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I found the thread illuminating. I got the feeling he was having to check his replies to us via Starmer HQ, there were sometimes too many long pauses while he curated the right response. I also felt patronised again - do they think we're stupid and we can't read through what they're saying? I'm getting so sick of this crap, particularly from Labour who I wanted to support but now no longer can. But also, his responses gave more light to what KS is as a person and I was not reassured by that. I get a feeling that KS is not as democratic as he makes himself out to be and that he is quite happy to run roughshod over anyone who doesn't agree with him. And isn't that the case regarding women's rights; he's made his mind up, it seems, and he won't be budged - that's the impression I'm getting.

Why was Bowlfullofmush' s post and consequently my reply to them deleted? <confused>. Was it because he was criticised for prioritising the footie and takeaway?

Of course, I do sympathise with a yummy takeaways coming first 😋. Hope it was a good one.

I have always loved MN for its feminist robustness.

it's bizarre and quite rude imho to criticise him for leaving the chat (we'd asked him to do a couple of hours) and getting a takeaway (he didn't have time to cook anything!)

Justine, you are not helping the way he came across with that comment, sorry. He was late to the chat due to the football and then closed it due to his takeaway arriving because he didn't have time to cook anything? C'mon.

It was an illuminating chat but I doubt in the way he and Keir Starmer thought it would be.

It's bizarre MNHQ accepts women being treated in the way Labour HQ saw fit to. But what can you do.

it's bizarre and quite rude imho to criticise him for leaving the chat (we'd asked him to do a couple of hours) and getting a takeaway (he didn't have time to cook anything!)
I appreciated that he did longer than the usual one hour stint but you'd think someone in the political world could give a better excuse for leaving e.g. my time is up (rather than Deliveroo has arrived).
It was tone-deaf.

Didn't you think it "bizarre and quite rude" that he was late due to football, fgs!

Come on. They wheel out a third party. Who ignores many questions like mine about the only charity with statutory safeguarding powers, and tries to convince us "shrill" is a term used for men (it isn't).

At least Sunak came to his Q&A.

And yes. I do think we and our children worth more than a slot around the football. It's demeaning.

Come on. They wheel out a third party. Who ignores many questions like mine about the only charity with statutory safeguarding powers, and tries to convince us "shrill" is a term used for men (it isn't).

At least Sunak came to his Q&A.

And yes. I do think we and our children worth more than a slot around the football. It's demeaning.

He was more than a few minutes late, Justine.

He wasn't just popping in for a cuppa though was he? Yes, I'd be annoyed if someone pitched up half an hour late for something I'd organised and then left at the time agreed. I'd find it rude and dismissive.

one thing and then I must stop procrastinating. i would have thought political parties would strictly manage and control any coms, especially on busy online forums, so close to the elections? or is there a sense that a super majority is given and one doesn't care any longer about every single vote? i don't really know much about these things, just wondering from a common sense point of view one wouldn't want to be too laid back or careless at such a sensitive point in the election timeline?

Can you explain why you did that q&a with Sunak which didn't fact check or give any challenge to what he said, and then rather than doing the same with Starmer you got someone who wrote a book about him on, who obviously can't answer questions for him?

Why are you treating the two leaders / parties so differently and can you see why so many people thought both were disappointing?

Actually I would if they were coming to discuss safeguarding my children. I'd think it was incredibly disrespectful given the matter being discussed.

He wasn't here to discuss the football. It was an 'ask me anything' not an 'ask me only socially polite questions that you'd have if a friend popped around for a cup of tea one evening'. No one would bother if it was the latter. We wouldn't be here.

We're talking about democracy - or IMO in the case of Labour their actions suggesting they'd quite like to destroy it - this is weighty stuff. Women on here care about women's human rights and child safeguarding. If he'd spent 5 minutes on the site he'd know this would be the line of questioning he'd get.