Fleur

@FleurButler1

To get more women into public office

Yorkshire and The Humber Joined February 2016

1.1K Following 1.3K Followers 2.5K Posts

Latest posts 5

My prescient article on why Farage will fail is worth a repost. And he’s not the first. Let me introduce you to Dorothy Crisp. substack.com/@fleurbutler/n…

substack.com Fleur Butler (@fleurbutler) Nigels got a problem that women in history can really lean into. Why he and Dorothy Crisp have so much in common.

Fleur @FleurButler1 6d

Why dont western governments understand how they have bastardised capitalism? And their tool of redistribution through benefits to help wealth inequality actually entrenches division rather than shrinks it yorkshirepetal.substack.com/p/paid-to-stay…

yorkshirepetal.substack.com Paid to Stay Put: How the State Supports Women but Not Their Independence The state spends billions supporting women, yet its tax and welfare policies often undermine female independence. It's time to show the benefits of capitalism with a female redesign.

Fleur @FleurButler1 Oct 27

A Budget for Women’s access to Capital. Seven Ideas for Healey. And not a socialist solution among them. Oct 2026 yorkshirepetal.substack.com/p/a-budget-for…

yorkshirepetal.substack.com A Budget for Women’s access to Capital. Seven Ideas for Healey. Oct 2026 Pints pulled, football discussed, sleeves rolled up. Somewhere along the way, Westminster forgot the women. Seven ideas for Healey’s Budget for a better Capitalism for Women.

Fleur @FleurButler1 Oct 14

Why decentralisation of health care is needed by women. Reforming the NHS Through a Female Lens. Oct 2026 yorkshirepetal.substack.com/p/reforming-th…

yorkshirepetal.substack.com Reforming the NHS Through a Female Lens. Oct 2026 The NHS promised equality in 1948: a female lens reveals its failures. Recognising women’s unpaid care and unequal access shows the need for pluralism, combining market solutions and resource sharing.

Fleur @FleurButler1 Oct 3

The Old Ideas Behind Modern Parties, And What PR Would destroy. Oct 2026 . And historical perspective. yorkshirepetal.substack.com/p/the-old-idea…

yorkshirepetal.substack.com The Old Ideas Behind Modern Elections, And What PR Would destroy. Oct 2026 Conference season reveals a truth: parties win by balancing historical contradictions, not shouting ideology. Women voters have known this all along, but will lose if PR comes in.