Female Only Shortlists

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/14/david-cameron-open-to-female-only-shortlists-tories

Could this type of female only cabinet short list extend to local parties only putting forward women candidates up for election?

[kvalidir]

It's a bad idea for two reasons, one is it's tokenism and women will see straight through it and feel patronised so it won't help with vote and another is it's vital we have the best people possible be they male, female, gay, straight, black or white. I totally understand the need for women and minorities to feel represented but I think this is a very crude way of doing it.

[Old_Geezer]

Applying discrimination where it can not be justified merely makes victims of the innocent. To support it is to support the very discrimination one is claiming to be fighting. It is, by it's very nature, hypocritical, and morally wrong. One hopes supporters will one day see the light and that it doesn't get extended but stopped.

[douglas9401]

You do tend to get better looking chicks for selection though. :-)

[woofgang]

Didn't the labour party do something similar. "Emily's List" springs to mind...

[woofgang]

...yup
http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/target/119034/source/subject

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-women-hope-to-put-more-names-on-emilys-list-1471296.html

[sp1814]

Hopefully.

Men have royally buggered up the world. Let the women take a crack at it - see if they can be less incompetent.

[paddywak]

kvalidir has hit the nail right on the head,it doesn't matter who gets the job as long as they are the best person for it.Having applicant lists restricted to only group of people merely excludes loads of applicants one of whom,male female or what ever, would be perfect for the job.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// Men have royally buggered up the world. Let the women take a crack at it - see if they can be less incompetent. ///

Didn't the Tories once select the one and only female Prime Minister in British politic history? And there are not many on here who thought she was more competent than her male counterparts.

[kvalidir]

Ooooh thank you AOG, I really didn't expect that :)

[sp1814]

AOG

And the lily livered men who should have thanked her for their political careers decided to dump her.

I say bring on the women. They frequently show more guts than their male counterparts...

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

Have you got a thing against men? How very strange.

[anotheoldgit]

kvalidir

/// Ooooh thank you AOG, I really didn't expect that :) ///

You are welcome, I am always ready to award sensible thinking.

[Old_Geezer]

Maggie already had a crack at it sp and look at the divisive mess that resulted. I blame the lack of hours sleep. It doesn't do the mind any good.

[anotheoldgit]

Old_Geezer

/// Maggie already had a crack at it sp and look at the divisive mess that resulted. I blame the lack of hours sleep. It doesn't do the mind any good. ///

That is a matter of opinion.

Look what Margaret Thatcher did for us?

http://www.thefreesociety.org/Articles/Comment/what-did-margaret-thatcher-ever-do-for-us

[DrFilth]

> She privatized the industries and utilities that were costly,
outdated, and uneconomic. <

so now we have cheap gas, leccy, water etc


> She allowed ordinary people a stake in their country through
council house sales and popular share issues. <

so now we have a shortage of affordable housing


> She turned a ruined country into an economic powerhouse and
restored her people’s faith in themselves and their future. <

put a load of people out of work and made some towns into ghost towns



> Apart from that, nothing. <

[Brenden]

I abhor positive discrimination in any form.

[naomi24]

^So do I.