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Lord Walney

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John Woodcock. Co-chair of APPG on Defending Democracy. Political violence, disruption and counter extremism. Crossbench peer, Ex-Barrow MP and No10 spokesman.

Barrow and Furness Katılım Nisan 2009
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Lord Walney
Lord Walney@LordWalney·
@Glinner Hi Graham, I’ve long defended you to others who said you were a bit of a dick. Can you stop being a dick so we can prove them wrong?
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For Women Scotland@ForWomenScot·
Sadly, mixed spaces increase the risk for women. Many men might be at risk from other men (there's no evidence that trans-id men are disproportionately at risk). We have always said that we will support any additional measures that need to be taken, but that can never be at women's expense.
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Lord Walney@LordWalney·
Not the side I usually fall on, but am really troubled by implications of this for many trans people who will be at greater risk if they simply switch public bathrooms as currently constituted. I hope there is a way that women’s right to single-sex spaces can be delivered without putting others at greater risk
BBC Breakfast@BBCBreakfast

Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities watchdog has confirmed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Lord Walney@LordWalney·
@MForstater Hi Maya. I have and I agree. Tho not that widely available, right? As yes not as widely available as they will now need to be?
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Maya Forstater
Maya Forstater@MForstater·
@LordWalney Have you read the guidance? If people don't want to use facilites for their own sex they can use unisex facilities which are widely available.
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Lord Walney@LordWalney·
@Glinner I haven’t said that, Graham. I said I’m concerned the judgement creates a different problem for many trans people that we should also want to solve. Did you read what I said and misunderstand, or just not care?
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Lord Walney@LordWalney·
@glosswitch Are you including me in that, Victoria, given you just replied to my recent tweet? You think I don’t care about violence against biological women, just trans women?
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Victoria Smith
Victoria Smith@glosswitch·
It is quite upsetting to see how much some people *could* care about male violence against women, providing the victims aren't women
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Nicole Lampert
Nicole Lampert@nicolelampert·
I’m hosting this X space tonight with experts including Lord Walney about the danger the Islamic Republic of Iran poses to the U.K. and why the IRGC must be proscribed. 8.30pm.
Nicole Lampert@nicolelampert

I’m hosting an X space tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8.30pm GMT looking at why the UK should proscribe Iran’s IRGC - and why it hasn’t already: with @lotus_advocacy @LordWalney @JonathanHaroun1 @potkazar among others. Please hop on and listen. twitter.com/i/spaces/1aJbd…

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Lotus_Advocacy@lotus_advocacy·
Lord Walney speaks about concerns over organisations in the UK that may have links to the IRGC and the promotion of extremism, hostility, and radicalisation. An important conversation about national security, community safety, and protecting democracy. #BanIRGC
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Emma Schubart
Emma Schubart@ESchubart·
The Lewisham mayor said he is "always inspired by" Shakeel Begg, who a judge found to be "an extremist Islamic speaker" in 2016. The judge noted a "Jekyll and Hyde" pattern: Begg presents a moderate face to general audiences & reveals extreme positions to Muslim audiences.
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Times Politics@timespolitics

New Green mayor linked to imams with extreme views #Echobox=1779221164" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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Lord Walney@LordWalney·
Thanks so much. Great to see you all at this deeply troubling time for so many British Jews
Jewish Representative Council of GM & Region@JewishMCR

Alongside the Community Security Trust and Antisemitism Policy Trust, it was a pleasure to hold a regular catch up meeting with John Woodcock, @LordWalney earlier today. For a number of years, he has been a strong and consistent supporter of our comminity. Since the terrorist attacks, and on every issue affecting the community, he has shown real moral clarity, courage, and leadership. It was good to have the opportunity to thank John for his support as he has been outspoken when it mattered most, standing firmly against extremism and speaking up for the values of tolerance and mutual respect.

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