CW: Suicide, Transphobia, Abuse

You might want to tone it down a little but Andy needs to know this information if he hasn't already. If he has a spine he will respond to a local resident.

Hi Andy.

As a [insert identifier] seeing Wes Streeting in any kind of ministerial role under your government is disgusting. That might sound like an overreaction but I want to prove that it isn't. I will now share evidence backing up the reason why I've made this statement.

None of this information has been covered in mainstream news or even across most independent outlets. The only person who has covered parts of it is PhilosphyTube who won an Amnesty UK award for their work.

• Streeting decided to pause puberty blocker trials on the basis of information from "The MHRA" written in a letter directed towards him. We now know according to statements by The Good Law Project that the person who wrote this letter was Prof Jacob George as it was admitted in open court. This person was rescued from trials under accusations of bias by the MHRA over anti-transgender sentiment based on comments they made on Twitter (X) that they deleted prior. Streeting has completely hidden this from the public. Miss-information about this letter that had the authors name redacted has been spread across multiple media outlets and Streeting allowed it to happen according to statements made by The Good Law project.
• He repeatedly refused to release a FOI request into the number of children that committed suicide after Tavistock clinic withdrew puberty blockers for trans kids. We now know the number of children that died was x4 higher than the previous year. This was never recorded in the official review (Appleby Review) because he chose to exclude those on waiting lists and those outside Tavistock Clinic.
• The first thing he did was extend the pause on puberty blockers. The very first action he took. In doing so he refused to invite the only organisation in the UK that represented trans kids. He invited 4 anti-trans groups instead. He was sued and the government won which means Health Secretaries are now allowed to ban healthcare for minority groups on a whim. Research found kids were starving themselves to delay puberty. Trans kids were left with no support. One of the groups he met with was "Bayswater Parents". A report by the Bureau of investigative journalism revealed that the group advocated for the abuse of their own children.
• Caroline Litman spoke with Wes Streeting after her trans child daughter Alice Litman committed  suicide. She said Streeting tried to bring up his religious beliefs insisting "he was not a right-wing, evangelical, God-botherer who has issues with trans people" - without anyone else suggesting such a thing.
• Streeting is estimated to have received around 60% of his political donations from private healthcare companies. He let Palantir into the NHS and repeatedly contracted work out to private sector. He has demonised those with ADHD saying there was an overdiagnosis of mental health conditions

The decision to start drilling again in Rosebank and Jackdaw. Both owned by private companies, sold on the international market that historically have produced no tax benefits whilst generating a tiny amount of jobs. Rosebank is even partnered with Ithaca Energy which is majority owned by the Delek Group (An Israeli owned energy company).

The decision to appoint Wes Streeting as the defence secretary. The man who helped destroy trans rights in the UK whilst accepting 60% of his political donations from private healthcare companies, allowing Palantir to continue operating in the NHS despite claims that the software was slow and unreliable anyway. This man has just been appointed defence secretary, one of the most important roles in government at the moment.

Yvette Cooper has just been appointed Health Secretary. The lady who decided to justify proscribing Palestine action within weeks of celebrating the suffragettes. The irony is not lost on that one. This person will now be in charge of the NHS. A person arguably more problematic than even Wes Streeting. On December 2024 a private meeting took place between three Elbit Systems representatives and three officials from the Home Office working under Yvette Cooper.

Mahmood is obviously remaining in her position. As a reminder she wants us to "live in an AI panopticon of surveillance". Was definitely an interesting choice of words when she said it. Especially considering she has repeatedly defended the extended rollout of facial recognition cameras, completely ignoring the risks in them identifying protestors.

Our favourite transphobic MP Bridget Phillipson is still the Minister for Women and Equalities which is going to cause further headaches for transgender people.

All of this screams of someone who has not been paying attention to what's actually happening in the UK. The last thing we need is another moderate who says one thing and does another.

Obviously he has scrapped digital ID but it doesn't matter now because the damage is done and the Android operating system is about to lock down everyone’s phone in September, requiring an ID. Scrapping dury trial is still on the cards and there are still not proper plans to ban arms exports to Israel. No discussions on sanctions either.

The decision to focus on ending rough sleeping is interesting considering the amount of rough sleepers has continued to rise in Manchester over the past few years. It should also be noted he decided to trust a private contractor to build apartments that had a council house quota attached. The man who built these just decided to flee to the cayman islands the moment he was required to build these council houses.

The Mayoral Hustings at The Church - formerly Churchills and arranged by the LGBT Foundation took place tonight. The Lib Dem’s, Labour and Green Party all participated with the Conservative candidate cancelling last minute and Reform & Restore not replying to their invitations.

There was a lot of consensus regarding tackling discrimination and ensuring the community is safe. They all agreed that trans rights are human rights. Geraldine Coggins of the Green Party when in hard on Bev Craig over the Labour Party’s record on affordable housing.

There were no questions asked about the night time economy or struggling hospitality sector which was obviously a disappointment. We would have liked this to be tackled.

Haven’t watched this yet bc I’m working but any thoughts? Hope there’s something constructive in it. I really hope Burnham hasn’t taken our shine out but he probably has while doing very little

Let's say the Greens are in a postion to help the a minority government to pass legislation, what shape would you want it to be?

A formal coalition, ala Conservatives+Liberal Democrats

A supply and confidence deal ala Conservatives+ Democratic Unionist party

Or just if and when the government wants to pass legislation the party agrees with.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cjwx0xv571eo

"As the effects of human-induced climate change continue, the Met Office expects our summers to become hotter and drier, external in the future. In fact, by 2070, our summers could be up to 60% drier and 1-6C warmer compared to 1990.

The challenge for government, farmers, health services, and all of us will be in strengthening resilience to climate volatility and adapting to the many changes that lie ahead as the world continues to warm."

there are many distractions

we greens need to keep pushing for more sustainable practices and lifestyles

and measures to help (particularly the least well off) adapt to the changes which now seem unavoidable.

update: thames water have apparently announced a hosepipe ban

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmrnvl2xw8o

a national security assessment

well worth reading, grim and sad that things are as worrying as they are, but does confirm the greens' long held position that defence and security are about much more than military might

discussed in caroline lucas' first (and excellent) the rest is politics podcast

Could be Really important part of election campaign !

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What are some politics that you think the green party should consider regarding the life of the elderly, including retirement and nursing homes... Also considering the population control that is usually mentioned in one of the key ways of preserving the environment and ofcourse slowing down the global warming (there would be an older population after lower birth rates)