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Jul 22Liked by Magi Gibson

Sadly, yet another man using this nonsense to silence an erudite and strong woman. More power to you!

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Thank you!

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I made it through all on just one cup of tea.

In Australia, we call people like him Wankers. But more to the point, he's a liar which you have proved.

And he still hasn't answered any of your questions!

Here's the Code of Conduct, I trust all you esteemed authors will endeavour to adhere...end of story.

Making it compulsory and threatening action if anyone deviates in their work or lives outside the organisation is absolutely outrageous and every writer and other apparent individuals and business partners he claims to require signatures from aught to just say No.

But ofcourse they haven't and it's left to a small number of moral and courageous people such as yourself.

You have your sanity intact which is some consolation.

Wishing you all the best.

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As you say, if more people refused, that would be the end of it. We don't have a Writers' Union in Scotland, but I often feel we need one. Thank you for your good wishes. I may very much need them!

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Jul 31Liked by Magi Gibson

I'm afraid your experience with this individual is mirrored within many Scottish civic & cultural groups & organisations. SNP have insidiously & actively created a cuture of 'no dissent', which has pervaded all aspects of Scottish society. We see a similar trend in other countries, where so called liberal thinkers gain power & demand we all must think like them. They use words like 'transparency, tolerance, inclusivity,fairness, equality, kindness and respect' , while showing none of these characteristics towards anyone who disagrees with them. These are the first steps towards dictatorship- Divide the people into ' them and us' control civic and social organisations, stop dissent from the official narrative. You are seeing it in your own sphere of life, but it now exists everywhere and people like you are being 'no platformed'. Our new UK government seem likely to scrap the recently passed Bill from previous government on free speech, which has already been given royal assent and which aimed to address this very problem and turn the tide away from this dangerous shift in our democracy. Please keep bravely speaking out and writing about this very serious issue 🙏

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Thanks, Nanette. So many of those involved in creating this culture of censure and divisiveness are doing so in the hope that it will deliver what they've been brainwashed into thinking is some kind of progressiveness and 'inclusion'. Whereas a truly inclusive, diverse and progressive society would be the opposite of what they're creating.

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Lambert demonstrates a tactic beloved of those who seek to control - make accusations without providing evidence. However, since, if there was the slightest sentence anywhere to back up their assertions, it would be used as a cudgel, the absence shows that they have nothing but lies. No one should underestimate the lengths to which people will go in order to avoid cognitive dissonance.

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There is something disturbingly cult like about the drive for conformity we see by witnessing the bullying, ostracising, deplatforming and attempts to silence. It is so important that we stand up to those employing these techniques. Thankyou so much for your courage, and that you still manage to maintain such a dignified and civil attitude to these people is a huge credit to you.

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Gone yersel Magi! Never heard of Marc but from the way he markets himself to the world his Twitter I’m taking a stab in the dark and assuming he’s a gay lefty. His tone and condescending demeanour reeks of it. I may be wrong either way I love how he hates being called out for the bully he is. He hates you have receipts of it all and he hates that the world sees who he really is. Bravo to you and keep on fighting the good fight ❤️

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