People like Keir Starmer imagine that caving to far right bigotry on #trans rights claim that doing so can defang bigoted political parties. But there's no evidence for this belief.
Reactionary politicians generally lack legitimate complaints and so caving to them doesn't solve a real problem. They can continue escalating their lies once you've given in. Good research here:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/political-science-research-and-methods/article/does-accommodation-work-mainstream-party-strategies-and-the-success-of-radical-right-parties/5C3476FCD26B188C7399ADD920D71770
Matthew Sheffield
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