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• 1. Harry Barnes  |  June 30th, 2007 at 15:08
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  Who answers at PMG’s in Gordon’s absence?

• 2. Stephen  |  June 30th, 2007 at 16:52
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  What about Iraq then?

• 3. Chris Gale  |  June 30th, 2007 at 18:11
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  Well done Harriet, you will be an asset to the party and in taking the fight to David Cameron’s hollow Tory Party.
  As a campaigner for animal welfare, I was enormously encouraged by your statements during the DL election, on the issues I am involved in.
  As you know, Cameron has promised his friends in the Countryside Alliance that he will repeal the ban on hunting with dogs should he achive power.
  He is also encouraging law breaking hunts by outrageous statements such as ‘the law is not working’ and so on.
  Please do what you can in government to expose Cameron’s agenda of bringing cruelty back to the countryside.

• 4. Dianne Snowdon  |  July 1st, 2007 at 20:26
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  Congrats. Its good to see a strong women in such an important Role. I enjoyed the televised Hustings and hope that you are able carry out your new role in the manor you wish.

• 5. john furniss  |  July 3rd, 2007 at 22:39
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  as minister for women…I implore you to arrest the development of the ‘cro,’ ‘asbo,’ agenda for street prostitutes,even though your semantic has moved…not a lot, the practicalities get worse and your figures get better!

  as in Ipswich, with the killings, where women were forced into the periphery by the anti social beh agenda,
  there will be more murder, abuse and nastiness under this,with the police and ‘their agents!!,’ harrassing and imprisoning, Enabling more punters ‘freed,’ to do as they will.

  housing, jobs and a connected education will make a difference, an acceptance of the realities too…,

  4pm comittee room 9 on the 11 july ’safety first coalition,’ a reasonable response to the ipswich murders,

• 6. Alan Rogers BSc MBCS CEng  |  July 4th, 2007 at 8:31
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  Will you use your new position in the party to argue against increasing sectarian education (aka Faith Schools)?
  This is a policy which may have little immediate effect but in the end may prove disasterous for community cohesion in th UK.

• 7. Laurence Boyce  |  July 4th, 2007 at 11:34
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  Hello gorgeous. I’m a Lib Dem, but I was really pleased when you won the deputy leadership, not least because of your remarks on Guantanamo Bay and extraordinary rendition. I trust you will keep up the pressure on these issues. Have you considered joining Facebook? I think your presence there would be really useful. Take care.

• 8. oak lovejoy  |  July 4th, 2007 at 20:33
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  can we put an end to this war in iraq now we have new leadership enough people have died now. well done for winnig heres to a better goverment now all the best and hope for aq peacefull world. can we stop animal testing to it dont work and never will all the best oak lovejoy.

• 9. Laurence Boyce  |  July 4th, 2007 at 22:02
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  Alan,

  Harriet has already made some useful noises about faith schools. It’s one of the reasons I love her!

• 10. Stephen  |  July 13th, 2007 at 19:08
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  Laurence,

  Harriet has already made some useful noises about Iraq too. They didn’t last long. Hope Alan isn’t holding his breath.

• 11. Laurence Boyce  |  July 15th, 2007 at 8:41
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  I know, but I’m going to let her off for being gorgeous.

• 12. Stephen  |  July 16th, 2007 at 17:40
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  Gorgeous but gutless. Sorry

• 13. Laurence Boyce  |  July 17th, 2007 at 17:35
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  That’s a bit unfair. Harriet has to act constructively within the government of which she is a member. She will be making the same noises, but privately around the cabinet table.

• 14. Stephen  |  July 18th, 2007 at 14:47
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  I know it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind and all that, but why does Harriet deny saying what she repeatedly said on the record during her campaign? Doesn’t she even respect those who voted for her?

  Iraq is no trivial issue and this government’s policy is… well, I suppose it’s not to have a policy. Just keep going as we are and hope something changes for the better. Our troops deserve better, rather than being expected to soldier on, even die, in support of an immoral and utterly discredited policy.

