Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
He's gone into number 10 to be told by the woman who should be moving into number 10 but is actually going to number 11 that he's got a top job and is moving into number 10.
Mr. X, the lesson of the Praetorian Guard is not to have a Praetorian Guard. They probably killed more emperors than they saved (hence Basil II creating the Varangian Guard instead).
Lots of speculation about what Theresa's speech means. Frankly I doubt her rhetoric now will translate into much more than continued tinkering at the edges à la Cameron, the only thing that came across clearly from it was a kind of bland centrism; not necessarily a bad thing but she won't be a radical or serious reformer of any kind.
Also, PaddyPower is offering 10/11 on Corbyn to win the leadership election. Judging by Facebook and Twitter it's now widely known that Corbynites can get round the £25 cost by joining Unite for a much smaller sum, and people are really wound up about the NEC trying to move the goalposts. Would anyone care to talk me out of putting £50 or so down?
Six degrees of separation: Theresa May is the MP for Bray, the Fat Duck is in Bray, AA Grill is a restaurant critic, Amber Rudd was married to AA Gill, Amber Rudd is about to be appointed to a top job in Theresa May's cabinet.
AA Grill, wins best typo of July by a country mile.
''No, I don't think we will ever get to stage where all professions are 50% men and 50% women. But I want to ensure that there are no barriers to both sexes attaining success in any profession.''
Its like a building site on my journey into Waterloo. Construction everywhere. But there's one thing I notice. All the people working on those sites are men. All of 'em. All weathers, covered in sh8te, in the p8ssing rain, all men.
So here's the deal. When 50% of those workers are women, you can have 50% of the professions.
Because right now it looks to me like women don;t want 50% of all jobs. They only want 50% of the best jobs.
I thought it was something of an all things to all men (and women) kind of speech, just as long as you were under-privileged. Nothing remotely aspirational about it. So for me it was disappointing, but not half as disappointing as Hammond becoming Chancellor as is being widely rumoured.
Would you mind defining "feminist" as you see it please? It's often a movable feast. This is not presaging me picking a fight with you .
*Typing nervously....*
For me, a feminist is someone who believes in the equality of the sexes. That is how I interpret feminism. I guess, you could say most people believe in the equality of the sexes. But often what people 'define' as equality can differ from person to person. And then there are some that may say they believe in equality, but hold sexist (or misogynistic) views. I know several men and women that claim to believe in 'equality' for example but are very critical of women's sex lives and choices in comparison to men. Likewise, these same people also seem to look down on stay at home dads (where they would not in regard to stay at home mums) and are deeply uncomfortable with men working with children.
I'll sight one issue as an example of where I stand as a feminist. Am I someone dogmatic about equality of outcome? No, I don't think we will ever get to stage where all professions are 50% men and 50% women. But I want to ensure that there are no barriers to both sexes attaining success in any profession.
Thank you. I don't think someone born male can fairly claim to be a feminist; it feels slightly impertinent. However, I think we'll have finally made progress when the gender of a new PM is not noteworthy, and we do not debate the gender split in a political cabinet or board of directors.
Personally (as a woman) I wouldn't mind if man identified as a feminist. And yes I agree that we'll be at a point of great progress when it's not newsworthy that the PM is a woman, or that there are several women on a board of directors.
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
Mr. X, the lesson of the Praetorian Guard is not to have a Praetorian Guard. They probably killed more emperors than they saved (hence Basil II creating the Varangian Guard instead).
But if you have one (which you probably do, because it enthroned you in the first place) getting from having one, to not having one, is problematic.
Mr. Owls, the Verstappen [I'll stop mentioning it one day] bet was only 251 for about five minutes. If you don't move swiftly, opportunities can be missed.
Anyway, whilst I hope Eagle wins, and am flat if Corbyn does, I didn't stick an utterly vast sum on, so don't feel too bad. *cough*buymybookinDecembertomakeupforit*cough*
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
You give them a hereditary peerage and a life peerage at the same time.
Personally (as a woman) I wouldn't mind if man identified as a feminist. And yes I agree that we'll be at a point of great progress when it's not newsworthy that the PM is a woman, or that there are several women on a board of directors.
