Hard to improve on the final sentence of this passage in the Guardian about Badenoch’s position on maternity rights.

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The next cover of The New Yorker, in which the magazine endorses Vice President Harris. — And I just overheard someone say “I’m not voting for Kamala because she’s a woman, I’m voting for Kamala because she wants me to have as many rights as a man”. This needs to be said more.

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When I read the headline about Kemi on maternity pay I was like “pretty weird but probably talking about the burden on business”. Then you realise she’s talking about statutory maternity pay? A payment mainly known for shocking every new parent with how crap it is? Proper “hello I am mental” stuff.

Rosie Duffield's resignation is going down with her constituents about as well as you might expect... Locals are asking her to stand down and enable a by-election "With the greatest respect Rosie, I voted for the Labour Party, not for you personally."

NYT: this was the moment he became president /s

Every interview from now on with Badenoch should just be a series of questions about which is the better out of two cultures eg "Which one is best, Congolese or Paraguayan?" etc. Eventually when she's given enough answers we can construct a definitive hierarchy of the cultures from best to worst.

SM13sarahmurphy.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 8:36am

This statement from Badenoch is very very ugly…. It should serve as a warning to the Tory party, but it will probably be a rallying cry. If this is what you choose, you choose viciousness, racism, division, anger and, ultimately, failure.