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    Appointment of Harriet Harman as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women and Girls

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    1. Sethoria34 on

      whats to advice?
      Other then the obvious differences, the rest are socially fabricated to cause discontent amongst the classes.
      I know there is more to it, but out of context, it just seems… odd.

    2. DeliriumOK on

      What specifically about women and girls is costing Labour support – and what would Harman do that his Minister on Women and Equalities wouldn’t?

      People are not voting for Reform in record numbers because of their track record on women and girls.

    3. Economy_Seat_7250 on

      Not sure the New Labour greatest hits is enough to lift the spirits of the nation… But what have they got to lose I suppose?

    4. SnooMacarons4225 on

      Bit tone deaf if this is the response to the local polls – how exactly does this address the reason people overwhelmingly abandoned Labour for reform?

      Even more comical is Gordon Brown as global finance lead – this is the same Gordon Brown who oversaw the financial crash of 2008 and then proceeded to sell off our gold reserves are a rock bottom price? For context he sold off 395 tonnes at $275 an ounce, today it’s around $4700 an ounce meaning he lost tens of billions in value for our country plus the strategic benefits it offered…. Yes clearly this man is financial genius….

    5. stbens on

      This appointment, as well as Brown’s, is sheer desperation from Starmer and it won’t impress anyone. Appointing old hats to new roles won’t solve the problem of Starmer himself: he is hugely unpopular, even with Labour voters. It’s rather pathetic.

    6. Belle_Juive on

      The elections show just how out of touch Redditors are. To tell by this site, you would think people were leaving Labour in droves to vote Green, because Starmer isn’t progressive enough, when in fact the total opposite seems to be true.

      Perhaps it is time to consider that a host of women’s safety concerns, that many people like to dismiss as dogwhistles for bigotry, are in fact well-founded, and not ignorable in favour of towing the party line, by both critical-thinking women and the men who listen to them?

    7. VariousClassroom8056 on

      I genuinely think this government’s focus on woman and girls is good as they face unique challenges. I also think the government should also appoint Minister’s Adviser on Men and Boys to address the unique challenges that group faces for the same reason.

      Given that Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth believe “Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic and a threat to society on the same scale as terrorism.” and given that men and boys face much higher levels of violence than women and girls, it must be a threat on the level of WW3 and I trust the government will apply adequate resources to solving it.

    8. Cynical_Classicist on

      I worry that Labour will just pander to the transphobes, the Janice Turner types who heil on Trump as a feminist hero.

    10. StonedPhysicist on

      Not hugely sure appointing her to this specific role with her history with the Paedophile Information Exchange is going to end well in the press, but I’m sure it’ll be another forensic blinder.

    11. CptDobby on

      Following advice, the PM has now decided that women cannot be prosecuted for driving offences

    13. asfish123 on

      Google her and PIE (Paedophile Information Exchange), she was neck deep with them in the 70’s and 80’s

      Another nonce hired by Starmer

    14. WhoLets1968 on

      Having a person with the background, qualities and integrity of someone like her can only be good for us all

    15. Boring_Gas1397 on

      Appointments of Harman, and Brown show that he has no confidence in Jess Phillips, and Rachel Reeves

    16. I_will_never_reply on

      Harriet Harman is of the belief that if you say you’re a woman, you’re a woman, nothing further required

    17. MinimumSilver5814 on

      Oh good, Harriet Harperson is still around. Back from the obscurity of the Brown years where she was also pretty much useless.