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A rightwing Christian lobby group that wants abortion to be banned has forged ties with an adviser to the prime minister and is drawing up policy briefings for politicians.
The UK branch of the US-based Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has been appointed a stakeholder in a parliamentary group on religious freedoms in a role that grants it direct access to MPs:
(More evidence that reality is taking its cues from the Laundry Files,"The Apocalypse Codex" this time.)
@cstross WHYYYYY why why is there not some sort of basic fitness test for this kind of privileged engagement or access.
“In a fundamental way, does your stakeholder mission include interfering with the freedoms of someone who does not consent to your mission statement? Then, you do not have a seat at the governance bench. Go write a letter like everyone else.”
@Johannab There *is* a basic fitness test, it's called "how deep is your wallet"?
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@cstross yeah, same in this Westminsterian descendant over the pond.
Just yellin’ at my clouds, half wishing the eclipse were really gonna bring the end to some.