To think Ann Widdecombe is truly vile

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Celeb Big Brother.

Anyone else saying the things she has said would have had people screaming at them.

She doesn't think women should work if they have children.

She doesn't agree with gay marriage.

She thinks being gay is disgusting.

She is so backwards in her thinking, she is truly horrible.

Now whilst I don't agree with the language that Andrew used about her, I agree with his sentiment and I can't believe everyone is pussy footing around her!

20 women escaped from maternity appointments in hospital in 6 years, so handcuffs were reintroduced. Women are not usually handcuffed during active labour, although this one was briefly, by mistake: Since becoming pregnant, she had attempted to escape from custody on three separate occasions, including once when she attempted to leap from a first-floor balcony at the hospital's maternity unit.

Eleanor

There's no need to call her a cunt. It doesn't reinforce your point. If you can present your point in an articulate way without resorting to personal attack then you might have more credibility.

You are the dangerous one for calling her a racist. You can't support your accusation and your post comes across as a childish rant.

No she didn't say someone should be flattered if sexually harassed on the street. Talk about twisting what someone said. She said, if a woman is feeling down in dumps or whatever a harmless wolf whistle can give her a bit of a boost. Don't be ridiculous calling it sexual harassment, and to call her a cunt is disgusting.

Anyone can be made to sound bad if their every word was pounced on and analised. I bet most people couldn't stand up to such close scrutiny and come through smelling of roses.

I like Ann Widdecombe. I don't agree with everything she says but she's perfectly entitled to her views. She's not unpleasant in how she expresses them. I find her a breath of fresh air in the current climate, where everyone is supposed to hold the same right on views as everyone else.

I too like Ann Widdecombe, at least she is up front, consistent and honest about her moral stances unlike so many other politicians/celebrities.
Ok, I might not always agree with her but at least she isn't unpleasant and belligerent like too many people and is respected by many.

ivy Ann is from a generation when a wolf whistle certainly wasn't thought of as sexual harassment, in fact so am i. The views she aired will probably be shared with many of that generation. But as someone who suffered a serious sexual assault when i was 15 i can assure you that a wolf whistle didn't come in the same category.

She's as mentally sharp as a teenager and I abhor the idea you can't argue back because she's old
Ann would be deeply disappointed if she thought people were holding back from arguing with her because she's old, she loves a good debate, the difficulty is more that she can run circles round most people.

I find her a breath of fresh air in the current climate, where everyone is supposed to hold the same right on views as everyone else

I do too.

It’s not about generational issues. Emmeline Pankhurst fought long before Anne Widdecombe for women’s rights. She is a reactionary Catholic, member of Opus Dei and extremely right wing. Her political views are informed by her interpretation of her faith. They don’t align very comfortably with many other peoples views but she remains entitled to them.
I suspect she has long been very sad she was too awkward to establish a relationship that led to marriage and children. One can only guess why she might feel uncomfortable in a relationship with a man. I suspect it’s something she hasn’t considered in any great depth.

Thankyou Ivy

ivy Ann is from a generation when a wolf whistle certainly wasn't thought of as sexual harassment, in fact so am i. The views she aired will probably be shared with many of that generation

Yep, 40 here and really can't get worked up over wolf whistles.
A quick eye roll and forget about it.

When she said she can't understand why people would have children and not stay home with them, I heard sadness in her voice, not disapproval.

Why does everybody have to agree with gay marriage? I don't agree with marriage, gay or otherwise but I don't hate or disapprove of people who do it

It always strikes me as very strange that some who espouse to be Liberal are the most intolerant of any views that are not in line with theirs.

It always strikes me as very strange that some who espouse to be Liberal are the most intolerant of any views that are not in line with theirs

So true.

It always strikes me as very strange that some who espouse to be Liberal are the most intolerant of any views that are not in line with theirs

True. We should be very afraid. When you look at the start of most modern tyrannies they began very much with the sort of suppression of free speech and hounding of dissenters we see today.

I disagree with some of the things she says. I also think it is out of order to use the words vile and disgusting when discussing her, and to speculate on her sexuality.

It always strikes me as very strange that some who espouse to be Liberal are the most intolerant of any views that are not in line with theirs.

Their creed is diversity in all things - except opinion!

Eltonjohn I think we are moving rapidly towards a new Puritanism, and dissent is not allowed. I am beginning to think that George Orwell was spot on with 1984, and Ben Elton not far behind with Blind Faith. Chilling really, that one is not allowed to have a point of view that doesn't move with the social media mores/ agenda du jour without being called vile.