If I were Catherine Bennett, I'd be lying low...

[Wordsmith]

Daren't do a link to her article in today's Guardian G2, but it's a damn sight more critical of u-know-who than anyone has ever been on here!

[TrotskyPlayedTheHarpsichord]

it's fab isn't it? I want so much to comment on it

[Wordsmith]

Go on then Trotsky!

[northender]

There's already a link in one of the other threads

[MrsJohnCusack]

goodness

pleaase comment trotsky.

[Wordsmith]

Thought there probably would be, northender, but couldn't find one on cursory glance.

[LucyJones]

I love the last paragraph

[morningpaper]

It's very sad though isn't it, the final paragraph?

Makes me want to slap everyone around the face and say YOU SEE? DOESN'T IT ALL MAKE SENSE NOW?

[Wordsmith]

OK here it is . yes the last para speaks volumes doesn't it.

[Tommy]

agree with morningpaper (again)
That last paragraph

[northender]

It's on the media interest thread, a post from jessicaandrebeccasmummy I think. (Haven't the energy to find it and do a link, long story involving sleepless toddler!)

[northender]

I'm surprised she wrote that bit about her mother, speaks volumes doesn't and explains a lot!

[TrotskyPlayedTheHarpsichord]

the whole thing makes me bloody weep.
the whole miserable thing.

[morningpaper]

The odd thing about this article was that the headline was really inappropriate though

Didn't really go with the story

[Wordsmith]

MP!

[CarolinaMao]

um, it is relevant to one quote in the article. What on earth could that have been about I wonder?...

[Freckle]

I don't think I'd be too worried if I were Catherine Bennett. After all The Guardian has very deep pockets and extremely savvy lawyers so I don't think they are likely to be targetted at all. It's so much easier to threaten shoestring operations.

[mummydear]

Lets all live in harmony eh girls ? ( para 1)

[CaligulaCorday]

pmsl hurray for Catherine Bennett!

[aitch71ababe]

well done Catherine Bennett, a very funny piece and rather touching in a way. it made me want to cuddle my daughter excessively and never put her down.

very sad about the last paragraph though, what a shame, am almost feeling sorry for my namesake...

[EvesMama]

so why is mumsnet being singled out when so many paper/t.v/radio shows, and other websites are saying similar things?..that they disagree with her practice or find it inhumane?..or rather, not what a mum or dad would actually do..unless they were deprogrammed of all feeling...whats the issue with MN above eveyone else?

[aitch71ababe]

honestly, i think it's personal.

completely hypothetically... i think if you have come up against some of the women here in an argument it might be hard not to take it personally, even if, say, you were posting in disguise and everyone just thought that you were an ordinary mn punter who was up for a ruck.
i think that possibly real feelings got hurt.
but i wasn't here at that time, i read the threads afterwards but things did seem to get pretty weird.


PS is this deletable? i don't think i've said anything out of turn but if i have will someone press the exclamation mark for me? cheers

[morningpaper]

Ha I see there are a few comments under Catherine Bennett's piece saying that the headline isn't appropriate.

It just doesn't make sense attached to the story.

Not just me then.

[joelallie]

That is so sad. The last para I mean. So sad.

[Bibliophile]

Very funny posts from readers underneath though. Particularly the one from the neighbour's point of view, I thought.