Wings Over Scotland: The Grooming of Holyrood

[DerekFaker]

Good, detailed article on Beth Douglas and associates (Jess Bradley).

wingsoverscotland.com/the-grooming-of-holyrood/

@thecaseofthepurplecushion I'm so sorry for all you have been through. Presumably the article drew the attention of people who knew you, rather than actually outing you? So you are being abused by people from your past rather than strangers?

It doesn't seem to identify who you now are. Though I am ignorant about how this kind of stuff works, so perhaps it's obvious to the kind of people who harass others.

I'm so sorry this has come back to haunt you. There should be recourse, there really should.

@thecaseofthepurplecushion I have read the article too. I am sorry for what you have been through and hope you can find some peace. Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding.

Bloody hell, there's worse stuff.

Oh hell just caught up on your.posts purple. I'm so sorry x

Like the others, I am so sorry about what you have been put through thecaseofthepurplecushion. I understand how hideous it must be to have it dredged up. I do feel, selfishly, conflicted, as Douglas is clearly someone who needs to be exposed. I wish your name could have been left out, but I do really hope that there are repercussions for Douglas. Take care and congrats on your wedding. Please find someone to reach out to talk if you need 💐

thecaseofthepurplecushion I'm also very sorry for what happened to you, he shouldn't have named you in the article. Congrats on your marriage, and well done for getting out of there, you've shown such strengh and courage. On the other hand, it surely is a good thing to have as many people as possible know that scum your abuser is, and see them for what they are. The screenshot where you are accused of changing as a result of fascist mumsnet is the only part of all that horror that made me smile - it's amazing how lifechanging having access to supportive women can be, no wonder men and transactivists hate mumsnet so much.

I wanted to add that I'm sorry for what happened to you, @thecaseofthepurplecushion , and that you've been the subject of further abuse. FWIW, I read the article feeling sorry for you and hoped that you'd been able to go on to a peaceful life but, while WoS clearly meant well by not linking to you now, the article has still outed you which it shouldn't have done. References to you should certainly have been removed once the harm it was doing was known.

Close off all of your social media, block those who are harassing you and I hope you enjoy your venue finding

This needs to be in major newspapers

... heavily edited to only reveal abusers.

Nope. Like flies 'round shite.

Thank you so much. And yes haha she used to stalk my internet history and hated that I was on Mumsnet but this website is the reason I left her. A website full of strong, wonderful women who are real champions of supporting survivors!

@thecaseofthepurplecushion I have PM'd you. I hope you don't mind.

I'm on the app and I'm not sure how to look at dms there but I'll check in a bit when I'm on my laptop. Thank you.

You couldn't pay me to read something on Wings. Its an appalling site run by a disgusting thug.

But 'Band on the Run' was quite good.

I'm on the app and I'm not sure how to look at dms there but I'll check in a bit when I'm on my laptop. Thank you.

I find I can log in on desktop on my phone to access messages, outside the app.

I hope you managed to have
a lovely afternoon and the venue was what you were hoping for!

So glad mn helped you leave your abusing relationship.

I learnt all about key points of abuse from here, Lundy Bancroft etc and was able to support several close friends going through abuse and coercion with that info.

@MajorCarolDanvers - evidence, please?

Oh you don't know a disgusting thug until you've read the article, believe me @MajorCarolDanvers !

"The anti terf misogyny that has contaminated the SNP "

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/23268235.anti-terf-misogyny-contaminated-snp/?ref=twtrec

@ICouldHaveCheckedFirst

evidence, please?

The last 10 years of Scottish politics

Hmm, I was hoping for something more specific from you, Major.

Anyway, this has appeared in the comments on the Herald article linked to above:

Have you read the article? Is there something in there that you would dispute was correct?