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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

UK Government confirms it will block Scottish GRR

392 replies

IwantToRetire · 16/01/2023 17:44

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64288757

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MorvenOfMalvern · 16/01/2023 17:46

Alleluia, alleluia

PennysRevenge · 16/01/2023 17:47

Thank god for that.

Yirk · 16/01/2023 17:47

Praise be 👍

IveForgottenAgainFFS · 16/01/2023 17:49

So very happy for us all.

Assume this was intended to be used as an independence statement, do you think it'll fly as a reason or does the fact most Scots were against it make it a mute point.

Possibly an own goal? must be many people thankful for UK gov intervention.

EL0ISE · 16/01/2023 17:50

Thanks to so many who worked hard and campaigned for this.

LoopyGremlin · 16/01/2023 17:51

Good

highame · 16/01/2023 17:51

Seat belts on folks

ArabellaScott · 16/01/2023 17:51

Whoop whoop!

Interesting times. Smile

Iamclearlyamug · 16/01/2023 17:51

Hurray! Finally something our government has done right!

AnneShirleysNewDress · 16/01/2023 17:52

I'm delighted. NS will be apoplectic.

kitcat15 · 16/01/2023 17:52

Right decision to block

ArabellaScott · 16/01/2023 17:52

IveForgottenAgainFFS · 16/01/2023 17:49

So very happy for us all.

Assume this was intended to be used as an independence statement, do you think it'll fly as a reason or does the fact most Scots were against it make it a mute point.

Possibly an own goal? must be many people thankful for UK gov intervention.

Yep. Most people don't care, tbh, and of those that do, the majority think self ID is wrong.

Datun · 16/01/2023 17:52

Good. And the unprecedented move will surely ramp up the debate over the bill.

Sunglasses out.

LangClegsInSpace · 16/01/2023 17:53

Good!

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 16/01/2023 17:53

Hooray!

bignosebignose · 16/01/2023 17:53

most Scots were against it

Even SNP voters are pretty well divided. Obviously there will be howls of outrage from the usual suspects but it's not a popular bill.

Holdmypint · 16/01/2023 17:54

Great news!

EmpressaurusOfWitchesBackFromTheDead · 16/01/2023 17:54

Fantastic!

NowtSalamander · 16/01/2023 17:55

slay it, sunak (as the teens say). More sunlight (as we’ve been praying for on this board since c.2012)
whoop!

Random789 · 16/01/2023 17:55

Interesting that Starmer has expressed concerns about aspects of the bill. Even though he stopped short of supporting the UK govt's challenge to the legislation, I think his words will make it harder for Stonewall et al to misrepresent the blocking of the bill as a right-wing 'anti-trans' move.

Iluvfriends · 16/01/2023 17:55

Great news......NS should be ashamed of herself. Scotland is a scary place to be right now.

IwantToRetire · 16/01/2023 17:55

The cycnical part of me thinks the SNP rushed this through at the end of the year, hoping it would push the UK Government to do this.

Now they can mount a big campaign about Scottish Independence and distract from everything they aren't dong as the current Scottish government.

They tried to accuse the Tories of playing politics with trans rights, but I suspect if anyone is, they are.

I was going to add I never thought a UK government would do this, but wondeer if in fact the Tories are doing this because it will play well with older more conservative, conservatives.

So in other words dont have faith in politicians really caring about women's rights.

I think we need to watch very closely what is said.

But maybe this legal challenge will sort of the EA once and for all, because much of this is about what protection do women's rights have. None of their own inherently, even though sex is a protected characteristic, but just a few hard to argue for single sex exemptions.

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titchy · 16/01/2023 17:56

Well that was the plan...

Wonder if the TRA's knew NS was using them as a pawn in her power game with Westminster?

Worriere · 16/01/2023 17:56

Awesome

IcakethereforeIam · 16/01/2023 17:56

That's a relief! It might just be a battle, not the war, but it's still a relief.