Fawcett Society on R4 this morning re effects of budget on women.

[Earthymama]

This was the section of the programme Mad Tory v Fawcett

I'm never in favour of burning books but I can see the attraction in this case.

I love the way she bangs on about 'choice' for women.

A choice......

to be sacked or made redundant from your job in the public sector, child care, elderly care, schools, libraries, anything,
shoved on the dole,
struggle to pay your mortgage, (as a good citizen you bought into the home-owning culture)
made to feel as though you are 'undeserving',
then put through a test to see if you are fit to work,
then 'asked' to 'volunteer' to do the same bloody thing you were qualified to do in your employment, through accreditted education that you are probably still paying your student loan for!!

I've been tamping about this all day, and bloody Sarah Montagu was rubbish!!

Might be around to carry on this thread but as DP is coming home soon, having been told to wind up a project employing many people I might be too busy crying, screaming or whatever is required.

Why is it un-Tory to be outraged at someone trying to equate a financial strategy they disagree with, with a distressing medical condition that blights the lives of thousands of children and adults? I don't think there's any political veto on keeping a civil tongue in a debate rather than stooping to the level of Frankie Boyle....

"Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior."

Just reminded me of the government's way of working especially the restricted and repetitive behaviour - the deficit cutting at the expense of everything else - never mind a bit of unemployment, never mind the women etc etc.

I like your outrage though

Ladyblablah The public did vote for deficit reduction, all 3 of the main partys and most of the smaller ones too were planning to reduce the deficit after the elction. The Labour Party wanted to eliminate half of the deficit in the next Parliament whilst the Liberals and the Conservatives wanted to eliminate the deficit in time for the next election.

The deficit must be reduced as it is a millstone round the neck of the whole economy as until its is gone we will be at the mercy of the gilt markets and the credit rating agencys. Add to this the £40 billion a year currently being spent on debt interest.

you could cut the public service tomorrow by half and no one would notice. lose the odd jobs, the diversity and climate clowns the equality rubbish, the anti smokers, the clerks who do nothing all day. i worked for two councils and both were overstaffed and could easily lose people.
at one it was suggested that the carparks should become public ones with the same parking rates. several staff went ballistic at the idea of paying to park. they claimed that many staff werent on high enough wages ie only £16-20000 PA when pointed out that many people [ mainly women] were woking for min wage in shops etc in town and had to pay these sisters couldnt give a damn the council kept the free parking. ot had been estimated a new pay and display would have brought in around £500000 a year. the council sought to save one million by cuts.