Comments on: Monarchy revisited: why should sexism in the choice of monarch be acceptable? http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Huge public support for removing sex discrimination in royal inheritance | Mark Pack http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10029 Huge public support for removing sex discrimination in royal inheritance | Mark Pack Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:02:59 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1531#comment-10029 [...] in the last Parliament, with Lynne getting widespread media coverage for her mini-campaign and commenting:For me the basic point is quite simple: the monarchy is meant to be a symbol for our country, so [...] [...] in the last Parliament, with Lynne getting widespread media coverage for her mini-campaign and commenting:For me the basic point is quite simple: the monarchy is meant to be a symbol for our country, so [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6633 Adam Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:46:20 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1531#comment-6633 Well well, fancy us being taken back to the days when Lynne was pretending to be an opponent of the Tories rather than actually being one. Needless to say her argument then was pseudo Tory in any event- not shall we address the issue of the monarchy- but rather there is sexism in the law of succession blah blah. How about we go a logical stage further and recognise that we are a mature democracy that does not need a monarchy- constitutional or otherwise- and all the associated inherited hierarchical claptrap that goes with it? Well well, fancy us being taken back to the days when Lynne was pretending to be an opponent of the Tories rather than actually being one.

Needless to say her argument then was pseudo Tory in any event- not shall we address the issue of the monarchy- but rather there is sexism in the law of succession blah blah.

How about we go a logical stage further and recognise that we are a mature democracy that does not need a monarchy- constitutional or otherwise- and all the associated inherited hierarchical claptrap that goes with it?

]]> By: Ian Shires » Blog Archive » Huge public support for removing sex discrimination in royal inheritance http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6631 Ian Shires » Blog Archive » Huge public support for removing sex discrimination in royal inheritance Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:57:10 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1531#comment-6631 [...] in the last Parliament, with Lynne getting widespread media coverage for her mini-campaign and commenting: For me the [...] [...] in the last Parliament, with Lynne getting widespread media coverage for her mini-campaign and commenting: For me the [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-871 Anonymous Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1531#comment-871 Surely much of the objection is from people who believe that a good wife does what her husband tells her (thereby giving the throne to a male consort rather than a queen) -- harder to counter than a simple "boys and girls should inherit equally". Surely much of the objection is from people who believe that a good wife does what her husband tells her (thereby giving the throne to a male consort rather than a queen) — harder to counter than a simple “boys and girls should inherit equally”.

]]> By: Lib Dem member http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/01/monarchy-revisited-why-should-sexism-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-870 Lib Dem member Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:54:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1531#comment-870 Bloody good start to your new job - good symbolic issue - imaginative idea - more press coverage - and annoying smug Tories - well done Lynne!! Bloody good start to your new job – good symbolic issue – imaginative idea – more press coverage – and annoying smug Tories – well done Lynne!!

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