There is a massive internal battle going on in Labour right now. The TRAs are doubling down on their demands Rosie must go. They have many Labour students groups on board. However it is already clear they are NOT going to get anywhere. No-one important agrees with them:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4664759-young-labour-etc-demand-rosie-duffield-lose-whip
Billy Bragg and Owen Jones cannot win you a war inside Labour.
Kier is playing off both sides. He will never say it but he backs Rosie's free speech. Because he has to. She is just the most outspoken person for a sizeable faction in Labour. Remember the Women's section of Labour MPs elected Rosie their leader in 2020 after she openly went Terf - that sent a signal. Although most Labour MPs will not admit it openly they are fine with TERFs being in party, secretly they think a lot of what they are saying makes sense. No Labour MP has criticised Rosie for saying Eddie Izzard is a biological man, that is because most think it is harmless, not horrific evil. TRAs in the party do not like this... at all.
This is why the gender wars are going to intensify. Election is getting closer - Starmer wants to win at all costs. He is going to try to keep neutral, but it is going to get messy.
GCs in Labour have a secret weapon in that they are not fanatical bigots. There are a bunch of TRA leaning MPs we are fine with them being in the party as long as we can have open debate. Young TRA activists would prefer Labour to lose than elect Terfs especially Rosie. The Labour hierarchy will not tolerate that stuff forever in the run up to an election. Especially as most TRAs are ultra progressive types - who don't like other aspects of Starmer's agenda.
The fact is if they stay in the party they are going to be helping get Terfs elected. For every one open Terf in Labour I think there are 5 or more secret terfy types. Some might criticise them for not being open, but that underestimates how vital they are. They are unobtrusive, witchy, secret agents, but that is what we need. Labour internal wars are not won purely by open debate. They are won by secret back room deals and sudden assault. Sexism isn't ingrained inside Labour because we have an open sexist culture, it is a secret agenda. To fight it we need to use guile and stealth as well. We have a secret terf army in Labour behind enemy lines. Labour Women's Declaration are on the front line and doing vital work. Meanwhile the secret terfs are at work on committees, being branch secretaries, women's officers etc. Waiting for their time... which will come. All they need to do is ask a few questions at the right moment, raise doubts, stress need for party unity, push candidates who are open minded, push funds in the right direction. Then at the right moment if needed they can strike.
There are going to be huge battles over policy in next few years inside Labour over reforming GRA, violence against women, etc and the manifesto. It seems Labour will have power in Westminster within 2 years. The balance is shifting towards women and gay rights slowly, but we need reinforcements. If you are hardy and can handle high level open combat join the front lines with Rosie and others. If you prefer then join the witchy secret army. Gain power in your local branch, use it push a terfy agenda, but subtly.
There is a reason people are scared of witches. TRAs need to start remembering why. They can be literally anywhere. Any women, even some men! The more you try to hunt them out the more their numbers grow.