One anniversay, two very different ways of covering it. The Today programme opted to mark the 90th anniversary of the first woman elected to the Commons by interviewing the son of a hereditary peer and his granddaughter. Both of them poured cold water over the idea of all women shortlists altough, this being Tony Benn,… Continue reading Representation in politics: what has gender got to do with it?
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Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?
One thing that really bugs me is when people who clearly don’t know what they are talking about come up with fatuous excuses for not allowing reasonable requests. Nick Harvey MP, sadly, is a case in point. His response to Jo Swinson’s reasonable request for Parliament to allow video clips to be posted on YouTube… Continue reading Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?
Swinsongate Goes National…
Three weeks on from the original Swinsongate and Young Labour are still claiming the veracity of the story on the front page of their national website. Of course, this puts Omar Salem in the uncomfortable position of having one version of the press release on the national website and another, contradictory, version on the London… Continue reading Swinsongate Goes National…