As much as I agree with Keefs and Jans sentiments regarding merits of each applicant etc I think the Labour Party, unlike the Tories,realise that many selection committees and procedures are male dominated therefore shutting the door on many female candidates. It's important that the Labour Party is represented in Parliament by persons of all creed ,colour , religion,rich or poor. For far too long the country has been ruled by hooray henrys and the landed gentry. The public school Oxbridge educated idiots that then give plum jobs to their old classmates ie Osborne and Bozo spring to mind.
Although I disliked Thatcher and her policies she fought long and hard to become the countrys first female Prime Minister...do we want to wait another 400 years before we get a second female P.M?
So as much as I appreciate the concerns expressed above I think it's a very brave step by the Labour Party to break the male stronghold and grip on power.
I shall now retreat to the islands German underground bunker to avoid the flak..
