To be so happy at so many women in the cabinet

[Standupcitizen]

Anyone else absolutely thrilled to see women represented equally in the cabinet for the first time ever?

22 appointments. 11 women, 11 men. It seems completely deliberate. Previously the highest % of females in the cabinet was something like 38%. First female chancellor in history as well.

I feel elated that for the first time in my life, we have equality of the sexes in government.

Whatever you think of starmer, the labour party or of the women in question, this is absolutely huge to me, i feel ridiculously emotional about it. I think as a woman who has been dismissed, talked over, belittled, discriminated against and overlooked for promotion in favour of men in the workplace - if the government can do it, then other companies have no excuse.

It is pleasing to see, but I can't help noticing that we have had three female Prime Ministers and I don't remember any of them doing anything specifically for women. Maybe Labour women will be less disappointing.

Yeah i do, for reasons that I've expressed.

Most of the men have been, too. David 'Brexit' Cameron comes to mind.

Lammy is a terrible choice for one of the top offices of state - his skin colour is irrelevant to his intelligence/ ability, but probably guaranteed his appointment.

David Lamy has two degrees (he was the first black Briton at Harvard Law School), has worked in the law in both the UK and USA and has been in politics for over a quarter of a century both in power and in opposition.

Who else would be more qualified for his role?
Starmer has made some amazing appointments in his determination to achieve the aims he's set out for the country.
Why would anyone think he'd appoint someone incompetent just 'for optics'? The suggestion's ludicrous.

Exactly. Thatcher never had a single woman in Cabinet in eleven years.

Way to miss the point.

@MrsCobbit - of course the new government know what a woman is.

At the risk of repeating myself. Is Harriet Harman a man?

I did love the way she schooled JRM at about 3am on Friday when he was going on about how the committee that found Johnson to be guilty of lying was a stitch up - a committee that he voted to set up, and whose findings he did not vote against.

Way to not make a coherent point.

Tell me how great Tony Blair was with his illegal wars.

Is that the best you can do 😄

Is that the best you can do? 🙄

Are there other MPs suitable to the jobs that Starmer overlooked?

I am not familiar with the current MPs, especially the newly elected.

The Conservatives have had three women leaders. Labour remains about 50 years behind there.

I guess you missed the news of the appointment of Shabana Mahmood?

It's a cabinet for government, not a Netflix show.

Is it?

Lisa Nandy specifically said she wanted convicted male rapists to be put in women's prisons and called women who objected bigots. She's never walked this back, apologised and when challenged by JK Rowling she doubled down.

To me this is egregious on a similar level to appalling comments made by Rees Mogg about the victims of Grenfell. Superficial and glib and to most sane people is morally repugnant.

I'm not breaking out the champagne just because her being rewarded with a cabinet position is feel good photo op for equality.

I certainly am not a fan of Margate Thatcher but few can deny her dedication and competence as a PM to get through parliament her vision and she was an excellent party leader many in her party didn’t like her

just ask Starmer, Blair and Brown all huge admirers of Thatcher’s style and focus just not (all) her policies

Well it is what the Prime Minister has publicly committed to. I thin.k he has made a good start on this. For example he managed to give a whole press conference without calling anyone illegal.

Actually Theresa May has done a lot for women during her political career.

I shouldn't worry about it too much since I understand Nandy isn't in the Cabinet.

Yes we know that but when 51% of the human race are female then there was something wrong in the past when consistently they were underrepresented at the highest levels of government.

I thought his performance was impressive.

Yes that's nice, bit isn't it funny that only the Tories have ever elected a female prime minister? Three, in fact. Perhaps you are in fact happy about women you agree with being promoted.

It's also very likely that Thangam Debbonaire would have been in the cabinet if she'd kept her seat.

Most of the country is white though?! So of course there will be a majority.