Starmer: Treatment of women in trans debate was ‘clearly wrong’
The treatment of women’s rights campaigners before the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on sex and gender was “clearly wrong”, Downing Street has said.
Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said some women who had spoken out in favour of recognising biological sex had not been “treated appropriately”.
The admission came as Sir Keir continued to face criticism over his changing stance on the issue.
Good grief, does the ghastly 'man' think this whining apology for an apology is a suitable response for a Prime Minister in lieu of abject, ignominious resignation?
It was clearly wrong at the time, all decent people knew it was clearly wrong and worst of all "Sir" Keir, you knew it was clearly wrong and even your horrible, spiteful, incompetent Labour party knew it was clearly wrong.
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Ah, but to TTKs mind there is a difference between what is factually wrong and what is politically wrong.
Unfortunately many politicians are (willingly) seduced into believing that the political game and point scoring are the most important thing in life. The best Prime Ministers (in my opinion) stood in reality and manipulated the political game from there. The worst stood in the political game and tried to manipulate reality from there.
Even now, the response is weaselly and calculated. Saying that some women had been treated inappropriately has nothing to do with his pathetic craven flip-flopping for political expediency. He'll be able to say that he didn't treat those women badly - it was all those nasty trans activists. What people want to know is whether he still thinks that a small number of women can have a penis. Yes or no, Sir Very Very Kleir?
Starmer is a good example of why barristers should never become politicians (as was Blair).
His response to the question ‘is it transphobic to say only women have a cervix?’ - delivered after a short pause for thought - clearly demonstrates his customary sophistry at work: “Well, it is something that shouldn't be said. It is not right."
That ambiguity over whether ‘not right’ refers to the assertion or to expressing it is just the latest in a long history of tricksy verbiage - “there isn’t a report on my desk…” , there will be no tax increases for “working people” etc - to which we have sadly become accustomed.
I’ve met barristers who are fundamentally decent people trained to set aside their own opinions in the exercise of their profession. Starmer, by contrast, appears to operate in a moral vacuum all the time, applying the tricks and technicalities of the courtroom in a completely inappropriate context.
As DJ says, it’s a question of reality; I am not sure that our designer goodie-loving, concert-going, self-important political masters have actually grasped the fact that there are real human beings out there affected - many adversely - by their clever machinations.
Has the greased piglet apologised to Rosie Duffield yet?
I always assumed that Toni Blair was a barrister in the sense of the one sent to do the photocopying.
DJ - that's a good way of putting it. As if the political game is significantly more difficult from within reality, effectively a handicap which allows lesser players to win.
Sam - yes, weaselly and calculated is his way. His political weakness it his transparency, he gave the game away early and seems incapable of learning from that.
Macheath - "Starmer, by contrast, appears to operate in a moral vacuum all the time, applying the tricks and technicalities of the courtroom in a completely inappropriate context."
I agree, he seems to think that this is how the game of life is played. If so, his personal relationships must be odd.
dearieme - as far as I know, he hasn't apologised to Rosie Duffield. Maybe it's beyond him, which would be no surprise.
dearieme - you mean Toner Blair?
I like the photo here: I recognise Sir Greased Piglet and Ms Rachel Reeves.
https://dailysceptic.org/2025/04/24/its-time-to-kick-the-extremists-out-of-the-classroom/
dearieme - it's rather flattering, but I can see the likeness.
We’re truly living in some sort of dystopic nightmare now.
James - it is a nightmare, pleasanter distractions are essential.
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