What would be newsworthy is if there are several women in a gang of people digging drains or clearing out sewers.
''No, I don't think we will ever get to stage where all professions are 50% men and 50% women. But I want to ensure that there are no barriers to both sexes attaining success in any profession.''
Its like a building site on my journey into Waterloo. Construction everywhere. But there's one thing I notice. All the people working on those sites are men. All of 'em. All weathers, covered in sh8te, in the p8ssing rain, all men.
So here's the deal. When 50% of those workers are women, you can have 50% of the professions.
Because right now it looks to me like women don;t want 50% of all jobs. They only want 50% of the best jobs.
You could also say that men want the best jobs as well. So should they be denied equality? After all, I could also say that I don't see many men working as cleaners or as maids.
I do think there is an issue that many jobs are frequently associated with one gender (construction being one of them). I think that this needs to change and we need to stop seeing jobs in tandem with only one gender, as it does affect the career routes/choices of young people.
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
You give them a hereditary peerage and a life peerage at the same time.
Maybe Major does not want the right to attend the Lords?
He's gone into number 10 to be told by the woman who should be moving into number 10 but is actually going to number 11 that he's got a top job and is moving into number 10.
Given that the last three PMs have lived in number 11 because it's a bigger flat and thus better for their children, wouldn't the Mays live in number 10?
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
Can Herititaries resign their places in the Lords like appointees can?
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
You give them a hereditary peerage and a life peerage at the same time.
Ah OK.
Can't imagine he would give Major a Hereditary only - as that would be less use to him than a Life - as he may have to wait ages for a by-election.
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
You give them a hereditary peerage and a life peerage at the same time.
Maybe Major does not want the right to attend the Lords?
Yeah, that was only if the appointment was both an honour for being a former PM but Cameron also wanted another Tory in the Lords.
I used to spread bet F1 regularly several years ago. until I lost £1100 on a qualifying match bet (damn you heinz harald frentzen). I still won on the season but that scared me into my current average bet size of about £3.
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
Can Herititaries resign their places in the Lords like appointees can?
I think so, by the 2014 act, I assume there would be a by-election in such an event.
George Osborne has left Downing Street via the back gate.
I'm taking it as a sign that he's been been sacked
I guess it was a possibility, and still is despite that exit method, but it was strange how certain some were he would get a top job. He went all out on the referendum and was a rival to May, without much popular appeal - a prime candidate for dismissal.
Expect a big kerfuffle about a new hereditary peerage in the Resignation Honours...
But the successor wouldn't get to sit in the Lords - unless elected at a Hereditary by-election.
Even newly minted hereditaries can't sit. When the 99 Act was passed the hereditaries which were the first holders of their title were offered life peerages.
But if he's giving Major a Hereditary surely it would be on the basis he did go into the Lords immediately - not sure how the formality would work - maybe some way of getting round it?
Can Herititaries resign their places in the Lords like appointees can?
Yes. These days a peerage (be it life or hereditary) and membership of the Lords are linked, but separate things. The peerage gives you the right to sit (though with a hereditary peerage you need to be voted in as one of the '90' - the other 2 hereditaries are the ex officio office holders) but you can terminate your membership too, without effecting your peerage. (This is in stark contrast to the situation 60 years ago - hence Winston Churchill's refusal to become Duke of London.)
People would be happy to have Boris in charge of negotiating Brexit? I honestly wouldn't...
I find the prospect of him as foreign secretary appealing, heading up Brexit much less so. I think it's a good idea to give him a top job, he's integral to the wider appeal of the Conservatives and she needs him onside.
George Osborne has left Downing Street via the back gate.
I'm taking it as a sign that he's been been sacked
I guess it was a possibility, and still is despite that exit method, but it was strange how certain some were he would get a top job. He went all out on the referendum and was a rival to May, without much popular appeal - a prime candidate for dismissal.
To be honest, I would've thought he'd be given a token job (Environment Secretary or something), in the spirit of the famous metaphor involving tents and pissing.
