Julie Bindel Julie Bindel

Will the Greens turn their back on Stonewall?

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An earlier version of this article suggested that the Green party has left the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme. We are happy to make clear that this is not the case.

Not one major UK government department is still signed up to Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme. At long last, Stonewall’s toxic influence on free speech, equality law and government policy is coming to an end. 

But the final nail in the coffin will be the exit of the Green party – which several senior members have been pushing for some time. Party insiders were recently given hope that the Greens had left the Diversity Champions scheme after the party’s membership appeared to lapse for a significant portion of last year. A Green party spokesperson has since confirmed to The Spectator that an invoicing error caused a delay in payment which led to the mix up, but this has now been resolved. For now, the party remains committed to the scheme.

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