Widdy on telly.....cringe

political correctness wrapping it up.???

Fortunately, the ship has sailed as far as AW and the top job are concerned. Heaven help the EU Parliament if she is elected to that!

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Sorry but take a click on this.

" no nonsense" ok what does that mean?

er no....there is no " alleged" racism. There is racism.....as in the UKIP poster. I will provide a link if needed.

I watched Jeremy Vine yesterday, and as on most of his programmes and equally when Matthew Wright hosted it, the panel are chosen for their opposing views. It would be a boring programme if there were no controversial viewpoints. Whether you like Ann W. or not you just knew it was going to be like this when Yasmin A-Brown was also a guest on the same panel. Yasmin has been a guest frequently on both Jeremy/Matthew programmes and hardly a time when she is not just plain rude and deliberately argumentative. Other guests on many occasions get shouted down by her and are not allowed to finish their own comment. Ann W. has always had a no-nonsense approach, that is nothing new. She says it as it without all the political correctness wrapping it up. Everyone is allowed their own opinions whether on a TV show, or on here, or in our private lives.

I’m disturbed but not surprised Gill. There’s always a strong current of misogyny on GN ( often coupled with ageism )

I am disturbed by the number of people on here defending the ghastly AW, she is anti women as far as I am concerned, but I am cheered by JenniferEccles comment : I'm delighted that such a high profile figure has joined Farage's Brexit party for I hope that she may repel a few of those who would vote for the Brexit party. The Brexit party is supposed to be about 'taking back control' which is rich when you consider that she won't even let women have control of their own bodies.

Ann Widdecombe for Prime Minister ! She is wonderful. It was Yasmin who was very rude on the Jeremy Vine programme. Well done Ann for talking sense.

I’ve only seen the clip so can’t comment on that JE. She was like that all through the programme? The Chair should have done a better job then

Well she might be all those things Lily65 but she is also one of those interminably boring people who, whenever a tv camera or microphone is pointed at them, bang on and on about alleged 'racism'.

No-one else could get a word in with all her screeching.

Maryeliza, I think you’re absolutely right.

I agree maddy that she could dial it down a notch and be more effective for so doing.

Well she is certainly a feisty and spirited woman. I’ve seen her quite a lot on different programmes and I realised she has an Asian background but didn’t realise she was from Uganda. I remember the Asians being expelled from Uganda, she must have been quite young when that happened, and it no doubt had a profound impact on her. I’m glad she’s found success in the country she’s made her home, and it goes without saying that no one should have to endure racism. Despite all this I have seen her regularly shout other people down, and it’s really not good manners to do that.

YAB is quite a robust debater I would say but as a black woman she has been subject to a great deal of abuse and racism so I think she generally comes out fighting now. I remember one instance in particular maybe Any Questtions when Norman Tebbitt was incredibly racist and dismissive towards her. As for the video clip, might be interesting to watch whole programme to really judge it ( but she probably was on fighting form)

Lily, she’s still rude.

Annie

UGH! Widdiecombe and Farage,that image is stuck in my head. Can't think of anything worse.

They're so well matched

?brilliant Varian

Widdecombe and Farage are like a pair of pantomime villains, only not as funny.

the " woman from Uganda" is Yasmin Alibhai-Brown,

She is senior research associate at the Foreign Policy Centre,[18] an honorary fellow at Liverpool John Moores University,[14] and honorary visiting professor at Cardiff[2] and Lincoln[14] Universities.

a highly regarded journalist, and Instrumental in bringing the paedophile Stuart Hall to justice........for starters.

I attended a talk given by AW , I have to say I was very disappointed by her narrow vision on many topics. I had believed her to be intelligent & down to Earth but the reality is that she has little understanding of the complexities of many peoples lives.
Even more shocking was the speed at which she gave her opinion followed by her ruthless & obvious aim to sell her book to as many people as possible, she would make a very good salesperson!

maddy as someone who had to be hoisted onto the labour bed trying to get to the loo would have been physically impossible ?

For me as a radical feminist anything about AW is predicated upon her views on abortion ( I could add homophobia, gay conversion therapy as well of course . Most misogynists are homophobic ) Its only when women have full control over their bodies including access to contraception and abortion that women can ever begin to approach having full human rights and equality. There is not one society on earth where women are refused bodily autonomy and have full equal rights . It’s logically impossible. So judging a politician on their beliefs on abortion is fundamental afaic.