Duncan Hothersall
@dhothersall
Gay husband. Small businessman. Scottish Labour. #LGBWithTheT and women's rights. Pro-EU & pro-UK. @labourhame editor. @scottish_future board member.
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http://www.labourhame.com/ 06-11-2009 23:19:28
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Duncan Hothersall Itโs incredible that the people afraid that this law would be abused are the ones abusing it. Anyone would think itโs an organised attempt to have it repealed.
Duncan Hothersall It seems a bit more complicated than that. Eg, approx doubling of recorded hate crimes from April 1-7 (240) compared to same wk in 2023 was clearly linked to new Act, though police said only 9 triggered Act. The crime police alerted to & Act then use depends on various things
Duncan Hothersall The later press release had deleted Robbie from the picture- presumably someone had at least informed them that supportive statements made years before by a friend since deceased was inappropriate
Respectfully, I wholly disagree with John McTernan.
The Tories have shovelled power into the hands of the executive, which Labour *could* use for its own purposes. But in so doing, it would entrench & legitimise that power.
The ring must be destroyed. Its power can only corrupt
Duncan Hothersall It's like the bad old days. When I started at my LGBT youth group in 2004, no one in it's prior 10 years had been to university. Most didn't even finish school. I was the first in 2008 to go.
Duncan Hothersall How can anyone expect to be taken seriously when they think the โreal powerโ is teachers operating in defiance of the government, rather than the government they are defying?
Duncan Hothersall Can't hear a cry for help over loudly patting themselves on the back and screeching demands for an apology at everyone
Duncan Hothersall Theyโd have to admit that what theyโre doing is causing the bullying. And theyโre just innocent white women they could never hurt anybody ๐
Telegraph journalist Sophia Money-Coutts, of the Coutts dynasty, says young people have it too good.
Paul Nowak isn't having it.