Emma Barnett to present woman's hour

[PaleBlueMoonlight]

Yay!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54055270

Yay!

I've really warmed to her recently.

I hope that's not why Jane left though?

That's good. I like Emma Barnett. But I'm still really gutted about both Jane and Jenni going. It won't be the same without them.

She's been very good when she has filled in before. I thought she would be the first choice.

I can't remember what it was but I did see something that suggested she's not GC. But she's very capable of dealing with controversial topics fairly.

I really did like her and enjoyed her book "Period. About Bloody Time" until she conflated intersex with trans. One chapter was about a woman born without a womb and wishing she had periods, and it was juxtaposed with a transman wishing not to have periods.

I was disappointed.

Has she said something specifically GC? I think a lot of women don't want to have periods, there was no need to reference trans at all, and she is a sufferer of endometriosis.

Agree about Emma Barnett - she is a proper presenter who can take on different sides of a debate. I think there are quite a few changes going on on Radio 4 with the new BBC director and new editor for Today. It could be positive. Then again, it might not but so far I am pleased that Tim Davie has been highlighting the need for impartiality at the BBC.

Seems reasonable to me to include trans men as one category of biological women. They have periods.

Yes they do Countess because they are women. Same as the woman with the DSD condition. She is also a woman. I was annoyed at the conflation, not the fact she included these two cases.

@Doyoumind

She's been very good when she has filled in before. I thought she would be the first choice.

I can't remember what it was but I did see something that suggested she's not GC. But she's very capable of dealing with controversial topics fairly.

As long as she's fair, balanced and gets the nuances, I'll be happy.

she's very capable of dealing with controversial topics fairly.

I don't think she disguises her partiality on some issues very well. I'd be amazed if she didn't vote Remain for example. In my opinion, she can get a bit obviously grumpy with callers she disagrees with. She does asks the critical questions of the side she agrees with but her tone gives her away imo.

I'm prepared to be disappointed on the GC front on WH but I'll be very happy to be proved wrong.

Emma Barnett wiped the floor with Jo Swinson during the General Election campaign last year regarding the GRA etc.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000c2h0

Thread at the time:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3761719-Womans-Hour-Jo-Swinson-Now-6th-Dec

Yay!

For your Listen Again pleasure, here's Emma filletting Jo Swinson

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c2h0

Oh my goodness. That was painful. She completely eviscerated her. Well full marks to Emma.

Dont listen to WH but this will send it down the drain.

EB is hopeless on newsnight - but maybe they think she will do better on "soft" women's (ie twaw) issues.

Suspect it will not be Women's Hour for long but become Gender Hour.

@stumbledin

Dont listen to WH but this will send it down the drain.

EB is hopeless on newsnight - but maybe they think she will do better on "soft" women's (ie twaw) issues.

Suspect it will not be Women's Hour for long but become Gender Hour.

Non Men Hour

I'm not a fan of Emma Barrnet but then I wasn't a fan of Jenni Murry either.

I can't really take Emma Barrnet seriously after she asked Angela Raynor if she would nationalise sausages on question time last year.

I am a big fan of Emma Barnett. Proper journalist, pulls no punches and isn't afraid to ask difficult questions. This is great news.

@CivilCervix

I am a big fan of Emma Barnett. Proper journalist, pulls no punches and isn't afraid to ask difficult questions. This is great news.

Difficult questions like "will you nationalise sausages"?

'I am a big fan of Emma Barnett. Proper journalist, pulls no punches and isn't afraid to ask difficult questions. This is great news.'

I agree. Shes an obvious choice and I really hope she doesn't let us down

@herend88

I'm not a fan of Emma Barrnet but then I wasn't a fan of Jenni Murry either.

I can't really take Emma Barrnet seriously after she asked Angela Raynor if she would nationalise sausages on question time last year.

That's a random question. What was the context behind the nationalised sausage query?

That's a random question. What was the context behind the nationalised sausage query?

I somehow missed this too but Angela Rayner was on a Question Time panel. An audience member asked about the climate crisis and Angela R mentioned encouraging less meat consumption. Cue the sausage question....

www.indy100.com/article/angela-rayner-question-time-nationalise-sausages-general-election-labour-9240786

www.indy100.com/article/angela-rayner-question-time-nationalise-sausages-general-election-labour-9240786

@Lottapianos

'I am a big fan of Emma Barnett. Proper journalist, pulls no punches and isn't afraid to ask difficult questions. This is great news.'

I agree. Shes an obvious choice and I really hope she doesn't let us down

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