2nd July 2025 marked the 97th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act which finally gave all women over 21 the vote. It was a right hard won both by mass demonstrations and direct action tactics that saw Suffragettes imprisoned and tortured in the old Holloway Prison.
The 267 Female MPs in 2025 wore a sash on 2nd July to mark the occasion, the sash of honour as it were going to the Mother of the House Diane Abbott.
Later in the day MPs voted to ban Palestine Action, who focus on the kind of direct action tactics that the Suffragettes did. Of the 26 MPs who voted against Diane Abbott was one suggesting a better grasp of British history than many MPs appear to have
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