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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 34m

I was specifically calling it this - it just reads like sexism to be frank, and the kind of thing a lot of centrist men to sneer at young left wing women

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 40m

The 2 demographics the Greens lead in is young women and LGBT voters and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

When I see people sneering about the kinds of people who “share infographics on Instagram” in this context it does come across a bit targeted, probably not intentionally

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 46m

And it does stick in the craw a bit when it’s compared with the “great intellectual traditions” of the Labour Party.

I want to vote for a pro trans pro immigrant party - a large chunk of Labour voters too! That doesn’t make us stupid, and there’s plenty of nonsense from Labour too

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 48m

No but there is an implication from some (not saying you) that the terrible “infographic sharers on Instagram” (ie mostly young queer people and women who are the Green core voters) are cleaving to Zack because we’re a bunch of empty headed nitwits who are duped by populism

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 59m

I mean a lot of immigrants and trans people who feel hugely betrayed by your party do *want to hear* a politicians sticking up for us yes!

Nothing wrong with that, even if it’s not rooted in whatever reactionary Blue Labour “intellectual tradition” which leads to transphobia and xenophobia

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 1h

Rattled.

Equality and Human Rights Commission @equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 2h

We've written to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to request the government to revoke the 2011 services code and make our updated version statutory. It accurately reflects the law and updated guidance is urgently needed: www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 1h

It’s so funny how right wingers bemoan “identity politics” but love terfism. This is about as distilled identity politics as you can get - I am a member of a marginalised group, you are not therefore I have an authority that you don’t on the subject.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3h

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 1h

Having been a former Labour member as a young woman and not being in Greens it’s crazy when I compare the gender dynamics of the 2 parties - Labour is so much more patriarchal and I feel that’s really showing right now

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 1h

Without sounding like a left wing parody I do think the gender politics of that is pretty interesting too.

The current rush to social conservatism and disdain for “urban graduates” doesn’t feel like a particularly macho Labour thing. Zack’s more “Instagram” politics are a departure from that

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 2h

Ironic as I believe the Spanish monarchy is one of the most unpopular in Europe!

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 5h

He is able to connect to the concerns of a lot of left wing voters and talk in a language that they find relatable.

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 5h

I disagree - I think there’s a few reasons he appeals to people. He’s a fairly strong media performer, which for an embattled left politician is useful.

He is a principled defender of progressive ideas and doesn’t throw minorities under the bus.

And he’s emotionally intelligent in a way that

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 6h

Zack Polanski: "If the straight question is, ‘would I abolish the monarchy' - yeah, absolutely.”
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

open.substack.com

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 18h

Yes it’s very weird - the Times and Indy coverage was much more clear, the BBC completely buried the trans rights dimension. When you compare the pieces side by side it’s very stark

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 19h

Probably not due to diplomatic rules - but if he told her to her face long before the guidance to be careful and she ignored him I think that’s in the public interest!

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 19h

It’s very interesting because she had a meeting with the commissioner earlier this year, presumably about this very issue, after which he published his first statement of concern.

I’m really curious if there’s any way via FOI we can get some info as to what was discussed?

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 19h

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warnings

Michael O’Flaherty published letters raising concerns over the treatment of transgender people and policing protests in the UK.

www.independent.co.uk

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 19h

So we knew on a level it was always going to be this, but we’ve now got 100% confirmation, it will be absolute segregation a la the draft code.

Commission chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner said: “The Equality Act 2010 provides for services and facilities to be single-sex where this is necessary and proportionate.

“By definition, this means that members of the opposite biological sex must be excluded. Our code will advise service providers on how they can do this sensitively and in accordance with the law, while ensuring that no-one is left without any access to services such as public toilets.”

She said transgender people remain protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010 under the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 20h

ECHR as in European Convention of Human Rights, specifically article 8

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 21h

They could probably get away with a lot more if they didn’t feel they need to go and look straight down the camera and tell a chunk of their voters their lazy/terrorists/faggots/horrid foreigners (delete as appropriate)

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 21h

This is one of the oddest things about the current Labour leadership- I reckon they could have reasonably fought back on their left flank quite easily.

They are so Labour Right brained, they can’t help but stomp and shout when it’s just…. Pissing off their base for little benefit

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 22h

Deport them all immediately

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 23h

Can’t a brave civil servant leak it just in time to put the boot in? I realise she will probably lose anyway, but it would still be funny

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 23h

It's no surprise that the Equality and Human Rights Commission's formal guidance on interpreting the ruling is being sat on for now. a/ it's the remit of Bridget Phillipson, who isn't currently keen to upset Labour members; b/ whatever you do, it will be a *massive* can of worms.

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 23h

I do think this is actively malign tbh: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

(Not attacking you btw but I can see people will strongly disagree over where they draw the line)

Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna Ghey’s father over PMQs trans jibe

PM says it is ‘sad and wrong’ to link his comment about transgender people to case of murdered teenager

www.theguardian.com

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 1d

She has form on this…. www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Unacceptable' to question Supreme Court gender ruling, says justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood said judges at the UK's highest court had provided "legal clarity".

www.bbc.com

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