DEALING with misogyny during the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election campaign has “not been easy”, the SNP’s candidate has said, as the…
Katy Loudon, a councillor in South Lanarkshire, told The National comments on social media tend to have a “nasty edge” since she embarked on the campaign to become Scotland’s next MP.
“It’s hard being a woman in the public eye, it is,” Loudon said, reflecting on the increased media attention the by-election campaign had brought on her.] or Thomas [Kerr, Tory] or any of the rest of them haven’t had comments about their lipstick on Twitter. They’ve not had misogyny whipped up, a photo from a bad angle, questions about their height or how far they were sitting behind the First Minister.
“It was about period poverty before that was a thing, we were raising money, sweeping all the period products off the shelves and getting that support into the foodbanks,” she said. It comes as DFM Robison said an SNP win in the by-election would not only send a strong message to Westminster but give Scotland an opportunity to stand against Tory austerity and Labour U-turns.
“An SNP win will deliver an MP committed to delivering a fairer, wealthier society and putting Scotland’s future into Scotland’s hands.” “This isn’t as good as it gets, and on Thursday Rutherglen and Hamilton West can lead the way demanding better for Scotland.”
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