It’s been a bad night for Stonewall. Yesterday, the Labour MP Dawn Butler created a Twitter Poll. ‘Who do you trust more?’ she asked her 150,000 followers, Stonewall or Liz Truss?
It’s not exactly clear what inspired Butler to ask this question online, but this is, of course, the MP who last year told Good Morning Britain that she believed ‘babies are born without a sex.’
Why anyone would need to hand over good money to show they treat their staff with dignity and respect is a mystery to me
Butler’s folly gave anyone with a Twitter account the opportunity to have their say. The numbers are not looking good for Stonewall. Although the results may change up until 2pm later today, as of writing over 80,000 votes have already been counted and Truss is leading by 70 to 30.
The reason for the poll’s pointed question is the ongoing controversy over Stonewall’s Diversity
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