webchats - who is lined up

What happened about Gabrielle Palmer (author of The Politics Of Breastfeeding, a book you must ALL read - in fact, make it the Book Club book of the month)?

Would she still have to pay to come on if enough of us wanted her to?

If you want a language person, Michael Hoey is a fantastic speaker. Dotty, but great.

No, I think they'd try and make him say lots of things were "correct", and he wouldn't, and then I'd be happy! I thought of Peter Trudgill given all the sweary stuff, Pruni...

I thought David Crystal but wouldn't everyone just ask him SALT-type questions? He is fab though.

David Crystal - for all the language arguments.

Lesley Regan - has she been on?

I wondered if it was a typo for love of slobber. Either would have been fine.

Debo, Dutchess of Devonshire YES!!!

On Will Young, either they think:

"Will's an intelligent lad, he's been on Question Time, that crowd of smart, right-thinking, witty women will be able to have a robust discourse with him on topical subjects and his music"

OR

"Who buys the CDs in Tesco? Housewives. Right let's get him on Mumsnet"

Sadly, I think it's probably the latter.

love, sorry

Cant we have another go with Doodle-do Chris?

OMG I would lobver Stephen Fry, whoever suggested him!

Lets ask Jeremy Kyle to come solve all our problems

Beeney has a new book out on Oct 5, about Green your home here so she might be more inclined to come and chat

Justin Fletcher - just so I can watch the inevitable love-fest that web chat would be

Nothing says 'by parents for parents' better than a gay talent-show winner

Just messin'. I think Lulu's suggestion of Beverley Beech from AIMS is an excellent one.

Mariella Frostrup - for a dose of DTMFA?
Juliet Stevenson - interesting person

Is there a psychiatrist who deals with the (normal) changes in women after motherhood? I have about a million questions about that.

Ooh ooh Christina Hardyment - wrote that excellent book about child care traditions over the centuries.

I would love Matthew Wright to come on, I would like to know how he can be so keen on Janey Lee Grace being on his show about green issues yet be so closed minded about other things.

Oh yes llareggub, good call. I was staring over the sea at Inchkenneth just last week

This probably would never happen, but I'd love to chat with the Duchess of Devonshire. I've read, and re-read volumes of letters between the Mitford sisters and I like to think that they would have been mumsnetters had they been born in a different century. Debo's letters are witty, cutting and she knows everyone. She'd be fascinating, and the only acceptable hon.

Um, sorry, the latter two [must get some sleep emoticon]

Yes to Viviene Westwood

And as it's party conference season why not:

Shirley Williams?? Anne Begg?? Samantha Cameron??

The latter too would have interesting things to say about carers' rights or rights for the disabled or chronically ill.

I would love to be able to pose a few questions to Camilla Batmanghelidj of Kids Company. I really admire her. We could ask her about disaffected youth, anti-social behaviour (currently very topical), dyslexia and Iran.

If all of the above are too worthy, how about Stephen Fry (disappearing species and disappearing kilos) or Gareth Malone (singing, boys, education, music) who has a strong following on here ???

ok, to you random will young fans- i have an authentic signed photo on my desk. actually i think i have two. don't ask! how about we auction them somehow?

Definitely Dawn French, she's brill-yant she is!!!

David Mitchell is really clever.

Will Young [swoon emoticon]...he's only gay because he hasn't met me you know.

(joke)

(kind of)

I saw the Leave Right Now video on tv the other day and it still makes me come over all funny.

Kirstie is my girl crush. I love her almost as much as Will. She's only straight because she hasn't met me you know...

David Mitchell is quite tasty although I think we might scare him

He might know lots about pensions though

Does Will Young know about pensions?