Women Won't Wheesht Campaign Group. Contact : wwwheesht@gmail.com, or via @DarcyWAHF @WitchyMcWitch @CallieMac88 or @Crit_gen
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May 30
♀️WOMENS ISSUES HUSTINGS♀️
Thursday, 11th June
7pm
Forgans, Broughty Ferry
Hosted by Denise Findlay & Women Won't Wheesht
All candidates have been invited.
Tanvir Ahmad, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lara Bird, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Jack Cruickshanks, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Heather Doran, Scottish Labour Party
Bill Reid, Reform UK
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Jun 12
Thank you for the support @WomenOScotland
Jun 12
We attended the Arbroath & Broughty Ferry by-election hustings last night, hosted and chaired brilliantly by @WWWheesht
@LibDems and @theSNP did not attend.
The Conservative and Reform candidates participated, and Labour sent a representative as their candidate was unable to attend.
A wide range of issues that affect women were discussed. We thought we’d highlight some standout responses on the following threads:
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When did we decide to start electing those who mistake ideology with intelligence?
131 MPs have now signed my motion to stand up for trans people and stop the EHRC's Draft Code of Practice coming into force.
For it to succeed, the motion needs to be debated and voted on, so I asked the government if it will allocate time. Unfortunately the Leader of the House did not make that commitment.
We will continue to press for a debate and a vote. Please encourage your MP to sign EDM 240.
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Jun 12
We were delighted to welcome representatives from Labour, Conservatives and Reform at our election hustings last night. This was the only hustings to take place in the constituency. We think hustings are a vital part of the democratic process. Disappointing that @theSNP and @LibDems candidates declined the opportunity to answer questions on women's issues.
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Women Won’t Wheesht retweeted
Jun 11
Tonight I attended the @WWWheesht hustings and had the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues including women’s rights, healthcare, childcare, public services and the future of Scotland.
The feedback afterwards was incredibly encouraging, and I would like to thank everyone who came along and took part in a respectful and constructive discussion.
The Conservative position is clear.
We support single-sex spaces for women in bathrooms, changing rooms, hospital wards and prisons, in line with the Supreme Court ruling.
Scottish Conservatives opposed the Gender Recognition Reform Bill from the beginning and continue to stand up for women’s rights.
We have also committed to:
• 30 hours of free childcare from nine months old
• A Women’s Health Charter
• Protecting maternity and neonatal services
• An independent grooming gangs inquiry
• Raising the marriage age to 18
• Removing biological men from women’s prisons
Women deserve politicians who will speak clearly, stand by their principles and act when it matters.
On 18 June, if women’s rights matter to you, I would be honoured to have your support.
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Jun 11
The panel have all clarified that none of them, except the Chair (@crit_gen) stole their pens.
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Jun 11
We're onto our 2nd question now, related to WASPI women.
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Women Won’t Wheesht retweeted
Jun 11
The joint press release issued last week from WWW and LGB Christians. Little did we know that on the day it was released the Church Council overruled the errant Provost in the evening. A positive result. Let us know of similar infractions please.
bit.ly/4aBx63d
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Neither @theSNP nor @scotlibdems will be in attendance tonight.
However, the @ScotTories, @ScottishLabour & @ReformUKScot will be represented.
Jack Cruickshanks, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Georgia Cruikshanks, Scottish Labour Party
Bill Reid, Reform UK
Irrespective of your political views, the Parties attending should be congratulated for participating in the democratic process & showing up to discuss issues affecting women & girls.
May 30
♀️WOMENS ISSUES HUSTINGS♀️
Thursday, 11th June
7pm
Forgans, Broughty Ferry
Hosted by Denise Findlay & Women Won't Wheesht
All candidates have been invited.
Tanvir Ahmad, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lara Bird, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Jack Cruickshanks, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Heather Doran, Scottish Labour Party
Bill Reid, Reform UK
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Jun 11
It seems the standard of politicians in WM is as dire as those in Hollyrood.
Who's going to tell @SamanthaNiblet4 that her performative nonsense isn't quite so compelling when she thinks she's opposing guidance by the European Court of Human Rights...?
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Jun 10
This is an appalling response from the @scotlibdems' Mel Sullivan.
She was invited to attend a hustings to engage, & discuss issues affecting women, with the constituents she (presumably) wants to vote for her, & chose not to because it "would not be of benefit to anyone".
This is now where we are in Scotland.
The Lib Dems don't think discussing issues affecting women would be of benefit to anyone.
Jun 10
Reply to our hustings invitation from @ScotLibDems Mel Sullivan:
“Forgive me for being suspicious, but I have a feeling this hustings would not be of benefit to anyone.
I would be delighted to come and discuss so many topics relating to women.
