Anyone read Libby Purves column in The Times yesterday? Less than complimentary about us mumsnetters! And she's been lurking recently as we've been quoted! Apparently we occasionally scare her! Here are some quotes:
'Such websites have practical uses, providing a useful forum for the minutiae of life in the hard, baffling, wonderful years of practical motherhood. I wish it had been around when I was wrestling with it all'
But also...
'Addressing mumsnet, whether on biscuits or fiscal policy, means only that you are talking to the most keyboard addicted section of the fertile female electorate. Its a niche'
'if you surf around long enough it is like having a wicked stepmother, a bullying Nurse Ratched and a censorious, smug, competitive supermum next door'
Her column is in response to this being dubbed the mumsnet election i.e that we are not representative of female electorate or even those of childbearing age and that focussing on 'people like us' is a mistake for the political parties as it does not address other important issues. Blah blah. I don't normally read her column but any thoughts anyone??? just for you Libby.