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Philippa Stroud
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Philippa Stroud, Baroness Stroud (1965–) is a British Conservative politician and Pentecostal Christian, who believes that homosexuality is caused by demons and can be "cured" by prayer. She somehow wangled her way into the upper reaches of the party, and was an adviser to David Cameron when he was party leader. Cameron is presumably either aware of her views (taking him close to homophobia) or ignorant of them (which smacks of carelessness).[1] Her hobbies include knitting, reading and witch burning.[note 1]
Stroud is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, a right-wing organisation associated with psychologist and ultracrepidarian of renown Jordan Peterson, with whom she shares many views. She is also a member of the Centre for Social Justice, a right-wing think tank that claims to have decided over 70 current conservative policies. She has also been busy founding the New Frontiers church, whose guest speakers have included one Bill Surbritzky. No doubt his claims that homosexuality, smoking and swearing are all caused by demons went down well.[2] In 2023, journalist Eleanor Mills called her "the most powerful Right-winger you've never heard of."[3]
Her attempt to become Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam, in the suburbs of south London, in the 2010 election, was, fortunately, a failure. Unfortunately, however, she was then made a life peer in 2015.
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- ↑ Allegedly, m'lud