Nicola Sturgeon is on Radio 4 now. She's said that her gender reform won't make any difference

[Clymene]

Transwomen aren't men. Very tiny numbers of people.

She's such a bloody liar.

Some extracts:

The current process is stigmatising and traumatic. If anyone seeks to misuse the process, they'd be committing a criminal offence.

Individual risk assessments.

Abusive men are a risk to women, we shouldn't seek to be further stigmatise and discriminate against a tiny tiny minority.

Many threats to women. Real feminists should be focusing on them.

I really, really dislike her.

Me? Or NS?
I've never read or watched handmaid's tale, but I gather Aunt Lydia's a baddie...I do hope it's not me.

Scotland’s Future was nothing more than a vision that was very low on detail.

Feminists centre women. Anyone who puts men’s wishes above women’s needs is not a feminist. Funny how many people say they are when they clearly aren’t. It’s not as if being a feminist gets you any kudos, except from other feminists.

I heard that, she was very shouty and trying to talk over the interviewer all the time, while describing herself as a feminist. Glad I've just moved away from Scotland.

@Baldieheid I’m sorry! I didn’t mean you I meant NS. Aunt Lydia is one of the aunts who ensure the handmaids do as they’re told and beat them if they don’t. In a nutshell. It wouldn’t happen without them.

Phew!
I'm beginning to think I ought to watch or read it. For someone a little fragile of nerves, is it better to read or watch?

@Baldieheid oh you’re like me, I didn’t watch for years because it just made me mad and terrified seeing clips! I haven’t read the book but my DD got me a copy. I think you can handle watching it. There’s enough empowering stuff to keep you going! But it’s frightening how watching it I often think… gosh that’s a bit too close to reality. Like it could easily happen. It’s scary! Reminds me of surrogacy too.

Sturgeon the feminist to her finger tips ought to be concentrating on the rise for 5th year in domestic abuse. The most marginalised 🤷‍♀️

Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2020-21.

The main findings include:

The police recorded 65,251 incidents of domestic abuse in 2020-21, an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. This is the fifth year in a row this figure has shown an increase.

In 2020-21, 40% of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland included the recording of at least one crime or offence.

Oh for heaven’s sake @littlbrowndog you should know by now that domestic violence primarily affects women (actual women, not the other kind) and therefore not very important in NS’s eyes.

That sounds like I’m minimising it and I apologise sincerely - the figures are absolutely appalling.

I know what you mean sirchejins. I didn’t take it wrong way.

the feminist to he4 fingertips probably hasn’t even noticed this rise.

The dv figures are really shocking. Iirc the figures went up during lockdown (locked in with the abusers). So, unless some jiggery pokery has been done to take account of this, the fact the numbers are up on top of this is awful.

Thanks @littlbrowndog I agree, it probably hasn’t even registered and if it has, there won’t be anything like the amount of resources and political focus given to it that the trans agenda receives.

Are you on drugs?

NS is a disgrace.

Sometimes I reckon she's a unionist plant.

"Real feminists" my arse.

Anyone opening the door wide to males is nothing but a dick panderer.

I won’t even go to visit. Just keep away these days.

That's a shame.
You won't be affected by her on a visit and it is pretty fabulous.
I hate the SNP, but I don't hate Scotland or living here, and I say that as an English person.

Same here @JohnsShirt The Tories are wreaking havoc on UK policies and the Brexit shitshow was overwhelming the result of English voters, but I wouldn’t be so narrow minded to say I wouldn’t visit England.

100%

There's certainly a growing body of opinion that the SNP under Sturgeon have no interest at all in Independence.

When ‘woman’ can mean anything and nothing then ‘feminism’ can mean anything and nothing. Nicola’s ‘feminism’ makes life more dangerous for women and girls and she cares not one bit, instead continuing to push this creepy anti-reality agenda along with the rest of the SNP, the Greens and the Lib Dems. I’m always curious why so many of our MSPs want to prioritise making it easier for male people to access all places where women and girls are vulnerable and sadly don’t believe many of them have any good intentions.

Last time we visited Scotland we nearly drowned the weather was so bad so I have no desire to return. I note you appear quite happy with the SNP ruining Scotland.

I've had a great time in England this year, been a few times and I'm spending Christmas there.
I won't be affected by the Tories since I'm not spending my time with them personally!
It's silly to avoid a whole Country you'd like to visit because you don't like their ruling party.

You note wrong.

Delighted to hear you won’t be returning,