Máire McCormack

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Westminster Hour - 31/08/2025 - BBC Sounds Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

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Listen to a Labour MP making an utter **** of himself on #WestminsterHour from 22.00. Not only trying to match Reform on asylum, but unable to even articulate what the #ECHR is! Quite extraordinary! Oppose them, don't imitate them! @markfergusonmp.bsky.social

Westminster Hour - 31/08/2025 - BBC Sounds Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Unedifying & depressing to hear Lab & Tory MPs MarkFergusonMP & @AlanMakMP @BBCWestminHour trying to out-match Reform on asylum. Ferguson unable to articulate #ECHR benefits nor what it is!!! No ref to Lab's key role in bringing it into law. Listen & weep at 22.10

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You have a rather inflated sense of your own importance.....

You are surely not condoning the actions? It was sex by deception which affected the freedom and indeed capacity of the victim to choose whether or not to engage in sexual activity. Clearly the right decision here.

The album itself will be worth it. I loved her first album.

The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album A Scottish trad arrangement of Vivaldi's 300-year-old 'The Four Seasons', highlighting its dance tunes and Scotland's climate concerns

With 12 days to go, Isla needs £500 per day in kickstarter donations to ensure she raises the needed funds. Have a look at the rewards. This is not charity but advance support for an artistic project in return for meaningful rewards including the album itself www.kickstarter.com/projects/isl...

The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album A Scottish trad arrangement of Vivaldi's 300-year-old 'The Four Seasons', highlighting its dance tunes and Scotland's climate concerns

I just backed The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/isl...

The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album A Scottish trad arrangement of Vivaldi's 300-year-old 'The Four Seasons', highlighting its dance tunes and Scotland's climate concerns

Vivaldi's Four Seasons is 300 yrs old & this Scottish trad interpretation is a creative & joyful reflection on its key themes. Kickstarter has 14 days 2go with a series of rewards incl the album itself. Please help project get over the line by 4 Sep. Thank you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/isl...

The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album A Scottish trad arrangement of Vivaldi's 300-year-old 'The Four Seasons', highlighting its dance tunes and Scotland's climate concerns

Check out The Scottish Four Seasons - Isla Ratcliff's 2nd Album by Isla Ratcliff on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/isl...

Michael Foran: For Women Scotland: Is legal recognition of biological sex a violation of human rights? In For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers the UK Supreme Court rejected the contention that possession of a Gender Recognition Certificate changes an individual’s sex for the purposes of the E…

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Don't we all!

Yes, I have read it. Michael Foran does a good rebuttal of it too. Have you read that?

You are clearly not a lawyer. Have you actually read the judgment?

Society has gendered me and I reject that. I refuse to be defined by stereotypes.

I owe you a longer explanation & know you meant well. We're divided by our sex, not by 'gender'. 'Gender' is regressive - it refers to stereotypes which society has determined belongs to a woman or a man. Feminists have been fighting against this for decades. I'm not 'cis.' Nor do I have a gender.

which unfortunately is exactly what you were doing in your piece. I appreciate it is well meaning, but it is so regressive and - dare I say predictable. Really sorry.

Yes, it was pretty awful. Shoddily written, badly researched, inaccurate in places & displaying a poor understanding of the law.

Ludicrous

What on earth did you think would happen to you?

I won!

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I thought your National Council voted to replace its gender quotas with “alternative measures to support and encourage women, trans and non-binary candidates to stand" You were encouraged "not to stand, but rather to support women candidates to do so." What happened?

sort out your apostrophes........

'It is just another layer of debacle being heaped upon the burning shambles that has become the oversight and regulation of the water industry.'

Feargal Sharkey reacts as it's revealed that serious water pollution incidents by water companies rose by 60% last year.

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Don't be ridiculous

Monica Lennon MSP lodged amendmnts to Land Reform Bill to abolish Crown rights in foreshore & seabed & transfer 2 local authorities & Scottish Ministers. CabSec claimed this is outwith legislative competence. This is not true (Sch 5 para 3(1) Scotland Act) & as confimed by Scottish Law Commision.

YouTube video by Niall McCormack Land’s End-John O’Groats Te Araroa Lands End to John O’Groats Intro

Two years ago, my amazing big brother Niall walked the length of New Zealand to raise money to build an eye clinic in north-west Tanzania. This summer he's walking Lands End to John O'Groats to raise money to equip the clinic. His journey started this week:

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Help raise £5000 to support Eye Care for Africa in their life changing work in East Africa. – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to support Eye Care for Africa in their life changing work in East Africa.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Now he's in the UK, and he's about to walk from Lands End to John O'Groats (Lizard Point to Dunnett Head, actually), and it would be great if you could chuck a few pennies his way:

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Niall McCormack - Te Araroa In aid of Eye Care For Africa. To build a small hospital in remote Tanzania. Please give generously at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/eye-care-for-africa-te-araroa Thank you!

Two years ago my amazing big brother Niall walked the Te Araroa trail to raise money for his charity Eye Care for Africa, which brings optical care to remote parts of east Africa. You can see some of his videos here:

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It's not, but your academic credentials are.