Councilor Mandy Clare: persecuted for protecting children
ROGER CRAWFORD
In an era where common sense is on trial more often than actual criminals, the story of Mandy Clare is a glaring example of how far the woke brigade has infiltrated our institutions. Mandy, a local councillor in Cheshire West and Chester, found herself arrested, charged, and dragged through a nightmarish legal ordeal simply for daring to question the appropriateness of exposing children to sexualized content at publicly funded ‘Pride’ events. From any rational viewpoint this was about safeguarding kids from grooming-like influences masquerading as “inclusivity.” Her case, which mercifully collapsed just before trial, raises a critical issue: How on earth was this farce allowed to proceed to court, wasting many thousands of taxpayer pounds? The answer points to a two-tier criminal justice system hijacked by ideological lunatics, where protecting children is treated as a crime while actual threats go unchecked.
Mandy Clare’s journey is from Labour lefty to Reform councillor. She gained a degree in Third World Development Studies, volunteered at Oxfam, and built a career supporting families in crisis, including managing domestic abuse programs for the police. Politically, Mandy started as a Labour activist, inspired by Jeremy Corbyn’s promises of fairness for workers, the NHS, and women’s rights. But as the toxic trans ideology seeped into the party, she saw the betrayal firsthand. In lefty WhatsApp groups and party meetings, she clashed with activists insisting that “trans women are women,” demanding access for biological males to women’s refuges, sports, and prisons. “They were basically suggesting to me there’s no difference between men and women… they were nutcases,” she reflected. The final straw came with Labour’s National Women’s Committee, where concerns about bullying over women’s rights were met with eye-rolling and erasure from minutes. Mandy resigned in 2022, briefly trying other left-leaning groups before joining Reform UK in 2025. Why Reform over the Tories? The Conservatives had failed to grip the gender ideology threat, allowing it to fester. Reform, she says, is on a mission to reset Britain with common-sense policies that prioritise reality over feelings.
Her tenacity made her a target in Cheshire and on Chester Council. The real battle began over Pride events, council-tax-funded spectacles on public land that, in Mandy’s view, crossed into inappropriate territory and is now a woke extravaganza pushing extreme agendas. Mandy attended Chester Pride in 2023 and was appalled: burlesque-style strip teases, sex toys sold in child-accessible areas, fetish wear, and profane political signs. Over three years, Chester Pride was handed over £70,000 of taxpayer’s money by the Council. The taxpayers of course, were not consulted. She raised alarms about exposing kids to drag performances, mastectomy info, poppers, and sexualised imagery, calling some of it grooming. This isn’t hyperbole; as former psychologist Dr. Anne Woodhouse noted, normalising sexualised behaviour around children primes them for predators. Her lawyer, Naomi Cunningham, defended it as a truth many recognise, even if it offends the sensitive.
Mandy’s concerns were dismissed as “vile, hate-mongering nonsense” by fellow councillors, who branded her homophobic and transphobic. One accused her of shamelessly opposing “grooming” pride flags. Mandy pushed back, emailing police about safeguarding, dress codes for performers, and avoiding divisive Progress Pride flags. Her efforts met resistance; online trolls activated, creating hate sites like f***mandyclare.co.uk and a “Disappreciation” Facebook page. She was called “obsessed” and “unhinged.”
At Winsford Pride 2024, harassment escalated: a man stalked her with a “Mandy Hates Trans Folk” sign, security ignored it, and police brushed her off. A sergeant refused to inspect stalls with sexualised content and threatened her arrest. A drag act performed burlesque in clown-faced knickers before young children. Undeterred, Mandy lobbied for reforms: a family-friendly code of conduct, child safeguarding policy, dignity pledge, and performer waivers banning sexualised or political content. By 2025, these were in place, a small victory for common sense. But victory came at a cost. Enemies abounded, and Mandy didn’t feel safe attending Pride 2025 alone. She brought friends and her partner. They found that stalls had complied, but the first drag act griped about restrictions and joked about Rohypnol, a date-rape drug. Mandy approached town clerk Mark Bailey to enforce the waiver. Chaos ensued. The drag act’s partner eavesdropped and argued; the performer halted his show, accusing Mandy of homophobic filming. The crowd turned mob-like, chanting, booing, jostling, and waving flags to block cameras. Security offered no protection, emboldening the aggressors. Mandy was pushed, hit with a dildo (yes, you read that right, a dildo at a “family” event). Off-balance, she grabbed a guard’s shirt. The police arrived and, you’ll not be surprised, arrested her for breach of the peace. The guard later dropped his complaint.
Cuffed and detained for 22 hours (sic) in a grim cell Mandy was isolated, allowed one call for a lawyer. She scribbled notes to preserve her memory, traumatised but focused. Her body-cam footage was handed over when police demanded it. Released, Mandy faced charges of assault and criminal damage—despite no complainant. Disgracefully, Mandy was suspended from her position as a caseworker for Sarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby. Public humiliation followed, with opponents gloating. Reform offered no support, leaving her to fundraise alone. Crowdfunders inched up, but costs soared: solicitors, barristers, two trial days set for December. The Free Speech Union and JK Rowling’s fund declined to help; Mandy felt isolated, suicidal at times over finances.
Help trickled in: a junior barrister appalled by the weak case, TERF friends, locals with similar police horror stories. As the hearing loomed, disclosure from police was scant. Then, a miracle: Mandy secured Sarah Vine KC, a top gender-critical barrister who’d defended Graham Linehan. A second crowdfunder and a generous supporter bridged the gap. Suddenly, the CPS blinked: the day before the hearing, they admitted insufficient evidence and dropped charges. Mandy went through six months of hell, family worry, financial ruin, reputational damage. We understand that she’s filing complaints against assailants and probing police misconduct. Wish her luck.
Now, the elephant in the room: How did this absurdity reach trial? Police charged her despite flimsy evidence, the guard withdrew, videos showed provocation, yet they detained her 22 hours and pushed prosecution. The CPS reviewed and concurred initially, only backing off when heavyweight counsel appeared. This wasn’t justice; it was ideological warfare. Taxpayers footed the bill: police resources, custody, investigations, court prep; easily tens of thousands wasted on a non-case. Meanwhile, real crimes like burglaries and assaults go unsolved. Why? Because Mandy challenged the sacred cow of woke ideology. In a two-tier system, criticising drag queens or sex toys at kids’ events is “hate,” while actual harassment gets a pass if it’s pro-Pride.
This points to lunacy at the helm. Police and CPS, captured by diversity training and fear of “phobia” accusations, prioritise feelings over facts. Cheshire Police ignored Mandy’s complaints, threatened her, then arrested her for defending herself. Councils fund these events with our money, turning parks into ideological battlegrounds. It’s a system where conservatives like Mandy are persecuted, while woke mobs run rampant. Common sense demands reform: defund Pride, enforce real safeguarding, and purge ideologues from justice institutions. Mandy’s fight continues through Reform, advocating for sex-based rights. Her story is a wake-up call: if we don’t reclaim our systems from these lunatics, more innocents will suffer. In the end, Mandy’s “V for Victory” isn’t just personal—it’s a rallying cry for sanity in a mad world.
A reader sent me this link and suggested FSB publishes it.https://genderblog.net/mandy-clare-v-for-victory/ It’s a bit long for us, but I sent it to Roger who re-wrote after doing some research.
This article (Mandy Clare – Common Sense Prevails Against Woke Madness) was created and published by Free Speech Backlash and is republished here under “Fair Use” with attribution to the author Roger Crawford
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