tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post172020626447288737..comments2024-03-29T05:46:39.542+00:00Comments on Penny Red: UK election: where are the women?Penny Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677315565893516941noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-91340880478284344392010-05-08T14:23:19.574+01:002010-05-08T14:23:19.574+01:00Little known fact - Margaret Thatcher (then Margar...Little known fact - Margaret Thatcher (then Margaret Robinson) voted in favour of legalising abortion when it was presented as a Private Member's Bill.Jameshttp://scriboergosum.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-86581647682517731062010-05-08T02:35:14.679+01:002010-05-08T02:35:14.679+01:00Excellent stuff, but it was roachdale not romford....Excellent stuff, but it was roachdale not romford. Pedantic, but it does rather re enforce the feeling that northerners are just too far away from the center of power to matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-36275595817319838942010-05-07T19:43:51.043+01:002010-05-07T19:43:51.043+01:00THANK YOU for this, it is so much better than the ...THANK YOU for this, it is so much better than the piece-of-shit post on Liberal Conspiracy by Jennifer O'Mahony - did you see it?KJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571556157838498964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-50709257091100275612010-05-06T17:07:38.050+01:002010-05-06T17:07:38.050+01:00totally agree. it's absurd that in 2010 women ...totally agree. it's absurd that in 2010 women are still being marginalised in politics and that the most high profile women are the wives.<br /><br />frank - the f word has been quite engaged with the election with some quite interesting posts.sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-50515092493507730472010-05-06T15:28:59.854+01:002010-05-06T15:28:59.854+01:00Finally you mention Caroline Lucas! I voted Green...Finally you mention Caroline Lucas! I voted Green at approximately 7.05 pm and have been encouraging other people to vote (except people who might vote bnp, and I only know one such person, and that was a massive surprise, and luckily there is no bnp candidate in her constituency.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-12180556863442390222010-05-06T14:26:13.769+01:002010-05-06T14:26:13.769+01:00There was one woman on the list in my local electi...There was one woman on the list in my local election. One. It makes me so frustrated and mad. <br /><br />My friend in Lewisham found the same thing. Only that the only lady on the list was from the BNP. Fucking hell it is wrong all of it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-38342438105265686122010-05-06T10:22:53.243+01:002010-05-06T10:22:53.243+01:00Laurie: your post contradicts its title - as Laban...Laurie: your post contradicts its title - as Laban cruelly points out - but it's still a good point: it's not just about 'numbers' (which has been the tone of every other 'Where are the women?' article I've come across during the campaign). But then we should have learnt that lesson when Thatcher was PM.<br /><br />[redpesto]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-35925599988939200702010-05-06T00:00:52.211+01:002010-05-06T00:00:52.211+01:00I'm in Shirley and there are two female candid...I'm in Shirley and there are two female candidates. Unfortunately one's the Conservative candidate.<br /><br />However the incumbent Lib Dem is a lady - and she's always replied to me when I've written to her. I may not agree with all the Lib Dem policies, but considering my choice is "Big Three or UKIP" I'll be marking my ballot against the yellow rosette.<br /><br />I would love the Lib Dems to get a decent power base. We may actually have a change to the current electoral system. Roll on PR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-12703597898754120182010-05-05T23:23:31.848+01:002010-05-05T23:23:31.848+01:00To be fair on Gordon Brown, all the high-profile L...To be fair on Gordon Brown, all the high-profile Labour women are uniformly dreadful, now that the Blessed Ruth Kelly is no longer with us. Those who suggest that more Harriet Harman on the news is a vote-winner need a lie-down.<br /><br />But if you notice, some of the odder men are missing, too. Given that he's often seen a possible successor, it's odd how low profile David Miliband's been. <br /><br /><i>For a feminist activist, tuning in to watch three middle-aged white men talk to each other about 'families'...</i><br /><br />Can you possibly turn from the mirror for one short minute, and consider that <b>nobody is targeting the electorally vital feminist activist vote ?</b>Labanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-85873096135098895052010-05-05T22:50:38.022+01:002010-05-05T22:50:38.022+01:00Really good post. I've written something about...Really good post. I've written something about the 22 British-Asian women candidates standing in the general election this time round. There is, as yet, no British-Asian female MP at all. Most of these PCCs will of course be in no-hoper constituencies though one or two seem pretty likely to win (btw the Tories seem to have all the glossy, attractive ones...)Ravenhttp://londonmasalaandchips.blogspot.com/2010/04/who-are-uks-asian-women-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-25878938241907970972010-05-05T21:37:06.716+01:002010-05-05T21:37:06.716+01:00Don't forget Salma Yaqoob another women leader...Don't forget Salma Yaqoob another women leader, she is backing Caroline Lucas and Caroline Lucas is backing her.<br /><br />Hall Green and Brighton Pavilion could deliver two amazing women MPs, if you live near either Brighton or Birmingham and are reading this please go and help make history tomorrow.<br /><br />Don't leave it to male and mostly public school politicians who advocate war and cuts.Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-84471454189581738422010-05-05T18:59:20.030+01:002010-05-05T18:59:20.030+01:00I think the main reason women play second fiddle i...I think the main reason women play second fiddle in elections is that they usually vote the way their fathers, husbands, brothers, boyfriends etc., tell them to. Because of this subservience, obedience and deference seeded by the female half of the population to the male it is principally the opinion and voting intentions of the male sex that determines electoral outcomes. If you are persuasive enough to win the men over to your camp you automatically gain the support of their women as a frill; a bonus if you will.<br /><br />It's the natural order of things.Jaswindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-40238172468384317592010-05-05T18:44:24.201+01:002010-05-05T18:44:24.201+01:00Completely agree and have been ranting along the s...Completely agree and have been ranting along the same lines myself. It's encouraging to see this post. I've been surprised how little the feminist blogosphere has engaged with the Election.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660192825498839248noreply@blogger.com