Written statement at 2.30pm today: First Anniversary of the FWS v SM ruling

[Forresty]

Just pointing this out, separate from any threads it may have been mentioned on, so people not involved on those threads can be aware.

Does anyone know where/when it will be published?

FUCK

And I cannot say this enough

YOU

Since when has making single sex provision err.... single sex...been such a state secret? Unless of course the men in the background are as usual being threatening?

This post addressed to Labour, fwiw.

I'd say 'shit or get off the pot' but it appears they have actually created a pot entirely made out of shit.

'...as we are currently in the pre-election period for the devolved administrations, we are unable to make further announcements'

What utter, utter shite, Bridget.

Its always the pre election period in one sense isnt it? Sort of permanent.

Oh FFS. Just more kicking the can down the road. 🙄

Not by accident...

Delay the government's comments for long enough so that the final EHRC draft cannot arrive before purdah, to delay it even further.

If the guidance has materially changed, how is this not political interference with an independent body?

I feel like I'm stuck in the most boring game of edgeplay imaginable.

"lol we can't say anything until after may cos reasons - please vote for us tho"

If this has to be delayed because of pre-elections, doesn’t that apply to everything else?

I may have to delay my vote until after the elections.

Has anyone seen those irritating videos where people show you the back of a painting and slooooooowly turn it round, only to cut away at the last minute?

At this point is anyone shocked?

Anyone?

<looks around>

no one!
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FWS on the train earlier:
x.com/i/status/2043979606303133806

I'm glad somebody is in motion at least!

Labour have taken off the training wheels , and keeled over.

So, when is it that Philipson is meeting FWS?

Will we know by then what the changes are?

I've just checked FWS twitter and I can't see anything on the meeting apart from the fact she's agreed to meet.

x.com/i/status/2043641822572880097

We will never know what the changes are. As nobody has seen the first CoP.

So, various things can/will happen with the Code of Practice in May re its laying before Parliament:

• Phillipson loses her seat - not her problem any more

• Phillipson retains her seat, but is reshuffled to a different role - not her problem any more

• Phillipson retains her seat, is not reshuffled - now it's still her problem

• Phillipson retains her seat, gets involved in (another) leadership bid - kicks problem down the road again

It's all so cynical 🙄

Is this 'agreeing to meet' using words in the same way as BP and her ilk use the word 'woman' and 'single sex spaces' i.e. not in accordance with the English language used by the rest of the entire world or the dictionary.

I hope they don't get there to find that BP has unilaterally redefined 'agreeing to meet' to mean being dicked around for hours.

Indeed. Let's see what actually happens.

I would hope/assume that the reason Scottish Labour announced their manifesto with a commitment to sex based on biology was that they'd seen the guidance or been briefed that this was the direction Labour was committing to.

It's a bit weird/suspicious though that they have not released the guidance for potential voters to see in advance of the campaigning period. They could easily have done that. It's that whole words not deeds thing again.

I'm getting Catch 22 vibes, as in when people were only allowed to go into Major Major's office when he wasn't there.

She'll be jumping out of the window when they knock on the door.

And we definitely need to see deeds when the meaning of words has been so incredibly mangled for such a long time, in an offensive and gaslighting way for women.

I was under the impression that she was meeting with FWS on Wednesday, but who knows.....