Brolly slams British Government on Prioritising Abortion Lessons

Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly slams British Parliament for wrongly prioritising abortion lessons above addressing the current education crisis.

Following the vote in the House of Commons last week to teach all 11-16 year olds in Northern Ireland about abortion, Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly stated “Yet again, here we have British Parliament imposing regulations on the North of Ireland with absolutely no consultation with those whom it will affect. Furthermore, the implementation of similar regulations in England followed a period of consultation, it appears citizens of the North of Ireland are simply second class in this respect.”

A teacher and parent herself, Mrs Brolly continued “Best practice in education policy requires consultation with parents and governors on any school policy or regulations. This includes appropriate time to consider and examine ‘new’ resources. This will be of significant importance in relation to RSE in our schools considering resources used in England not only outline how to have a secret abortion without parents knowledge, but also labels anyone who might persuade females to think again about abortion as an ‘inconvenience.”

Mrs Brolly concludes “For many years, teachers and educators have pressed government to facilitate and enable an appropriately funded, high standard of education system, that accessible to all. The need for real investment in our education system has never been more urgent. Yet, in the current education crisis, the priority for many MPs is to force teachers to teach to their agenda, with no room for respect or diversity. This politicising of our school curriculum flies in the face of all that is right in our current education system and must be stopped.”

CRÍOCH

The Irish political system is radically broken

In Ireland the vast majority of elected representatives put a finger in the air to check which way the political wind is blowing. They have one eye on their leaders – seeking brownie points – and another eye keeping their seat safe. If elected reps shut up and do as they’re told, they are promoted; if they stand up for what they believe in, they are demoted. No wonder we have the political class we have. No wonder one point one billion euro is being buried in a hole under the National Children’s Hospital and that Stormont is in stalemate.

Throughout Ireland, many people are now afraid to say what they feel, many are afraid to respectfully engage on a range of different topics. Many feel there is a new censorship and a new political correctness in Ireland, that opposition to the establishment is being deleted.

Respectful opposition is not the enemy. Respectful opposition is a critical element of a functional democracy. Aontú will have the backbone to stand up, without fear, for you.