she is now to step down as an MP here

I'm a bit at the default cynicism on here and and the inside knowledge professed. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion - that's just mine - I just wonder what the point of such cynicism is. Really. Skepticism, okay, especially if it motivates you do go and find out more. But cynicism just demands you sit on your arse and criticise fromn the scantest evidence. It encourages ignorance!

AS for RK, I am prepered to take her reasons on face value, I just thought it was a timely contrast to the situation in the US with Sarah Palin

Whatever the reason for her departure, it comes as a relief to me!

I hope it will be followed by the departure of the entire Cabinet in due course.

If she really wanted to spend time with her kids, perhaps she might have been better doing it when they were under 5, when she could have actually been at home with them during the day, not just after 3.30pm?

The 11 year old will soon be a teenager and not be in the least bit interested in hanging out with Mum. Even the youngest at 5 is now at full-time school. Don't really believe it myself - she doesn't seem the maternal type really. Think she just saw the writing on the wall and thought it might be a good time to go.

twas a hooha indeed!

I dont know what he had I just knew it was learning difficulties and remember the hoo ha

I thought he had mild dyslexia, fio? can't warm to r kelly, tbh. v headgirl without sense of humour.

mabanana (I am not stalking you honest) the child who is at boarding school has learning difficulties and it was the school that best suited his needs.......

She has timed her resignation to damage Gordon Brown and this is no coincidence. She is anti choice on abortion and as such I can only think good riddance.

This is very clearly a convenient euphemism.

Ruth Kelly is just swapping one full time job for another one. Her kids are all at school anyway. Spending time with the kids has never been a priority for Ruth Kelly and nothing has changed there imo.