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Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez

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Two people have pleaded guilty to sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.

Isabella Sorley, 23, of Newcastle, and John Nimmo, 25, of South Shields, admitted at Westminster Magistrates' Court sending the messages over a public communications network.

We invite you to read the full article published January 7, 2014

Two people have pleaded guilty to sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.

Isabella Sorley, 23, of Newcastle, and John Nimmo, 25, of South Shields, admitted at Westminster Magistrates' Court sending the messages over a public communications network.

We invite you to read the full article published January 7, 2014

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Would higher salaries lure more women into politics in the UK?

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Would higher salaries lure more women into politics in the UK?

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What would it take to boost the number of women happy to put themselves forward to become MPs? Emma Sinclair, an entrepreneur, believes the controversial salary hike could hel.

At present 147 of the 650 elected MPs are women. Anything that encourages more smart, intelligent women into politics should be applauded. Anything that helps engage more women to contemplate politics as an accessible career and anything that might lure a superwoman to try her hand at becoming a Member of Parliament should be celebrated.

What would it take to boost the number of women happy to put themselves forward to become MPs? Emma Sinclair, an entrepreneur, believes the controversial salary hike could hel.

At present 147 of the 650 elected MPs are women. Anything that encourages more smart, intelligent women into politics should be applauded. Anything that helps engage more women to contemplate politics as an accessible career and anything that might lure a superwoman to try her hand at becoming a Member of Parliament should be celebrated.

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Sexist MPs aren't macho. They're pathetic dweebs

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The MPs making obscene gestures at Sarah Champion and other women in the Commons are the backbench nonentities.

The MPs making obscene gestures at Sarah Champion and other women in the Commons are the backbench nonentities.

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Women MPs must man up. We need more battleaxes, fewer shrinking violets

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As yet another female Tory MP announces she is to stand down, the soul-searching has begun about why women still find life in the Commons so unbearable. Laura Sandys says she is leaving politics because of "family demands". But the impression given is she is part of a growing exodus of recently elected women; "rising stars" forced out tragically early by the macho posturing in parliament.

As yet another female Tory MP announces she is to stand down, the soul-searching has begun about why women still find life in the Commons so unbearable. Laura Sandys says she is leaving politics because of "family demands". But the impression given is she is part of a growing exodus of recently elected women; "rising stars" forced out tragically early by the macho posturing in parliament.

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Does Nick Clegg really need to introduce 'sexist' all-women shortlists? UK

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Does Nick Clegg really need to introduce 'sexist' all-women shortlists? UK

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On the face of it, what could be more sexist?

A system where women aren’t allowed to compete alongside men but only amongst themselves – presumably because nobody thinks they will manage to beat the blokes.

We invite you to read the full article published October 29, 2013

On the face of it, what could be more sexist?

A system where women aren’t allowed to compete alongside men but only amongst themselves – presumably because nobody thinks they will manage to beat the blokes.

We invite you to read the full article published October 29, 2013

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Why the police and the Tories should beware of 'that woman' Theresa May

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Why the police and the Tories should beware of 'that woman' Theresa May

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Yesterday I sat through three hours of evidence trying to get to the bottom of who said what at a meeting about who said what during a five minute altercation a year ago.

Keeping track of the twists and turns of “plebgate” isn’t easy, so spare a thought for the MPs of the Home Affairs Committee who tried – and failed – to get a straight answer from representatives of the Police Federation.

But at one point during the session, my ears pricked up.

Yesterday I sat through three hours of evidence trying to get to the bottom of who said what at a meeting about who said what during a five minute altercation a year ago.

Keeping track of the twists and turns of “plebgate” isn’t easy, so spare a thought for the MPs of the Home Affairs Committee who tried – and failed – to get a straight answer from representatives of the Police Federation.

But at one point during the session, my ears pricked up.

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A Political Star Rises in Britain, Helped by Twitter

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A Political Star Rises in Britain, Helped by Twitter

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Stella Creasy is young, female and very blonde, which would describe any number of aides around Parliament. But there aren’t a whole lot of anecdotes about this British politician being mistaken for a secretary or an intern.

Stella Creasy is young, female and very blonde, which would describe any number of aides around Parliament. But there aren’t a whole lot of anecdotes about this British politician being mistaken for a secretary or an intern.

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Can Labour's women save Ed Miliband? UK

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Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper are strong Labour MPs but they both have baggage. In an open letter to Ed Miliband, Cathy Newman advises the beleaguered leader of the Opposition to look to the next generation of female MPs for some inspiration. 

We invite you to read the full article published August 20, 2013

Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper are strong Labour MPs but they both have baggage. In an open letter to Ed Miliband, Cathy Newman advises the beleaguered leader of the Opposition to look to the next generation of female MPs for some inspiration. 

We invite you to read the full article published August 20, 2013

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Thatcher was no 'weird machine', says biographer, UK

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Those who described Lady Thatcher after her death as "not really a woman" or "inhuman" were "really wide of the mark", according to the late prime minister's biographer, Charles Moore.

The former editor of the Daily Telegraph, who was given access to Thatcher's papers and hitherto unseen early correspondence with her "much more formidable" sister, Muriel, said that far from being a "weird machine" Thatcher was a human, at times vulnerable, figure for whom her sex was central.

Those who described Lady Thatcher after her death as "not really a woman" or "inhuman" were "really wide of the mark", according to the late prime minister's biographer, Charles Moore.

The former editor of the Daily Telegraph, who was given access to Thatcher's papers and hitherto unseen early correspondence with her "much more formidable" sister, Muriel, said that far from being a "weird machine" Thatcher was a human, at times vulnerable, figure for whom her sex was central.