Institutional biases, the data gap, the way male is taken as typical and female is atypical, medical misogyny (Scottish Liberal Democrats debated this issue at our last conference), the threat of the ‘manosphere' and how we can educate our sons early enough to resist the brainwashing that can go on online.
Subjects like street lighting and snow clearing all have gender bias.
Unpaid caring is predominantly put on the women's shoulders, as is - STILL - the majority of housework and child-rearing.
Menopause - do women who suffer from the worst symptoms need workplace protections?
Period poverty - have we done enough? The medicalisation of childbirth and the worrying lack of any drive to improve the experience.
Internationally - what, if anything, could we do to help the position of Afghan women and others in sexist regimes? GM, forced marriage, infanticide and the resulting skewed gender balance.
And then, of course, we have the ever-present threat of sexual violence hanging over our lives, most likely to be from someone we know.
Domestic violence, coercive control, I could go on and on.
As you can see, this is a topic I'm passionate about and would be happy to debate.
What I am not, however, prepared to debate is how transgender people fit into society, at an event not run by transgender people.
I think the focus on whether people should use the facilities of their legal gender, or the gender recorded at birth, is vastly disproportionate to the effect it has on the average woman's life.
I also subscribe, wherever appropriate, to the 'nothing about us, without us' ethos.
I hope this makes my position crystal clear.
I will not be attending or asking another Lib Dem to attend, as I cannot trust that this will not be a transphobic event.
Regards,
Mel Sullivan”
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Jun 10
Just for the avoidance of doubt, @ForWomenScot also aren't organising the hustings tomorrow for the Arbroath & Broughty Ferry by-election.
As with last night's event, organised by @WomenOScotland, all candidates have been invited.
Perhaps, had the SNP, Labour, Lib Dems & the Greens turned up to meet with constituents & answer questions we would know their feelings & concerns with the other Parties.
But they didn't. So we don't.
It is, however, perhaps indicative of the state of Scottish politics that those who actually turned up to engage in the democratic process are the ones being criticised by @MeidasScotland.
Yes, whomever runs this account knows they've published lies.
No, they've not deleted their lies.
No, we don't know why either.
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Women Won’t Wheesht retweeted
Jun 9
The number of incidents of domestic abuse in Scotland has increased by 2% in the past year to almost 65,000.
Domestic abuse predominantly affects women, and behind every statistic is a real-life tragedy and somebody calling for help.
The SNP had a golden opportunity to put an end to this by backing my Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill, but they decided not to.
John Swinney kept claiming that the current system was working, but these statistics prove the exact opposite 😡
gov.scot/publications/domest…
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Women Won’t Wheesht retweeted
Jun 10
Enjoyed last night's women's hustings with @WomenOScotland.
Good to share the stage with my SNP opponent, although he was noticeably quiet. Given his party's dismal record on standing up for women and girls, perhaps that was no bad thing!
Jun 10
Last night, Women o’Scotland hosted a lively and informative hustings in anticipation of the upcoming Aberdeen South by-election on 18th June.
All candidates were invited. Some turned up and graciously answered all the questions, some declined our invitation, some gave a rude reply, and some were just plain…
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Jun 10
It seems @dundeeuni STILL haven't removed this unlawful nonsense.
dundee.ac.uk/corporate-infor…
Given their, well-publicised, financial worries, it does seem to be a little short-sighted to be laying themselves wide open to be sued.
Perhaps their Rector, Maggie Chapman (elected by 4% of students) might have a word
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Jun 10
Why is it, do you think, that candidates who feel they're qualified to represent voters in Parliament, are unable (or more likely unwilling) to answer questions from those voters?
Jun 10
Last night, Women o’Scotland hosted a lively and informative hustings in anticipation of the upcoming Aberdeen South by-election on 18th June.
All candidates were invited. Some turned up and graciously answered all the questions, some declined our invitation, some gave a rude reply, and some were just plain…
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Jun 10
We STILL haven't heard from Heather Doran, the @ScottishLabour candidate.
We have contacted her NUMEROUS times, with no response.
Hopefully burying her head & ignoring constituents isn't indicative of how she intends to behave if she's elected by the people of Arbroath & Broughty Ferry.
May 30
♀️WOMENS ISSUES HUSTINGS♀️
Thursday, 11th June
7pm
Forgans, Broughty Ferry
Hosted by Denise Findlay & Women Won't Wheesht
All candidates have been invited.
Tanvir Ahmad, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lara Bird, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Jack Cruickshanks, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Heather Doran, Scottish Labour Party
Bill Reid, Reform UK
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youtu.be/HN1ZuOMt7sA?si=1Xwc…
Please drop Bryndis' video a like.
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