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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Quote of the Day: Simon Heffer
"Harriet Harman wants more women in the Commons - and as a feminist I endorse that". Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph, 15 November
Your statistics have shown that only 14% of women are interested in your blog. You contributed to an item on Woman's Hour during which the presenter and her Professor of Wimmin guest made plain that women weren't interested in politics unless it was about domestic violence. It has been shown time and time again that women have other interests than politics.
Its an absolutely appalling idea to install the unwilling, the uninterested and the unsuitable in to the House of Commons just to make up numbers. Peter Mandelson tried to do the same thing with Blair's Babes and they've just turned into middle aged lobby fodder. The Whips provide them with a question to read out at PMQs occasionally but that's about it.
I can not believe that the arrogant gravy trainers believe that the democratic defecit is to do with the number of women or minorities in paliament.
It's like putting up curtains when you're house has burnt down.
Harperson's sister was on Toady this morning stating that we're all pig ignorant to criticize social wankers at Haringey - so that's me told then - heaven forfend that I expect them to actually offer a decent service - guess I really am ignorant!!
One would imagine that Heffer knows that feminism is the theory that men and women deserve equal rights and respect. On the basis of its official definition, the majority of the people I know would identify themselves as feminists.
Does anyone here think that women don't deserve education, equal pay for equal work, equal rights in marriage, or to not be owned by their fathers until sold off to husbands? Or the implementation of basic political, economic and social equality, allowing for natural differences between the sexes?
11 comments:
So its Simone Heffer then!
Feeling rather bitchy and just having watched the recording of Question Time. I thought Heffer looked like Ena Sharples with a Ginger Rinse!
So your quote dovetailed with my wicked thought.
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Spot on, I'd say...
Harperson is barking and so, for that matter, is Heffer.
Your statistics have shown that only 14% of women are interested in your blog. You contributed to an item on Woman's Hour during which the presenter and her Professor of Wimmin guest made plain that women weren't interested in politics unless it was about domestic violence. It has been shown time and time again that women have other interests than politics.
Its an absolutely appalling idea to install the unwilling, the uninterested and the unsuitable in to the House of Commons just to make up numbers. Peter Mandelson tried to do the same thing with Blair's Babes and they've just turned into middle aged lobby fodder. The Whips provide them with a question to read out at PMQs occasionally but that's about it.
I can not believe that the arrogant gravy trainers believe that the democratic defecit is to do with the number of women or minorities in paliament.
It's like putting up curtains when you're house has burnt down.
Harperson's sister was on Toady this morning stating that we're all pig ignorant to criticize social wankers at Haringey - so that's me told then - heaven forfend that I expect them to actually offer a decent service - guess I really am ignorant!!
One would imagine that Heffer knows that feminism is the theory that men and women deserve equal rights and respect. On the basis of its official definition, the majority of the people I know would identify themselves as feminists.
Does anyone here think that women don't deserve education, equal pay for equal work, equal rights in marriage, or to not be owned by their fathers until sold off to husbands? Or the implementation of basic political, economic and social equality, allowing for natural differences between the sexes?
Iain Dale, are you a not a feminist?
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Sterling crisis in 1947 also Iain
There shoudl be more:
Engineers,
English people ( under represented due to all the Scots and Welsh who have English seats ).
Pharmacists,
Policement,
Soldiers
etc etc
And less self serving - underperforming lawyers.
Perhaps she would like to resign her seat a let someone who is more representative of the real population stand ?
I'm guessing she thinks she's too important for that.
Well, I just want more women, full stop.
Man in a Shed:
As an engineer myself, I couldn't see the profession being compatible with Parliament. We're too interested in getting the job done.
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