Maria Millar the hope for a more equal Britain?

Well, we shall see. I'm quite willing to be proved wrong - though I hope I'm not. As for JH, wasn't he involved with Rupert Murdoch et al?

Just to say the link came to me via a friend of my daughter who works for a charity for children with disabilities

I know it's just one perspective goldengirl but its a perspective I think is closer to the truth than makes me comfortable. Would not surprise me to see equalities be more marginalised.

JH is my MP!!! he was walking about locally during torch relay.. my DH tried to talk to him about school sports fields but he got quickly herded away by JH minder!!

We could form an orderly queue and all have a go.

He needs more than a slap - maybe with a big fish, a la Monty Python

Consider it done!

Give him a slap for me, please! And Anno!

absent I agree.I could cheerfully slap him!

The promotion of Jeremy Hunt to Health Minister seems equally bizarre. He's an enthusiastic supporter of homeopathy – a method of treatment that has not one shred of evidence of efficacy either practically or theoretically. He wants to halve the "window" for abortion from 24 weeks to 12. He's also a self-satisfied, smug-faced buffoon with his eye to the main chance – but that's not exactly relevant.

Given that the issues involved were not likely to bring about the fall of the government at the time I can only assume she voted for what she believed .

You won't find anything on the gov. site - just a very sanitised bio.....
BBC just said 'culture minister' - not even 'equality'.

Oh come on! The media are having a field day here - as usual only giving one side and it's the one side that will gain a reaction. I personally don't know what she actually said or the reasons for the way she voted. So until I know more I will neither accept nor condemn.

OMG.

I despair for the future of this country and our children. Who are we to vote for next time?

I think some of their biggest donors have jumped ship and Cameron has not done himself any favours by hanging on to Osborne. A Lab-Lib coalition, perhaps?

Astonishing own goal - maybe a few more might not go amiss!

I suppose the only good thing is that it will contribute to their demise at the next election....I hope

I would like to say it is unbelievable, but unfortunately it is not.

Well, we're all equal, it's just that some are more equal than others ....

Good grief.