tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post4246336526704106319..comments2024-03-29T11:07:51.893+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Behind Every Good Woman Should Stand – Another Good Woman.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-71772030675477803972019-09-19T20:02:50.155+12:002019-09-19T20:02:50.155+12:00I'm with GS that a woman might have cut throug...I'm with GS that a woman might have cut through the male crap. I've probably got a different viewpoint in that I wish that the Labour party men would actually be men and not some metrosexual gender neutrals. Fortunately the women are still acting like women. Chris is right, an H2 required, but who?Nick Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-66437873248615425742019-09-18T12:53:53.747+12:002019-09-18T12:53:53.747+12:00Er... Margaret Thatcher had no problems with male ...Er... Margaret Thatcher had no problems with male politicians until she did. It was male politicians that brought her down and it was male politicians she felt were undermining her, and probably were. And their attitude to Theresa May wasn't much better, although to be fair to Theresa May is wet. <br />And the sex of the H2 person may well matter, given men's penchant for covering sexual harassment up – maybe out of some misplaced "there but for the grace of God...". A woman may well have cut through the crap and told them to get it out in the open and fire the stupid bugger that did it.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-87874137792617240012019-09-17T19:12:06.307+12:002019-09-17T19:12:06.307+12:00Interesting point Chris but I'm not sure of it...Interesting point Chris but I'm not sure of its validity. Perhaps Jacinda is lacking an H2 type person. As long as that person has the requisite skills, knowledge, etc that you outlined then gender should be irrelevant shouldn't it? <br />And Margaret Thatcher seemed to have no problem in a heavily male dominated political environment even to the point where she was her own H2 as well as being H1 (until she ultimately imploded.)<br />Mark Simpson Mark Simpsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-38768208166173435632019-09-17T17:18:01.929+12:002019-09-17T17:18:01.929+12:00t ColOr perhaps Jacinda is just a serial liar Chri...t ColOr perhaps Jacinda is just a serial liar Chris.Honest Colnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-12193458493739954082019-09-17T10:35:34.941+12:002019-09-17T10:35:34.941+12:00"It’s an appealing comparison, but is Jacinda..."It’s an appealing comparison, but is Jacinda really our Elizabeth I? Yes, the Tudor Queen surrounded herself with powerful and intelligent men, but she never for one moment ceased to be her own woman "<br />The difference being that Arderne is allowed to be a woman, but Elizabeth I had to pretend male characteristics – I was going to say to be a man but that's ridiculous. She touched for scrofula for instance. She made that speech about the body of a weak and feeble woman. Which is interesting in itself in that women weren't necessarily considered weak and feeble then. Except politically.<br />I'm not sure whether I prefer cock-up or conspiracy. Given the penchant of various organisations to cover up sexual harassment up to the point of outright rape, I think I favour conspiracy. And I think they quite possibly left her out of the loop deliberately because as a woman, she would have presumably had less sympathy with keeping it all under wraps. And you notice that most of the organisations that have covered up this sort of thing tend to be male dominated. And you notice that the victims reported this to a woman albeit a National Party woman. Which says a lot, including that they probably didn't trust male National party politicians with this.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-86384898913837640032019-09-17T08:35:23.693+12:002019-09-17T08:35:23.693+12:00An excellent article Chris.An excellent article Chris.Simon Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202401809274517356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-91652319556985595922019-09-17T08:34:57.796+12:002019-09-17T08:34:57.796+12:00Very good Chris.
I'm afraid I tend to the ...Very good Chris. <br /> I'm afraid I tend to the cynical power brokers option. But I don't think there would be a Andrew among the names chosen in this instance.<br />D J SDavid Stonenoreply@blogger.com