@thewliss.bsky.social Listening to the #Budget and reflecting on all your years of hard work on abolishing the #rapeclause

#Liebour UK

Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange

CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA

Women who conceived through abuse—coercion, rape—told today by the courts that the law can't protect them. The two-child cap is already cruel. But this? This is inhumane. Survivors deserve dignity, not bureaucracy. #RapeClause #TwoChildLimit #EndTheCap" #WelfareReform #FuckStarmer #UKPolitics

Championing ‘women’s rights’
‘Labour in Scotland will always fight for equality and women’s rights’
#2childCap
#WASPIWomen
#RapeClause
Not much championship & fighting went on there did it?
Betrayal More like.
@labourlist.bsky.social

Wow! A thread to read & share.

No one should be subjected to sexual violence and rape.

And no one should be subjected to the further violence of not being believed.

But this happens. In a society that has so normalised misogyny and a #RapeCulture that Universal Credit even has a #RapeClause.

Widespread ignorance of the impact of Tory (now Labour's) #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause

But let's say you have a wife, 4 kids & a good job then are suddenly made redundant

Or you are a mother with 4 kids forced to flee an abusive relationship taking them with you

Then you will find out.....

Read. This. Thread.
Then understand why being shackled to a union which promises nothing buy more of the same
#ZeroHours contracts
#RapeClause
#HostileEnvironment
For decades
Is a huge mistake
For generations to come
#Independence
#Yes

Tax credit ‘rape clause’ becomes law without parliamentary vote Controversial move, which requires woman who had third child as result of rape to verify her position, added to existing act

Disgusting Tory tactic
#RapeClause
#ToryPolicy
#ToryLaw
From 2017. I'm still angry. www.theguardian.com/law/2017/mar/16/tax-cred...

#conservativesanddup #RapeClause #nastyparty

Another scripted & biased "interview" or friendly chat @ruthdavidsonmsp by @bbcscotland. No mention of #rapeclause.

Women with a child conceived by rape have to fill in 8-page 'rape assessment form'. Theresa May says that's fair  Prime Minister defends controversial amendment to two-child policy

Only now does England seem to be wakening up to May's ghastly two-child cap #RapeClause #nastyparty
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pmqs-li...

The #rapeclause Tories aren't bothered about putting Scotland - or her people - first. It's always that one-note call to heel: The Union

Odious Tory supporter of #RapeClause

PM observes 'coming together' after Brexit in Easter message The prime minister says in her Easter message she is "confident" of Christianity's role in society.

Pretty sure Jesus would say something about Tory policies which impoverish the disabled, and abuse women #rapeclause
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39607056

Alison Thewlis has been protesting against #rapeclause since its inception hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-10-12/debat...

Tory #benefit cuts could push 250,000 children into poverty

#Welfare #RapeClause #TaxCredits @LBC

Retweeting this until I can purge some of my anger at Davidson justifying this. Pleased strong line from @NicolaSturgeon @theSNP #rapeclause