These questions were asked of all of the leadership and deputy leadership candidates. We asked respondents to stick to 100 words , but some candidates overlooked this, so in fairness, we have organised by surnames for those under 100 words , and ranked other answers in order of word count.. The links to the questions […]
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Candidates Answers to Hustings Q8: Literature Inspiration:
Literature Inspiration GPW are about to launch their Book Club (20:00, last Wednesday every month). Our first book is by the Barrister and Eco-activist , Polly Higgins “Dare to be Great”. Which book should be next on the GPW reading list and why? 8. Shahrar Ali Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This is a […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q7 : Party Governance & Leadership
Party Governance & Leadership Given the high turnover of GPRC/GPEx roles, there are concerns some party members are standing for high-level positions with poor grasp of role expectations and often stand down. Some roles wield more power with less accountability which was addressed in the holistic review, however it’s implementation has been consistently delayed. Will […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q6: Political discourse:
Political discourse Are ‘the left’ becoming more authoritarian? Using techniques such as ‘no platforming’, ‘no debate’, ‘cancel culture’, demonetizing/de-funding and employment/contract termination. Has the left has become more intolerant over the past few years, and do these techniques improve political discourse? 6. shahrar Ali 100 wc Unfortunately, authoritarianism has afflicted movements across […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q5 Pensions
Pensions In 2018, women in the EU aged over 65 received a pension that was on average 30% lower than that of men. Women already had smaller pensions – but now lockdown has hit women’s pensions hard, as their pensions have shrunk on average 17.5 percent compared to just 5.7 percent for men during the […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Question 4: Domestic Workers
Domestic Workers 80% of worldwide domestic employees are women and many of whom are on irregular or informal contracts, have been severely affected by the pandemic. Despite being “at the frontlines” of COVID-19, they are rarely part of COVID-19 response plans. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant women, disabled women and working […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q3: Triple Whammy
Triple whammy Women in the UK are more materially impacted due to Brexit, austerity, and the pandemic. This has had an impact on their work and career situation, economic situation, opportunities, caring responsibilities, access to justice and education, health care access and provision and much more. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant […]
Candidate Answers to Hustings Q2: Rape
Rape Recent research has shown that rape prosecution rates are extremely low, with The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales – Vera Baird recently pointing to a “catastrophic” decline in rape prosecutions, and warning that we are facing ‘the decriminalisation of rape’. This would also lead to more rapes, due to men feeling they can […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q1 Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence In September 2019, domestic murders reached a very worrying 5 year high. The pandemic has made the situation even worse. During the first month after the lockdown began in late March, sixteen women and girls were killed in suspected domestic homicides — more than triple the number from the same period in 2019. […]
Is Black the colour of maternal mortality in the UK?
This was originally published on the Greens of Colour website and reprinted with the permission of Faty Kane. https://greensofcolour.greenparty.org.uk Written by Faty Kane There’s a petition on the parliamentary petition site that raises the issue of black women’s mortality during and after pregnancy, and it’s an unstoppable force. When I sat down to write this blog, it […]
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