MSPs want free vote on Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

[JanieAllen]

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/msps-want-free-vote-on-gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill-t8vntbgv7

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I hope its a free vote but I doubt that the great leader will allow it as it would seem that even hard loyal MSPs are beginning to wake up to the destructive force of the upcoming scandal

Her not hard

So they're not going to be allowed to vote so as to best represent their constituents?

We hope that the concerns of all their constituents would matter, as many, many people, especially women have informed their MSPs that our concerns are valid & well founded. Unfortunately I think democracy under the SNP/ Greens is dead in Scotland.
Sturgeon, Chapman, Harvie, Adam et all will not let this go so we have to keep pushing back.
Please write to your MSPs & MPs because , if it passes up here, will be on your doorsteps too very soon.

That's pretty much the norm on most votes, though. Not that it is a good thing, but it's standard.

They never do that. It's Party or conscience or personal gain. Never their constituents.

MSPs want free vote on Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fc9a7d7c-5219-11ed-bb65-87f2b7644902?shareToken=dd3eb74d3362feee56369e0307b6b47b

"Not minded" to allow a free vote. If she knew it'd get through I bet she would.

Gillian Bowditch comment:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7cfd5080-5232-11ed-bb65-87f2b7644902?shareToken=729a3df71d030bf27c0acc76105de2b4

TWO CHANCES

Sturgeon will blow up independence rather than drop this. I don't understand why she is so obsessed but that's the conclusion from her behaviour over the last 8 years.

Quite a lot of people would suggest Sturgeon isn't actually interested in independence, BlackForest. Only in holding onto power.

The Scottish situation is perfect for someone with authoritarian tendencies like Sturgeron. I guess this is the danger where there is no real opposition. Sturgeron knows that she can do as she pleases and people will still vote SNP. I guess people think that these laws (self ID, hate crimes) will be easily undone once Scotland is independent.

Hopefully once they’ve voted this in there will be legal challenges. 🤞

bumpette please write to ALL your MSPs about this - guidance on For Women Scotland website

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4653129-scottish-women-please-write-to-your-msps

forwomen.scot/08/10/2022/gender-recognition-reform-bill-stage-1-action/

www.writetothem.com/

I wrote last week. It took me around twenty minutes to read over FWS' responses and write something of my own.

If you're happy to use a form letter, it'd be much quicker - there are four to choose from:

• Single sex spaces,
• children,
• cross-border issues (for that reason, I think letters from women in the rest of the UK may be relevant, although MSPs won't be obliged to respond),
• and sex/gender in the Equality Act.