Cameron makes politcally correct move

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hortlists.html

David Cameron sparked fury in his Tory party today by announcing he will impose all-women shortlists in the run-up to the General Election. In a major U-turn, which has dismayed many of his colleagues, the Tory leader said he will force some constituencies to choose a female candidate if their local MP stands down in the next few months.

The initiative was seen at Westminster as a cynical attempt by Mr Cameron to pick a fight with his party in order to burnish his public image as a reformer, following weeks in which he has embraced a more traditional Tory message. But Mr Cameron insisted it was needed to increase the number of female Conservative MPs, which currently stands at just 19 out of 195.

He said the lack of women and ethnic minority MPs was damaging for Parliament, adding: ‘It's been an even greater problem for my party, and one that I desperately want to address and have tried to address.’ The move ends 20 years of Tory opposition to the idea of all-women shortlists and provoked an immediate backlash. Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe described all-women shortlists as ‘an insult to women’.

He is looking more and more like Blair-2.0 with a blue tie everyday, first dithering over the European Union/Lisbon Treaty referendum and now he is doing what Labour have been doing for the past 12+ years in office, imposing politically correct ideas on us that no one appears to agree with anyway.

It should be who is best for the job Dave, not what colour/sexuality or gender you are.

[FlyingJesus]

lmao possibly the worst move I've ever seen

[Jordy]

Why are they trying to make the Commons a proportion representation of the UK. You vote in a politician to represent your constituency. There's absolutely no need to bring races, disabilities, sexualities and sexual orientations into it. At the end of the day it's your MP who represents you in there. If I happened to be a black lesbian with one leg and wanted to raise an issue I wouldnt look for an MP who's a black lesbian with one leg.

[FlyingJesus]

I wouldnt look for an MP who's a black lesbian with one leg.

If Jen's mam was the most worthy politician in the area then yeah vote her in, but certainly you shouldn't have people in government just because there's a minority gap to fill

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It said on the news that Cameron met with Lady Thatcher last night, I wonder what she would think of a policy like this - not much I bet.

[Ardemax]

It said on the news that Cameron met with Lady Thatcher last night, I wonder what she would think of a policy like this - not much I bet.

for starters we have taxes on milk, for main course we could make a tax on trees and to round it all up, a cake full of breathing taxes.

cough cough

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for starters we have taxes on milk, for main course we could make a tax on trees and to round it all up, a cake full of breathing taxes.

cough cough

..is that a reference to Lady Thatcher? - because if you read history you would know that she actually reduced taxes and hence why this country flourished under her government from the cesspool that it was under Labour, the unions and 'sunny' Jim. Infact taxes have never gone up as much as they have under this current Labour government, there will be a tax on breathing fairly soon - I wouldn't put it past Labour.

Those who go on about Thatcher getting rid of the childrens school milk need to go back to school and learn common sense really.

[GommeInc]

The country flourished economically with Thatcher, she was the one that helped capitalism and entrepreneurship enter the country, making it a more interesting place for businesses to set up camp, which is sort of the main reason why Britain is one of the economic centres of the world. Labour was going to attack this recently, by making Britain unattractive for businesses and in a way that partially succeeded for small businesses, but the large ones are still fine.

Back on topic. I hate how this happens - people good for the job are turned down because the company or government need to make up politically correct statistics to make them look good on paper, but terrible in practice. As far as I am aware, people want a job done correct. A stupid woman doing the job won't be as good as a "very good" man, and vice versa. Same with sexuality and background.

Also, fyi, school milk is hardly ever drunk *jives off*

[Casanova]

I'm sorry but this could make or break which party I'll vote for in the general election. I'll vote for no one or void my form if all parties do this!

I'll accept all the come back for my post but to be honest this is the truth - mostly the unspoken truth and opinions of others.

If Cameron is now shortlisting females for conservative seats (or his government when his party comes back to power) why doesn't he go the full blast and say that all non-whites from britain, all disabled, all female and transgender persons will be shortlisted for a conservative seat when they come forward?

I've been saying this for ages - if you want equality then everyone should be treated the same. Not others being given a better chance because they've not had the chance before or because they've been overlooked before.

We shouldn't do this and our bloody representitives in power shouldn't simply because it's the new fad. I know labour have Harriet "Harperson" singing the song for the PC squad. Cameron can't do this because it's a *** for tat. He should do it because he thinks it's "right" & "represents britain as a whole" and it's what'll finally get those undesided ticking his box on their ballot papers if it's the correct thing. but it isn't!

If you do this it's ultimately unfair and not representing equality because it doesn't give a fair chance to the white, blue collared, middle-aged married man from a middle class family. I'm not saying this is whom I'd want the parliament full of but if it's what the public voted for it's what our communities and Britain as a whole want. Not what we're told we want!

I really think this is the downfall of Britain. The fact we jump over every normal person to grasp the minority and what they want? We're constantly changing our culture to suit those whom have came to our country and their moan has been taken seriously, while britain sits under the strain of other cultures we then change our education to suit other cultures, now we're considering adopting sharia law because what is ultimately settled immigrants said this is what they want?

We don't change their cultures (apart from when we crush their culture with our military clad fist to please george bush and others) and don't attempt to when we flock to their cultures, we don't try to raise our issues as what should be simply because we want it?

We need to pull our head out of the grass heap searching for the newly un-respresented crying about their problems. We need to act now and recognise that we shouldn't favour others simply because it could be seen as sexist?

I really think that this is a joke.