  Blair and his cronies hadn’t an ounce of moral fibre between the lot of them; I expected rather more of Harriet.

• 15. Laurence Boyce  |  July 18th, 2007 at 21:13
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  I’m afraid I won’t hear a bad word against Harriet. How can you be so beastly to such a lovely lady? Harriet is unquestionably the best thing for the Labour party. I speak as a Lib Dem incidentally.

• 16. Stephen  |  July 20th, 2007 at 9:26
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  Oh well, they say that love is blind. Particularly disappointing from a Lib Dem when Charles Kennedy led your party with such distinction over this issue.
  I feel that Iraq is, in the end, a matter of morality and of conscience; of such importance that those who disagree with the government’s position should resign, not ‘act privately’.

• 17. Carol Briggs  |  July 20th, 2007 at 9:37
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  Not sure what to make of your posts Laurence. If Harriet wants your rather sexist comments, she should have a fan page where yourself and others can post to your hearts content.
  Harriet is a serious professional politician, and I am sure that she welcomes robust political debate. I doubt if your trivialising such issues, even if you have a hint of humourous irony, will strike any chord with someone who has done so much that is positive for women throughout her career.
  I’m a Lib Dem too, and I find you something of an embarassment. But then again, I do agree with the views expressed here on Iraq.

• 18. Laurence Boyce  |  July 20th, 2007 at 11:35
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  Charles Kennedy was one of the most overrated (not to say inebriated) politicians of modern times. But what’s this? . . .

  HARRIET IN DOPE SMOKING SHOCKER !!!

• 19. Stephen  |  July 21st, 2007 at 10:13
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  My partner is, I’m sorry to say, a Lib Dem. She says you can’t possibly be.

• 20. Laurence Boyce  |  July 21st, 2007 at 15:18
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  If Harriet wants your rather sexist comments . . .

  I’m sure she doesn’t mind really, but I shall desist for now.

  I’m a Lib Dem too, and I find you something of an embarrassment.

  What, more embarrassing than Sir Ming?

  Now why don’t you semi-anonymous critics get yourselves a profile so that we can all see who you are?

• 21. Mark  |  July 27th, 2007 at 19:19
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  A Minister for Woman, you champion the values od Equality, Fairness and Social Justice. Values play an important part in planning and developing policy for all citizens in our society, particularly when drawing up a Labour Party manifesto. Religious fundamentalism has values, there are values of Britishness, there are also values of Democratic Socialism. Values found within multiculturism particularly radical fundamentalism which are conflicting and antagonising with the values within a Western Democracy. The toleration of the values of minority rights have replaced the normative values and rights enjoyed by the majority, whereby these latter rights and values are subordinated. When radical fundamentalism denies female and gay equality are minority values a priority or majority normative values. Labour Policy of appeasement or turning a blind eye to attacks on British VALUES has fuelled inequality and destroyed Moral values.
  What values are your priority for the next ten years?
  p.s
  The value of a postage stamp informs the receiver of mail how important they regard equality and values. i.e second class or a first class citizen or labour party member.

• 22. Harriet  |  August 14th, 2007 at 10:16
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  have read all……after some technical problems i am back on to the blogging. spelling will still be rubbish but at lease it will be up to date.

• 23. gerard woodhouse  |  August 26th, 2007 at 1:33
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  harriet i know you are busy but so are we in liverpool we still have not heard from ed balls re the setting up of a meeting re the faith primary school do you know whats happening also do you intend to visit liverpool soon especically everton and county ward, do email you at parliment but they get sent back, kind regards and good wishes gerard chair of everton ward and candidate for the county ward.

• 24. gerard woodhouse  |  September 3rd, 2007 at 14:58
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  Harriet thanks for getting back to meso soon your letter crossed in the post , thanks for writing to ed balls on our behalf hope to hear from him soon. a invation is in the post inviting you to the LJC xmas panto put on by the local youths for the oaps of the area on 30th Nov hope you can comeup and see the great work they are doing at the centre you opened thanks again for all your help your friends in liverpool

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