGBTQ+ issues more widely.
The session will also scrutinise the EHRC's new three-year plan and its work following the Government’s Inclusive Britain report.
Witnesses
Wednesday 20 April
At 3pm
• Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chairwoman, Equality and Human Rights Commission,
• Marcial Boo, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission,
• Melanie Field, Chief Strategy and Policy Officer, Equality and Human Rights Commission."

Here's the EHRC's Strategic Plan:

www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/strategic-plan-2022-2025

And this should be the right link:

www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/f71c8699-64f0-4d59-ade4-f79572c550b6

She's like a lawyer who thinks that if they can catch you out on minor discrepancies that will undermine everything you say and all your decisions. It's the strategy pursued by lawyers without a legal leg to stand on.

Yes, totally. I understand lawyers doing that type of arrogant showboating, it seems really out of place and inappropriate in the context of a meeting like this one, where everyone is ostensibly working together for a common goal, not trying to 'win'.

Unfortunately, Caroline Nokes who chairs that committee is also a Conservative.

SpinningMeSoftly

"Unfortunately, Caroline Nokes who chairs that committee is also a Conservative" - Indeed! I'm not at all sure where her take on issues comes from. Her ability to call out predatory behaviour seems to stop with Boris' dad.

Yes, Caroline Nokes is a Conservative — but so is Jackie Doyle Price.

I think a lot a lot of the gender-woo damage, it has to be faced up to, has occurred under the umbrella of this Conservative Government while the government's back was turned.

The ideological 'heavy lifting' for Stonewall etc was done first by Crispin Blunt's APPG, and the Eq&W Select Committee chaired by Maria Miller, and individual cabinet members like Mordaunt, Rudd and Morgan, nodding it through to Theresa May, and now back to Nokes.

These are Conservative dupes - educated enough to know better, but not warmly intelligent, smart or skilled enough to understand their constituents and their needs. The political equivalent of Goldsmith students lecturing working woman on their vocabulary and thoughts.

I'm sure this particular committee changed its page to feature a giant rainbow umbrella quite recently. Perhaps even the day after the government responded to the report they put out in Dec (was it Christmas Eve?).

But now the LGBT APPG has gone the way it has, and the sunlight is pouring in, the in your face symbolism might be sort of left hanging.

Placemarking

In today's Times

Toxic gender debate needs a fresh start, says watchdog

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/85be02a0-c0ec-11ec-8413-422ef6319ad0?shareToken=0e2f89dd363f1d4a8ae9213b8e840a32

She said it was “deeply unfortunate” that Stonewall and other LGBT groups had asked the UN to review the EHRC’s accreditation, noting that the attempt had been dismissed.

Personally, I'm all for places like Stonewall opposing the EHRC's guidelines. As publicly and vehemently as possible.

Let's get it all in the table. The words used, the reasons fully explained, the outcomes being pushed for.

Let's all hear it.

Let's get it all in the table. The words used, the reasons fully explained, the outcomes being pushed for.

You're right. The 18(?) page letter was never made public, was it?

You're right. The 18(?) page letter was never made public, was it?

No, it wasn't yet people were asked to support Stonewall's case against the EHRC without having read it, just doing their accept blindly what we tell you to accept routine again.

Please can someone explain the vote to reform(?) the GRA? I'm not able to watch right now and it sounds as if it could be important. Many thanks.

Yes. This is a perfect articulation of one of the major issues. Thanks @Cailleach1

I didn't see all of the session, but could be talking about Scotland, where this is being discussed at the moment.