David Cameron and all-women shortlists

Posted by on Oct 21, 2009 in Politics | 11 comments At first I was aghast at David Cameron’s stand for all-women shortlists – my knee jerk reaction was that they should be selected on merit alone – but now I think it makes good sense. The fact is that the present system has let down women candidates as Conservative associations have shown a preference for males. This is the only way Cameron believes we can increase the number of women...
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