{"id":49839,"date":"2026-04-16T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?p=49839"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:12:51","slug":"womens-aid-comments-on-times-piece-on-womens-only-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/womens-aid-comments-on-times-piece-on-womens-only-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Aid comments on Times piece on women\u2019s only services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Women\u2019s Aid<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> comments on Times piece on women\u2019s only services<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Responding to the article by Geraldine Scott on April 15th in the Times, Nikki Bradley said:<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident in our adherence to the law and in our delivery of our charitable objectives. 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