Reform may not have done as well as they hoped but they managed to take control in some places, such as Essex County Council. We have a glimpse of what this could mean by looking at Durham which Reform took control of last year. The Reform administration has renamed departments to remove references to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and pulled funding for the annual Durham Pride event and removed the rainbow flag from County Hall. Grimsby's new Reform leader has announced that flags will not be flown for Pride or International Women's Day.
Nationally, Reform and co, whilst trumpeting their defence of (white) women, represent everything that we should fear about politicians. They have announced their 'women and motherhood protection act' whilst promising to rip up the Equality Act, and the Employment Rights Act which offers some protection to women, and the equal Pay for work of Equal Value Act. They clearly intend to make massive cuts in public sector care and health services, which offer (albeit low-paid) employment for women, as well as supporting them in caring responsibilities. Existing inadequate childcare facilities will be cut along with any support for working mothers.
It is well-documented that many of their candidates and elected officials have convictions for sexual abuse and violence against women. Many have made outrageous public misogynistic statements and generally their behaviour is macho and misogynistic. In the name of protecting women and girls, they invent and inflate reports of migrant, especially Muslim, attacks on women whilst ignoring appalling attacks perpetrated by white 'English' men.
As for the change of leadership of the Labour Party, it seems pointless and certainly will make no difference to working class women. Andy Burnham is unlikely to address key issues facing women.
As usual the only way forward for working class women is to organise in our workplaces and communities, not to put any hope in elections of politicians who do not have our interests at heart. Self-organisation and building solid communities are the only way to defeat this scum.
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jackdaw_low-res.pdf
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Source: A-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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