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Louise Mensch resigns...

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propercharlie · 06/08/2012 09:38

too hard to balance famaily life :(

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FalseStartered · 06/08/2012 09:39

she was never in it to represent her constituents, she's moving to New York to live the high life with her DH

good riddance

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propercharlie · 06/08/2012 09:41

Whatever you think of her, I'm dreading the "look ladies, told you! You cant have it all" nonsense that is about to hit the media...

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FalseStartered · 06/08/2012 09:42

she's never been taken seriously as an MP anyway, it's been obvious she was one of the 'celebraTory' candidates

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Alibabaandthe40nappies · 06/08/2012 09:43

I like her, but her husband lives in the US so it was always going to be very hard to make it work.

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LostInWales · 06/08/2012 09:44

Remember her on HIGNFY? She has never come across as very intelligent. I for one won't miss her popping up spouting bollocks all over the media.

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EdithWeston · 06/08/2012 09:48

When a male MP stands down to spend more time with his family, one assumes a terrible scandal is about to break, despite the examples where nothing comes to light.

It'll be interesting to see if this stereotype is also used for her, or if a different one is chosen.

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ovariantryst · 06/08/2012 09:50

I once read Career Girls on a plane as I was really, really bored and it was a freebie with a magazine. Probably the worst thing (hard to call it a book) that I'd ever read. However, at least she was honest about issues such as drugs, her past when working for Sony etc etc. I'll miss her (but for the love of all that's holy I hope she doesn't go back to being a 'writer').

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MissMavishasbluehair · 06/08/2012 09:51

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FalseStartered · 06/08/2012 09:53

she's using that as a red herring IMO, the family life reason i mean

she's a feminist too, doncha know Hmm

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tribpot · 06/08/2012 09:57

I agree with propercharlie - the entire event is certain to be taken out of context. I'm assuming the nature of her DH's work made it impossible for him to be based in the UK (which you would assume was her preference not just for her own career but for her children's sake) and so a decision was reached which I hope is mainly fair to her children, assuming their father is still based in the UK.

And that's it. Nothing need be turned into a mini media storm about how women are unelectable because they put family before work or any of that shite, but it will all follow regardless.

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iseenodust · 06/08/2012 09:59

False If her DH lives in NY, then why is family life a red herring?
not her biggest fan but I think it was good for young women to see that they could be an MP without being male and 40 (also Sarah Tether).

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FalseStartered · 06/08/2012 10:00

yup, it will be taken out of context, she's playing the 'poor little lady' card (much to my own personal disgust) but locally she is seen as a joke MP

no need for the media to say anything, she has set the seeds herslef Sad

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CharminglyOdd · 06/08/2012 10:02

Actually the first thing I thought of was an imminent scandal rather than the having it all thing. Not sure what that says about my mentality Grin

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FalseStartered · 06/08/2012 10:05

still, silver lining is she won't have time for any more game shows Smile

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Vagaceratops · 06/08/2012 10:08

She just seems to spend a lot of time pouting - she reminds me of VB.

IMO Stella Creasy is one of the best females MP's. Her work against PDL companies should be applauded.

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BornStroppy · 06/08/2012 10:08

Well, it IS HARD!!

I wake with chest pains sometimes. 5 days a week working, 2 hr commute, I have a cleaner and a very supportive mother and husband and I am pregnant, could do without this working nonsense. Do any of you feel as though you get enough time with your family?
Shes a crap writer and lightweight politician but fair play to her. Id love to resign.

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HellonHeels · 06/08/2012 10:09

Can't wait until she sinks from view.

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SpeckleDust · 06/08/2012 10:10

I didn't realise she was the 'writer' Louise Bagshawe.

Shit, I hope this doesn't mean she'll have time to go back to writing dreadful books again.

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Tommy · 06/08/2012 10:10

I agree - she's never really been a serious politician at all. I always follow Merton and Hisplop's judgement on such characters and they clearly thought she was dreadful on HIGNFY Grin

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Metabilis3 · 06/08/2012 10:12

@propercharlie Exactly. I bet there's nary a mention of the husband living in New York.

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porcamiseria · 06/08/2012 10:12

after that twitter thing I dont bloody blame her

death threats against her children, noone deserves that

I am sure she will have a more peaveful and chilled time

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ThePan · 06/08/2012 10:17

Well this is is going to be a loss, isn't it?

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MissMavishasbluehair · 06/08/2012 10:17

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Metabilis3 · 06/08/2012 10:20

@missmavis but this case isn't an example of the issue of women with children having careers. It's the issue of women with careers and children marrying men who live thousands of miles away in a different continent and then being surprised its not easy. Completely different thing. But it will be used as another stick to beat the rest of us with.

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LostInWales · 06/08/2012 10:20

Born Stroppy, yes it is bloody hard and I salute you for doing it. I don't miss it for a minute. I think the issue is that she seemed quite lightweight and media loving. There are some far, far better female politicians than her who seem to able to exist without sprouting spurious crap all over tv. And she writes terrible books Grin.

I feel quite mean now, I hope she has a wonderful, low profile Wink, life in America with her music mogul husband.

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