Home › Authors › Miriam Cates
Miriam Cates Quotes
born 1982 England
Miriam Joy Cates (née Atkins; born 23 August 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician and broadcaster who is a presenter for GB News and a contributor to multiple publications. From 2019 to 2024, Cates was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge.
Random Miriam Cates quote
7 quotes
Perhaps we could ask the Church of England to return to their day job and marry people for free.
We have got a problem in this country with knowing what the problem is but not being able to do anything about it.
If 'extremist' views are illegal, then the person who defines 'extremism' has the power to curtail free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and freedom of association. This is the path to authoritarianism.
What does it even mean to "undermine British values" when there is no consensus — and certainly no legal definition — of what those values are?
Some people think that gender critical views are 'extreme'. I think decriminalising abortion to birth is 'extreme'. Opposition politicians think the current government is 'extreme'.
If Britain is to reverse its decline, we would do well to follow the example of countries like Hungary. Of course, high profile policies like building giant border fences would not translate directly into the British context, but we can learn from the principles behind them.
Yet trans activists have succeeded in campaigning for biological males who identify as female to be allowed into women’s sports, women’s hospital wards and women’s prisons, even when these trans women still have intact male genitalia. This is not acceptable, and presents a serious threat to women’s safety, as well as our sex-based rights.