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Joan McAlpine
@JoanMcAlpine
I live by the Solway, work in heritage and write. Been a newspaper editor, columnist and MSP. Always a mother, daughter, sister. Twitter account personal.
Feb 5, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
I have written a column on the FM’s responsibility for the current debacle on sex self ID - very much her personal agenda - which has damaged her party, country & independence cause. Written before today’s disastrous poll was published sundaypost.com/fp/former-msp-… via @Sunday_Post She was warned in 2019 her pet project harmed women. She never listened. Never reached out. Condemned concerns as “not valid” Even ignored former prison governor @HotchkissRhona who described trauma caused to incarcerated women parliament.scot/chamber-and-co…
Nov 25, 2022 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
A tale of two rapporteurs. Contrast @scotgov response to @UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty, Philip Alston, who criticised UK welfare policy, & Reem Alsalem, SP on Violence Against Women & Girls @UNSRVAW who raised concerns about @scotgov policy this week. bbc.com/news/uk-scotla… Prof Alston was welcomed to Scotland, in 2018, had well publicised meeting with FM + Government debate in @ScotParl devoted to his criticism of UK welfare cuts. His findings were rightly respected & quoted by SNP & anti poverty charities for years snp.org/its-time-to-bu…
Jun 10, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
⁦Enormously significant judgement for feminism and free speech today in ⁦@MForstater⁩ case. Women who believe sex is real and question gender identity beliefs are protected under the Equality Act. Well done everybody who supported #istandwithmaya As someone who as been maligned and misrepresented simply for stating sex is real, I am enormously relieved by this judgement not just for @MForstater but for thousands of women who have been cancelled for expressing an opinion, however respectfully.
Mar 24, 2021 • 11 tweets • 8 min read
On the last day of this @ScotParl I’d like to thank the hard working clerks on the @SP_European which I have had the honour to convene since 2016. Our legacy report gives an idea of the breadth of work we do sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/CTEE… I am really proud of the @SP_European work conducted across a wide remit covering Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs. #Brexit hit us almost immediately and we got to work producing reports and commissioning research. parliament.scot/parliamentaryb…
Mar 7, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
On #internationalwomensday2021 I think of the 23 million girls since 1970 who were not born due to sex selective abortion #sexmatters On #internationalwomensday2021 I think of the 60 million to 100 million women who should be alive today but are missing, presumed dead, because of male violence. #sexmatters
Feb 4, 2021 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
New research commissioned by @scotgov says people with learning disabilities are three times more likely to die from #COVID19 than the general population. They released the information to parliament in a reply to my written question today 👇 I first began asking for this information last summer and it was due in the Autumn of 2020. The results of the work by The Scottish Learning Disability Observatory @UofGlasgow show significantly increased mortality rates compared to the general population
Nov 19, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Oliver Mundell’s resignation tonight from the Scottish Tory front bench over the @ScotParl vote for anti #COVID-19 travel restrictions is an opportunistic and dangerous piece of politicking which could put lives at risk. The travel ban is to PROTECT people, by stopping folk bringing virus from high to low prevalence areas - whether Glasgow in level 4 or England in lockdown - Cumbria on the border with Dumfriesshire has high rates see here newsandstar.co.uk/news/18879534.…
Oct 30, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
We live in such a polarised world that I doubt the people who signed this had an opportunity to actually hear alternative arguments from the very many survivors who support the @nordicmodelnow such as @RachelRMoran It would be good if they had the opportunity to hear of the harm caused to abused women with little economic power in places where there is state sanctioned commercial sexual exploitation as @bindelj has written powerfully here google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…
Oct 29, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Very important statement @ScotParl today from @RichardLochhead on future of @EUErasmusPlus and @EU_H2020 in Scotland post Brexit The concerns he outlined today were similar to those revealed in the extensive enquiry by @SP_European into @EUErasmusPlus - you can read more about our report here
Oct 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Very sad to receive news tonight that 5 people have died after the outbreak of Covid-19 at Charnwood Lodge care home in Dumfries. My thoughts are with their loved ones at what is a heart-breaking time. I asked for an update on Charnwood Lodge from @DGNHS just this morning and was told an update would be released soon, but this not the update I hoped for. @DGNHS have praised the charity who run the facility and their staff for their dedication and steps to control the outbreak
Oct 11, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Had a very good experience this week of @DGNHS when my partner needed a test . Extensive mobile testing across the region details here nhsdg.co.uk/testing/ He took a drive in test at 3.30pm yesterday in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire very helpful staff thanks - and got the negative result back by text and email before 9am this morning. Very impressive turnaround
Jan 24, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Hi @FinlayMcF - sharing a picture of me with a target painted round my head & encouraging others to pile on is irresponsible. Are you aware some women targetted by trans activists, eg @selina_todd now require security guards to attend work? This kind of thing doesnt help. In fact most people in this pic of @AllianceLGB are gay, 3 are trans. The Pink News article you share is nothing to do with me. But I can see immediately the headline is misleading. @joannaccherry got an apology & settlement from this publication so I’d urge caution.
Oct 30, 2019 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
A number of people on here have drawn my attention to this @TheSun story about #census2021 “Scots face 'baffling' list of 21 sexualities to choose from including gynephilic and skoliosexual” thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4894324/s… While many people will find the @TheSun story amusing, it relates to a serious issue already raised by @SP_European with @NatRecordsScot who are responsible for census questions in 2021 and who are offering 21 answers in the “sexual orientation” question
May 30, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
This is a detailed piece of work by a volunteer women's group in Scotland. It explains why many feminists on the left oppose self id of sex, as such policies hurt vulnerable women & girls. It's a good introduction if you are new to the #waronwomen issue The report says some women are self excluding from services because they fear there is no single sex provision - including intimate care. Equality Act 2010 allows for these services to be female only -as these lawyers make clear - but the law is ignored
Apr 15, 2019 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
The National newspaper's @stephenpaton134 has such a poor grasp of facts they think I'm a minister (I'm a backbencher) They're upset I shared an @thetimes leader -pasted on @Transgendertrd - on @TimesLucy 's piece on fast tracking of trans kids @TimesLucy 's well researched piece cites five clinicians and a Professor of Evidence Based Medicine. They fear gay kids may be forced down a medical path to transition because of homophobia. These are concerns @Transgendertrd have also raised
Mar 17, 2019 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
It's not a good look to attempt to bully and shame another woman simply because she welcomed a discussion about the consequences of replacing biological sex with self-declared "gender identity" @heraldscotland @RBFMaguire For clarity, @SP_European committee findings DID back a new transgender question in 2021 Census, but sensibly supported retaining a binary m/f sex question -for planning services like health, as statisticians like @susanmcvie & @ONS made clear.
Mar 13, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD Following my justice question today, I am grateful that @HumzaYousaf has offered to meet criminologists concerned that crime is recorded according to the "self identified" gender of the perpetrator. These criminologists would include the academic consultancy Murray Blackburn Mackenzie who produced this recent paper on the subject, sent to the @NACWGScot
@LucyHunterB @kathmurray1 @lnmackenzie1
Feb 28, 2019 • 21 tweets • 7 min read
Thread: Re Sex and the Census. For many individuals identity is very personal and important and the 2021 census will allow those people to express a trans identity for the first time. All good so far... But sex and identity are not the same thing and require separate questions. Biological sex is an important demographic variable needed to record & plan services and understand different population trends. @NatRecordsScot themselves say this