Wednesday, 9th July 2008

Is this Labour's new argument for airport expansion?

James Forsyth 1:06pm

Today, at Prime Minister’s Question Time, Harriet Harman—standing in for Gordon Brown—joked that she could not become PM because:

“there aren’t enough airports for all the men who would want to leave the country”

Well, at least it will give the "race and gender impact" study into a third runway at Heathrow something to look at.

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Notting Hill Billy

July 9th, 2008 1:57pm Report this comment

I'm imagining rafts of people in the channel rather like the Vietnamese boat people

Nicholas

July 9th, 2008 2:05pm Report this comment

Says something about the Minister for Inequality when she acknowledges her unpopularity with the male gender in such a striking way. It rather underpins the fact that her barmy policies are actually anti-male.

Novus

July 9th, 2008 2:21pm Report this comment

Nicholas, I rather suspect it was a self-justifying remark that asserts the stupidity and dumb sexism of men (as she sees it).

cuffleyburgers

July 9th, 2008 4:01pm Report this comment

The fact that this halfwit, student-marxist reject is even allegedly in contention for No 10 is beyond satire.

Chuck Unsworth

July 9th, 2008 5:38pm Report this comment

Well she chose to underline her unpopularity in a big way today. She should not be surprised if that makes her unelectable. Alienating 50% of the population is not an auspicious start - as no doubt the selectors will have understood. After all NuLab is desperate for support and funds from any quarter.

Fergus Pickering

July 9th, 2008 5:52pm Report this comment

But cuffleyburgers, Jack Straw was a student marxist, Robin Cook was a student marxist, Blair would have been one if he had ever heard of Marx, ALL labour chaps were student marxists, or just marxists if they didn't go to uni. I think a lot of the reaction to Harriet Harman is just what she hinted, male-chauvinist dumb sexism.

John

July 9th, 2008 6:28pm Report this comment

The fact that this halfwit, student-marxist reject is even being paid a salary is beyond satire.

Ann

July 9th, 2008 10:11pm Report this comment

Nonsense, Fergus. She is stupid, she is arrogant, she is a pathological man hater, she is patronising to everyone but especially men, she is a speak-your-weight PC-spouting android.