How the trans bomb detonated Bristol council

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When local women asked the city’s leaders to follow the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, they were met with heckles, placards and walk-outs.

... One council officer, who didn’t give her name for fear of being identified, agrees that an “unhealthy” ideology has taken root at Bristol City Council: “I wouldn’t dare mention that I believe that sex is binary and immutable,” she says. “When some councillors walk out of the chamber or wave placards when members of the public simply quote from a Supreme Court ruling it sends a very clear message about which opinions are welcome within the council and which aren’t. I don’t think that’s healthy for an organisation.”

All the women point out that for the chamber to be a place of democracy, they need it to be a neutral zone – without any form of protest. “We think about what questions we’re going to ask,” says Stephenson. “The law is behind us. Sensible people are behind us. And we come into this chamber and it’s just humiliating. They’re not playing by the rules at all… They’re laughing at us.”

So why persist in the face of such humiliation? Stephenson’s answer is simple: institutions like Bristol City Council shape people’s lives, from schools, to charities, to public services. ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/20/pro-trans-cabal-shutting-down-bristol-council/
and also at https://archive.is/ity27

It reminds me of Militant and Liverpool City Council back in the 80's.

These councillors are behaving like spoilt children

How can this be allowed to happen! Elective representatives who are in charge of public money and services blatantly ignoring law

the whole system is absolutely bonkers. There's no way to hold elected members to account except through local elections once every 5 years. In 5 years they can do a phenomenal amount of damage. They can over rule council officers advice and flout the law and it's almost impossible to stop them except through the courts.

i think it's very interesting that one of the strongest and regular challengers of the greens at council meetings is the former head of legal services at Bristol city council. He knows full well that what they're doing is breaking the law

More power to these women

It’s a cult and people are brainwashed

They resist so hard when the group think is threatened

Surely it's a breach of the Nolan principles.

Trans ideology ruins everything it touches.

It certainly does. It's ruining my organisation completely. Public sector as well. No debate is alive and well across so many organisations it's quite scary.

It's not councillors in our organisation, it's the LGBTQ network and the Equality team. Every day/week there's something on the intranet about trans or queerness or pronouns. International pronouns day on 15th October. Trans awareness, support for queers. This is a public sector organisation that's meant to support young people. It's so depressing. Our menopause group is for all those who identify as women. So, everyone. An article about maternity leave and services avoided the word woman completely. "People on maternity leave" etc. Yet when I looked up the paternity leave policy it still says men. I'm tempted to leave feedback in our internal review questionnaire next year.

It's just another form of no debate because they have no reasonable argument to make.
There's an old American legal saying among lawyers :
When the law is on your side bang on the law.
When the facts are on your side bang on the facts.
When neither the law nor the facts are on your side bang on the table.

This is them banging on the table.

Except Militant actually built thousands of council homes , for all their faults. This lot will build Lego houses no doubt.

@Abhannmor
This lot will build Lego houses no doubt.

As long as the bricks are the right colour arranged in the right order.....

That's a great saying.

These councillors are unkind, hateful, discriminatory and dishonest. Their dishonesty is writ large when they pretend they can't engage because they are scared.

We need to have a long hard look at any process that has allowed these people to have power and hold council processes to ransom like this.

Oh god yes 😆

Absolutely this 👆🏼

Children’s lives. Families. Young adults subjected to experimental surgery and treatments. Councils. Healthcare. Education. Politics. The judiciary. Policing. Social work. Multilateral organisations. Whole countries.

Most of all, women’s and girl’s rights.

Chambers are very much places of protest and political debate. It's democracy.

There is nothing democratic about the way these democratically elected official's are acting. They're hijacked the chamber and turned it into their own little club house, where they sit in judgement of the people who elected them. They given themselves the absolute power to decide who should be allowed to speak and who shouldn't. It's totalitarianism not democracy, claiming this as a natural part of protest and political debate is facile and a lie.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life/the-7-principles-of-public-life--2

1.1 Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.
1.2 Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
1.3 Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.
1.4 Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
1.5 Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.
1.6 Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful.
1.7 Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.

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This is the response printed in the Bristol Post today. i.e. Women Know Your Place

The council monitoring officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with the law and the behaviour of councillors. For Bristols: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/contact/complaints-and-feedback/councillors

If you don’t get an adequate response you can then go to the LGO.

A previous monitoring officer was one of the people who raised the issue, from the public gallery, that the council is lining itself up for financial penalties.
And councillors walked out.

Does anyone listen to the podcast This Isn't Working? It's about the failings of workplace culture - the latest episode is very interesting.
Pronouns v Profit: Are UK Firms Poised To Dump DEI? (Ft. Patrik Schumacher & Paul Sweeney) - This Isn’t Working | Podcast on Spotify

Yep. Modern Midas touch where everything turns to shit not gold.

There's nothing about women at all!

No, I hear what you say. But I believe (and of course I might be wrong) that this is a response to events in the council chamber.

Sadly as it was a statement from Bristol Council I dont think so. Using words like communities and faith, aren't usually associated with women speaking up for their rights!

See https://news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releases/03748667-d5f7-4404-9f41-967f25d8b50f/everyone-is-welcome-bristol-partners-statement

ie As representatives of Bristol’s diverse communities, faith groups, and partner organisations, we believe that by working collectively, we can overcome challenges and build a peaceful city. Through open and caring conversations, we will find solutions and foster harmony among all who call Bristol home.

But on the other hand as this was published by the Council good starting point to say get your own house in order before pontificating!