Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone gets ministerial role
Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary for equalities in the new coalition Government.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Good luck to Lynne trying to get Theresa May to understand very basic Equalities issues. May is on record as anti-feminist and homphobic. The Dave+Nick show must have been having a laff.
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May's voting record:
Prior to this appointment her voting record on gay rights has included
- Voting against repealing section 28
- Voting against lowering the age of consent in homosexual relationships to 16
- Voting against gay adoption rights
That's her off my Wintermiddle card list.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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She's already been in the Guardian criticising the new cabinet as too "pale and male" - rather a case of biting the hand that feeds her, but fair play to her.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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If Lynne can make progress on this in a Conservative dominated Cabinet, then she will have made real progress. And in that difficult situation, I can't think of anyone more likely to succeed.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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I wonder if Lynne will be able to twist her bosses arm to have her constituent's impending extradition stopped.
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Permalink Reply by PeterPiper on
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Well, I saw both Nick Clegg and Chris Hulme at a "Save Gary McKinnon from Extradition" demo outside the Home Office before Christmas, offering their support to Gary's mother.
Let's hope that the LBs can bring their influences to bear - May 21st will be an early test for the LBs, and how much they can develop policy in the coalition, going forward.
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