tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post1087468465435119010..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Some white men spoke in a cinema. #yesscotlandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-41372062661998820872012-05-26T14:51:34.135+01:002012-05-26T14:51:34.135+01:00I hardly think you are in a position to point out ...I hardly think you are in a position to point out the SNP’s equality home goal Caron when the Lib Dems one is equally huge! And let’s face it Caron two Lib Dems have already had to go under a cloud and your supposedly most equal party of the lot (40% female councillors) still couldn’t find a woman to fill a role! So that’s actually none out of seven. At this rate every male Lib Dem MP will have got a cabinet job before any woman.Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-59371070730826133022012-05-26T14:46:01.734+01:002012-05-26T14:46:01.734+01:0040% of your councillors and 0% of your cabinet min...40% of your councillors and 0% of your cabinet ministers! Now what does that say about women Lib Dems in British politics? Is it that women are crap and therefore only fit to occupy the lower echelons and remain there? Or is it that despite talking a good talk the Lib Dems are an equally sexist organisation that is run by men for men?<br /><br />The Scottish cabinet has two females out of nine so slightly less than a quarter. While the English cabinet has 5 out of 23 so a similarly less than a quarter. However interestingly the party that bangs on about equality the most and likes to wear its equality credentials on its sleeve by quoting the fact it has more female councillors for example provides none of them. Is that irony Caron or hypocrisy?Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-44403184165115617282012-05-26T13:02:23.220+01:002012-05-26T13:02:23.220+01:00Imagine leaving a pointlessly abusive anonymous co...Imagine leaving a pointlessly abusive anonymous comment on somebody else's blog, and sitting back with a smug smile of satisfaction at a job well done?<br /><br />Caron, if it's any comfort to you, those of us in Yorkshire don't want to be ruled by Westminster either, but we still voted agin regional assemblies because that was another layer of politicians to pay for with no discernable benefit. Sadly this means Yorkshire independence is a lot further away... ;)<br /><br />* may have missed the point of this post completely *<br /><br />Oh yeah. Sexism. Lack of racial diversity. In a nationalist campaign. Witness my face of not-surprise.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-91675168316747186272012-05-26T09:10:19.079+01:002012-05-26T09:10:19.079+01:00Spineless Lib - Willie Rennie asked Ming Campbell ...Spineless Lib - Willie Rennie asked Ming Campbell to chair a Commission not just on Home Rule but on how best to devolve power from that centre too - it's our USP in this debate, I think because Labour and the SNP will centralise anything that sits still for long enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-46849040586988765042012-05-26T09:08:56.867+01:002012-05-26T09:08:56.867+01:00Oh, and Munguin, almost 40% of our councillors are...Oh, and Munguin, almost 40% of our councillors are women, more than any other party.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-17689826387543076432012-05-26T09:08:30.672+01:002012-05-26T09:08:30.672+01:00Munguin, I am painfully aware of the failure of al...Munguin, I am painfully aware of the failure of all parties to properly address the gender deficit in politics and, believe me, mine hear a great deal from me on this subject.<br /><br />For the Yes to Independence campaign to so publicly muck up on this, though, is a serious thing. The signal it gave out loud and clear yesterday is that independence is for blokes born in the 50s or 60s. <br /><br />And given the latest poll, showing that barely a quarter of women support independence, that might be right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-54186660191599668892012-05-26T08:14:46.026+01:002012-05-26T08:14:46.026+01:00Great post Caron. I am now *so* hoping the questio...Great post Caron. I am now *so* hoping the question is "Do you want to be a part of the UK" ;-) Very disappointing opening to the campaign....<br /><br />I especially liked "As a highlander, I have as much of an issue about being told what to do by Edinburgh as I do London". Coming from North Wales, about as far from Cardiff as you can get Northwards without being in the middle of the sea, I have exactly the same problem. The one people the North Welsh Gogs hate more than the English are the Hwntws down South... Devolution to the Celtic Fringe is great, and I'm glad it's happened, but some decentralisation would also be appreciated. I suppose this is what you get when it's brought in and dominated by Labour. <br /><br />I hope this will actually factor in quite heavily to the election. The highlands and islands probably don't want to see Edinburgh rule any more than London rule, and I hope our localist, decentralised position will go down well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-83293768262705672292012-05-26T08:04:03.623+01:002012-05-26T08:04:03.623+01:00Are we not better to weather the storm as one nati...Are we not better to weather the storm as one nation while balancing the relationship between its member states? <br />That depends - I'm no enthusiast for independence, but if there is a choice between a harsh, socially polarised UK and a chance for Scotland to strike out as evenly vaguely egalitarian/social democratic state, as viable as anywhere like Denmark or Norway, why on earth not? Especially given the rise of English nationalism with its really stridently anti-Scottish tone? UKIP are ahead of the Lib Dems in a range of polls down south, and some English polls show a majority wanting rid of Scotland - Salmond might not need to ask his question!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-12281559568820107692012-05-26T06:38:36.913+01:002012-05-26T06:38:36.913+01:00How right you are Caron. Women are underrepresente...How right you are Caron. Women are underrepresented in British politics. Perhaps you would like to remind us all of how many female Lib Dems are in the English Cabinet that sits at Westminster? Let’s have a look shall we? There are five Lib Dems in the English Cabinet: Nick Clegg, Vince Cable, Ed Davey, Michael Moore and Danny Alexander. Oh dear that appears to be 100% men! Surely you’re not suggesting that the SNP is sexist while all the time claiming that all the “talent” in the Lib Dems is vested in its male members? What are the little women in the Lib Dems doing? Baking cakes and making yellow pom poms?Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-79845626704396550402012-05-26T00:02:37.434+01:002012-05-26T00:02:37.434+01:00Imagine actually sitting down and writing this cra...Imagine actually sitting down and writing this crap, and thinking it's a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-90285567104535699482012-05-25T22:58:07.711+01:002012-05-25T22:58:07.711+01:00Anon 2, apologies, genuine typo now fixed. I know ...Anon 2, apologies, genuine typo now fixed. I know how to spell it. Having an unusual name myself, I know how it feels to have it mis-spelled all the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-60452694124612016632012-05-25T22:49:23.860+01:002012-05-25T22:49:23.860+01:00Gender good point. Shame it is undermined by wrong...Gender good point. Shame it is undermined by wrong spelling of Liz Lochhead's name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-485103090513871952012-05-25T19:48:41.237+01:002012-05-25T19:48:41.237+01:00Ah yes Fourfolksache - is abuse the best you can d...Ah yes Fourfolksache - is abuse the best you can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-35934393333116390042012-05-25T18:12:36.534+01:002012-05-25T18:12:36.534+01:00Well Caron, enjoy the 27 months. Before the end of...Well Caron, enjoy the 27 months. Before the end of that time you will either have no one left to vote for ie if you want to elect a LibDem, or your Scottish contingent will hopefully wake up and detach themselves from Clegg and his cronies?<br />And who knows perhaps even honour their so called Home Rule credentials?Fourfolksachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651190231842907126noreply@blogger.com