Two friends of mine were selected as PPCs tonight - Tracey Crouch in Chatham and Aylesford and Stephen Metcalfe in Basildon and East Thurrock. Tracey was my predecessor as Chief of Staff to David Davis and will be a formdable opponent for Jonathan Shaw. I'm delighted for her.
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Absolutely right, Iain: Tracey will be as brilliant as an MP as she's been at every other job she's done.
Every time a Conservative PPC is selected it seems to be a pal of yours. Not a very deep gene pool.
When are you going to realise Iain that female fascism is being practised by the Conservative and Labour party's?
Men aren't allowed anymore to be MPs.
Second rate women are getting through in spite of first class men but we'll never know if that comment is accurate or wrong and first class women are being dilluted by such stupidity.
It is a fact that women only shortlists (and secret nudges and winks) are going on in this Country today.
Doom.
secret nudges and winks....oh my god....Iain did you know....my god the scandal how did it ever come to pass
1) Mr Dr Doom I presume?
2) Did you not make the A-List?
3) Do you even know Tracey? If you did you're not going to think she's second rate.
Well done Tracey! very much deserved, despite what some people might like to write. Am sure she'll take Chatham by storm!
Doom that's a load of rubbish. More men than women are still being selected for safe and winnable seats (roughly 65-35% according to the latest ConHome figures). Selection committees look at women on the priority ist and think they're just there to make up the numbers, whereas the men are thought to be outstanding to have made it against all those women. So perversely the priority list is not necessarily helpful to women except that it gives them a chance to be interviewed, which previously they were often denied. There may well be some women on the priority list who are less able than some of the men who aren't, but it's incredibly naive to assume that there wasn't previously some prioritisation of candidates by CCO (secretly!) in which less able men were prioritised ahead of more capable women.
I am prepared to bet that of the new Conservative intake in 2009 no more than a third will be women
No I have not made it onto the 'A' list. The fact that I have never applied, or wish to apply, seems of little importance to you. If I apply, I will enter and be selected.
No, I do not know Tracey. I'll take your word of her first class rating.
My point is valid.
Men are being discriminated against by either first or second rate candidates.
First class/rate candidates are given the CCO nod through and second raters are given the nod also. Why? To outdo Labour in the more women in politics scandal.
Why do the Conservatives want more women in politics? Is it because there aren't that many in politics?
A garbage excuse to want women in politics by anyone with low standards.
It's a novelty and women are being abused without their even knowing it.
It's tantamount to letting the would be singer through because she's 'nice looking'.
It is very obvious to me that when devious tactics are used to entertain a novelty of equality, then the process itself can and should be brought into question.
First rate women candidates in an even contest would be represented by 50% of vacancies or thereabouts. Not all men are star quality.
Labour are more open about it.
50% of all vacancies in winnable seats are women only shortlists.
Again, very flawed as these women couldn't win a fair contest.
The role of MP is being subsumed by eugenics in men dominated desire for female fascism.
You are correct in saying this is garbage. It is very much so.
If women don't want to become MPs, then who am I to say they should. I'm just saying that the dross being put forward is questionable.
Doom.
"If women don't want to become MPs, then who am I to say they should. I'm just saying that the dross being put forward is questionable"
There may be less able women on the priority list-certainly. But they wil not actally be selected unless they are good enough to win through a 3-stage selection process, presumably defeating some of the "more able" on the way-so who is dross then?
What is important about the A list is that highly capable women who previously would not have put themeselves forward because they knew they had almost no chance of getting a winnable seat now are prepared to do so.
When we get to a situation where the able woman has at last as good a chance as the able man of being selected, then we can return to a level playing field. I dont think we have reached that state yet.
I agree the policy is not perfect - but if you think the old one was better then you are mistaken. My only comment is that I would prefer the criteria for inclusion on the priority list should be completely explicit, but I think it is again naive to assume that this is politically possible
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