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Topic: Re:Another Reform blunder
Posted by: John Hawkes
Date/Time: 05/07/25 16:17:00

Mr Carter

'"A boast by a Reform UK councillor [in Kent] that he ensured the removal of 'trans-ideological material and books' from the children’s section of his county’s libraries has fallen flat after it emerged that no such material ever existed there."

"Engage brain before opening mouth" obviously.

But on the other hand I think it perfectly right and proper that the distribution of such contentious material is closely managed and kept away from young children until they are old enough to assess whether it has value or is just propaganda from a political activist group.

The Telegraph reports -

'When Marion Harding contacted the chief executive of Surrey County Council in 2021 to raise safeguarding concerns about her local Pride organisation, she expected a speedy response.

After all, the council itself had given Pride in Surrey tens of thousands of pounds in funding, and her concerns were about the protection of potentially vulnerable young people who came into contact with the LGBTQ organisation, which was set up in 2018 by local activist, Stephen Ireland.

Harding, 62, and her wife, Cathy, 59, had volunteered for Pride in Surrey, but both had a number of worries about Ireland’s conduct, not least that he had appointed himself head of safeguarding – a role that, according to guidance for voluntary bodies, should “not be the most senior person in the organisation”.

Ireland had sole responsibility for the group’s LGBTQ “helpline” for young people – meaning he had direct access to vulnerable children.

In March this year, Stephen Ireland, 41, was convicted at Guildford Crown Court of raping a 12-year-old boy, along with additional counts of causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, sexual assault and making indecent images.

His partner David Sutton, 27, a volunteer at Pride in Surrey, was convicted of offences including making indecent photographs and possessing extreme pornographic images.

On Monday, Ireland was sentenced to 30 years in prison and Sutton received a minimum 54-month sentence.

I am NOT at all suggesting that all gay or even 'trans' activists are a danger to children.

But as was learnt from the rape gang scandals in northern towns, a child's welfare should come before the political activism of certain adult groups.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Another Reform blunder04/07/25 20:25:00 Richard Carter
   Re:Another Reform blunder04/07/25 21:42:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Another Reform blunder05/07/25 16:47:00 John Hawkes
         Re:Re:Re:Another Reform blunder05/07/25 17:07:00 Michael Brigo
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Another Reform blunder06/07/25 13:18:00 John Hawkes
   Reply05/07/25 07:43:00 Sue Hammond
      Kent County Cancel05/07/25 08:35:00 David Ainsworth
         Re:Kent County Cancel11/07/25 21:45:00 Sue Hammond
   Re:Another Reform blunder05/07/25 16:17:00 John Hawkes
   Reply06/07/25 13:23:00 Michael Ixer
      Re:Reply06/07/25 13:47:00 David Ainsworth
         Re:Re:Reply11/07/25 20:50:00 Ed Robinson
            Either, Or and Both11/07/25 21:08:00 David Ainsworth
               Re:Either, Or and Both12/07/25 12:02:00 John Hawkes
   Reply06/07/25 17:24:00 Michael Ixer
      Re:Reply06/07/25 17:52:00 Robert Wheeler
         Re:Re:Reply11/07/25 21:03:00 Ed Robinson
   Another Reform ignoramus11/07/25 19:25:00 Richard Carter
      Re:Another Reform ignoramus11/07/25 21:23:00 Andy Pike
         Re:Re:Another Reform ignoramus12/07/25 12:04:00 John Hawkes
      Reform fools who promised to scrap LTNs when there weren't any in their authority's11/07/25 21:26:00 Ed Robinson
      Reply11/07/25 21:59:00 Michael Ixer
         Re:Reply11/07/25 22:15:00 Ed Robinson
            Reply12/07/25 11:16:00 Michael Ixer
               Re:Reply12/07/25 18:39:00 Ed Robinson
                  Reply12/07/25 19:11:00 Michael Ixer
                     Re:Reply13/07/25 16:28:00 John Hawkes
                        Re:Re:Reply13/07/25 22:16:00 Michael Brigo
                           Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 08:46:00 John Hawkes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 09:59:00 Michael Brigo
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 10:15:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 12:25:00 Michael Brigo
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 16:44:00 John Hawkes
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 17:57:00 Michael Brigo
                                    Reply14/07/25 16:22:00 Sue Hammond
                                       Re:Reply14/07/25 16:26:00 Michael Brigo
                                          Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 16:52:00 John Hawkes
                                             Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 20:18:00 Michael Brigo
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 20:28:00 John Hawkes
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 21:20:00 Michael Brigo
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/07/25 21:26:00 John Hawkes
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 09:25:00 Michael Brigo
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 13:56:00 John Hawkes
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 15:37:00 Michael Brigo
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 16:38:00 John Hawkes
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 16:55:00 Michael Brigo
                        Reply14/07/25 11:54:00 Michael Ixer
                           Re:Reply14/07/25 20:45:00 John Hawkes
                  Re:Re:Reply12/07/25 20:37:00 Gerry Boyce
                     Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 09:01:00 Richard Carter
                        Care Workers15/07/25 23:47:00 Ed Robinson
                           Reply16/07/25 00:18:00 Martine Guy
                           Re:Care Workers16/07/25 07:43:00 Richard Carter
                     Re:Re:Re:Reply15/07/25 23:30:00 Ed Robinson

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