tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post819917762101675707..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Jo Swinson on the male dominance of the CommonsJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-85012929499218308362008-12-15T16:35:00.000+00:002008-12-15T16:35:00.000+00:00I take Jo's point, but a schoolboy sense of humour...I take Jo's point, but a schoolboy sense of humour is a pre-requisite of being an MP. Jo should just enjoy her superiority. Having said that I've sat in enough female dominated environments to imagine... "A single-mother came to my surgery this week. Honestly when will people learn that pink nails just don't go with a black outfit - and trainers, oh dear..."Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589409310709797194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-37557023796076448162008-12-15T11:06:00.000+00:002008-12-15T11:06:00.000+00:00Even if Clegg got it worng, it doesn't change Jo's...Even if Clegg got it worng, it doesn't change Jo's basic point.<BR/><BR/>Too many MPs are sitting there thinking about how to score a point or belittle others, rather than actually debate real issues.<BR/><BR/>Many male MPs (on both sides of the house) compound this by their sexist attitude.<BR/><BR/>Imagine how you would feel about this behaviour if you were a single mother in Clegg's constituency who needed to see him about a benefits problem.Liberal Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550999774301073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-49356540355228439292008-12-15T09:36:00.000+00:002008-12-15T09:36:00.000+00:00What Niles said. Giving an honest answer to repeat...What Niles said. Giving an honest answer to repeated badgering from a twunt does not equal boasting.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-84232513473952822702008-12-15T09:33:00.000+00:002008-12-15T09:33:00.000+00:00I suspect most women - and men, were appalled by M...I suspect most women - and men, were appalled by MPs behaviour last week.Its the worst kind of public school boy hysteria that seems to pervade Parliament. Totally agree with JO - things must change.Meral Hussein Ecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882052499747698790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-75452368649315087872008-12-15T09:30:00.000+00:002008-12-15T09:30:00.000+00:00Except of course Clegg didn't boast. Piers Morgan ...Except of course Clegg didn't boast. Piers Morgan was asking a stupid question, and insisting on an answer by escalating the figure. When he asked, "So how many women have you slept with? 10? 20? 30?" Clegg interrupted with "certainly no more than that"<BR/><BR/>Yes, he should have told Morgan to take a running jump, but it's not as if he went into the interview to boast about his notches, he got played into revealing something that subsequently got quoted out of context and became a myth.Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060945134872813307noreply@blogger.com