Nicola Sturgeon:Congratulations to the new Prime Minister @theresa_may - despite our differences, I hope we can build a constructive working relationship
While there's much they can do working together, it's a pretty limited thing I should think - one wants to destroy the other's nation after all (in favour of their own). The other will just destroy the other by accident.
George Osborne has left Downing Street via the back gate.
I'm taking it as a sign that he's been been sacked
I guess it was a possibility, and still is despite that exit method, but it was strange how certain some were he would get a top job. He went all out on the referendum and was a rival to May, without much popular appeal - a prime candidate for dismissal.
To be honest, I would've thought he'd be given a token job (Environment Secretary or something), in the spirit of the famous metaphor involving tents and pissing.
How much trouble can he really cause though? He's not a rabble rousing type, he's not going to be an entertaining booking for tv shows to criticise the government, he's not leading any rebellions, even if he knows where bodies are buried.
Only early 40s though, if he wants he could stick this out long enough to become viable again in 10 years.
Hopefully Foreign secretary for Boris. I think he'd be good at it.
Yes and interesting that Yvette Cooper on Sky now suggesting she expects an election this year. The appointment of Boris in a top job would give that suggestion plenty of credence.
Hmph, I have to say I'm a lot more sceptical of May's talk of "an economy for everyone", if she's just put arch tax-dodger Hammond in charge of the economy.
Whats the odds for Justine Greening as next Tory leader (or indeed, next PM?) - if she ends up getting an office of state, she will have a decent chunk of experience by the time Theresa stands down in 2023/4, she comes across well on TV, one nation type. And I think the thought of electing a 3rd female PM, second consecutive, and a lesbian, would be really rubbing it in to Labour. In with a good chance?
He'll be back. I think May will want a couple if years to distance herself from the Cameroon wing, but eventually they will be brought back in from the cold.
Hmph, I have to say I'm a lot more sceptical of May's talk of "an economy for everyone", if she's just put arch tax-dodger Hammond in charge of the economy.
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Incidentally, my mid-season ramble is up, including some spread betting suggestions:
http://enormo-haddock.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-2016-mid-season-review.html
https://www.buzzfeed.com/marieleconte/owen-smith-told-a-female-party-leader-she-was-invited-on-tv?utm_term=.fiew9dOv9#.yb2EwQnlw
Its like a building site on my journey into Waterloo. Construction everywhere. But there's one thing I notice. All the people working on those sites are men. All of 'em. All weathers, covered in sh8te, in the p8ssing rain, all men.
So here's the deal. When 50% of those workers are women, you can have 50% of the professions.
Because right now it looks to me like women don;t want 50% of all jobs. They only want 50% of the best jobs.
Posting in haste lesson learnt
But as a new hereditary wouldn't get an automatic seat in the Lords, I can't see it as a big problem
I notice we don;t debate the gender split of people shovelling sh8t for a living.
That is because they are all men, and women don;t want those jobs.
Anyway, whilst I hope Eagle wins, and am flat if Corbyn does, I didn't stick an utterly vast sum on, so don't feel too bad. *cough*buymybookinDecembertomakeupforit*cough*
This isn't going to end well.
What would be newsworthy is if there are several women in a gang of people digging drains or clearing out sewers.
I do think there is an issue that many jobs are frequently associated with one gender (construction being one of them). I think that this needs to change and we need to stop seeing jobs in tandem with only one gender, as it does affect the career routes/choices of young people.
Can't imagine he would give Major a Hereditary only - as that would be less use to him than a Life - as he may have to wait ages for a by-election.
That would be a brilliantly cruel appointment.
She'd destroy him in cabinet week after week.
The final humiliation?
I'm taking it as a sign that he's been been sacked
Don't see him in one of the Great Offices of State.
Ozzie seen leaving by back gate of Downing Street - BBC
KERCHING
Hammond in
KERCHING
While there's much they can do working together, it's a pretty limited thing I should think - one wants to destroy the other's nation after all (in favour of their own). The other will just destroy the other by accident.
At least, I hope you were joking...
Press release also says 'Osborne has resigned from government'
Only early 40s though, if he wants he could stick this out long enough to become viable again in 10 years.