Can I urgently raise something for any readers in Wales - the Welsh government is running a consultation on its Electoral Candidates Lists Bill which closes this Friday at 4pm.
Can I urgently raise something for any readers in Wales - the Welsh government is running a consultation on its Electoral Candidates Lists Bill which closes this Friday at 4pm.
Under the guise of ensuring gender equality in the Senedd, the Bill contains the following (capitals are mine):
"At least half of the candidates on a political party’s list must be women. ...
Where a candidate on the list is not a woman, the next candidate on a political party’s list must be a woman. ...
Women must be placed first on at least half of a political party’s candidate lists. ...
All candidates on a political party’s list would be required to STATE EITHER WHETHER THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, A WOMAN. "
Like the SNP's attempt with Gender Representation on Public Boards, this is an attempt to put self id into law and to conflate gender identity and sex. It does nothing for equal representation in the Sennedd - quite the reverse as a Sennedd could be 100% male provided at least 50% of Members "stated" they were women.
Please, please can as many as possible complete this. You don't have to answer every question so it needn't take you long. You can request your responses remain anonymous.
Though this move is certain to be ultimately defeated in law as the Welsh government is acting outside its devolved powers, we don't want the possibility of years of taking it to court, not to mention the £100,000s required to fight it, and whilst it is used to further entrench self id.
Welsh Labour need to be sent a message that the Welsh people object to this dismantling of women's rights.
URGENT CALL FOR ACTION
Can I urgently raise something for any readers in Wales - the Welsh government is running a consultation on its Electoral Candidates Lists Bill which closes this Friday at 4pm.
https://senedd.wales/consultation-senedd-cymru-electoral-candidate-lists-bill
Under the guise of ensuring gender equality in the Senedd, the Bill contains the following (capitals are mine):
"At least half of the candidates on a political party’s list must be women. ...
Where a candidate on the list is not a woman, the next candidate on a political party’s list must be a woman. ...
Women must be placed first on at least half of a political party’s candidate lists. ...
All candidates on a political party’s list would be required to STATE EITHER WHETHER THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, A WOMAN. "
Like the SNP's attempt with Gender Representation on Public Boards, this is an attempt to put self id into law and to conflate gender identity and sex. It does nothing for equal representation in the Sennedd - quite the reverse as a Sennedd could be 100% male provided at least 50% of Members "stated" they were women.
Please, please can as many as possible complete this. You don't have to answer every question so it needn't take you long. You can request your responses remain anonymous.
Though this move is certain to be ultimately defeated in law as the Welsh government is acting outside its devolved powers, we don't want the possibility of years of taking it to court, not to mention the £100,000s required to fight it, and whilst it is used to further entrench self id.
Welsh Labour need to be sent a message that the Welsh people object to this dismantling of women's rights.
Can non residents of Wales fill it in? If yes, then I’ll do it.
Typically for our government they omit to tell you this!
BUT I've just tried using my old English postcode and it hasn't kicked me out so I think the answer is Yes.
Thanks.
WRN say you can fill it in even if you are not in Wales. I will put this in my update tonight 😊
Dusty
Thank you Dusty!