Spoiler: The recent election changed the percentage of men and women councilors.
Must be a slow news day for the Beeb.
brothervalerie on
Quite worrying tbh. I think the fact councillors aren’t given a salary is absolute nuts and I’ve thought so for a long time. I know they get some expenses but it should be a full-time job with paid holiday and maximum hours like anything else, then more people with caring responsibilities would be able to do it.
Joshawott27 on
Didn’t Birmingham heavily swing to Reform? Statistically, women are far less likely to support Reform than men are. So, I wonder if that’s also having an impact.
Darrenb209 on
You can’t exactly force people to vote for those they don’t want to vote for and I’m not sure it’s a good look to start excluding people from your potential candidacy list based on what sits between their legs.
Nukes-For-Nimbys on
The nastynes of the public puts off an awful lot of people, men and women.
That it’s disproportionately effected women is only part of the story.
Our local party made the decision back in 2016 to stop putting addresses on our candidate details. A councilor from another party had a brick put through her living room window while her kid was in there.
Ever since ~2016 it’s just gotten nastier and nastier. 20 years ago our politics was all a bit church of England. People being genuine friends across party lines was normal. It’s all gone to shit.
The_Earl_of_Essex on
Oh Izzy, that’s what happens when you allow your city to become more Islamic. Maybe next time do a bit more to resist the rise of a patriarchal totalitarian ideology.
You live and you learn.
Interesting-Lead-788 on
Won’t be long before a council must have a quota of women. Then it will continue down the diversity route. With that though I say thank you to all who stand up as councillors. A thankless task whilst most of us criticise on here.
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Spoiler: The recent election changed the percentage of men and women councilors.
Must be a slow news day for the Beeb.
Quite worrying tbh. I think the fact councillors aren’t given a salary is absolute nuts and I’ve thought so for a long time. I know they get some expenses but it should be a full-time job with paid holiday and maximum hours like anything else, then more people with caring responsibilities would be able to do it.
Didn’t Birmingham heavily swing to Reform? Statistically, women are far less likely to support Reform than men are. So, I wonder if that’s also having an impact.
You can’t exactly force people to vote for those they don’t want to vote for and I’m not sure it’s a good look to start excluding people from your potential candidacy list based on what sits between their legs.
The nastynes of the public puts off an awful lot of people, men and women.
That it’s disproportionately effected women is only part of the story.
Our local party made the decision back in 2016 to stop putting addresses on our candidate details. A councilor from another party had a brick put through her living room window while her kid was in there.
Ever since ~2016 it’s just gotten nastier and nastier. 20 years ago our politics was all a bit church of England. People being genuine friends across party lines was normal. It’s all gone to shit.
Oh Izzy, that’s what happens when you allow your city to become more Islamic. Maybe next time do a bit more to resist the rise of a patriarchal totalitarian ideology.
You live and you learn.
Won’t be long before a council must have a quota of women. Then it will continue down the diversity route. With that though I say thank you to all who stand up as councillors. A thankless task whilst most of us criticise on here.