Women In Politics?

[Theland]

Should political parties present female candidates, or black, or disabled, or religious minority, or physically disabled, in order to embrace inclusiveness, rather than the best person for the job, including being very telephotogenic?

So many folk in my experience are attracted to, or put off, by appearance and accent.

[Zacs-Master]

That's a very confused question you're asking. On the one hand you're asking whether attractiveness should come above ability and on the other your're asking whether political correctness should come above ability.

[Deskdiary]

In all jobs the best person for the job is the person who should get the job.

If a one-armed black lesbian pygmy was the right person for the job, then that's good enough for me.

Anything else and we'd be going down the quota route - a very bad idea.

[Mamyalynne]

Totally agree with DD.

[Theland]

That's my opinion too ^^^^^
But the Labour Party is seems is intent on inclusiveness rather than talent.

[ladybirder]

No.

[jim360]

I agree that talent should be more important than any other factor. What I don't agree with is any suggestion that talent and diversity are mutually exclusive. If employers insist that they care only about talent but then end up employing a bunch of predominantly white men, then it's perfectly right to be at least suspicious about how this has happened.

[Theland]

Plenty of examples from the Police and BBC of a bias against white males.
Looking at the reporters and presenters on the BBC they are definitely filling their diversity quotas.

[Zacs-Master]

If it is found that your key voters in certain areas include a big percentage of black, or disabled, or religious minority, or physically disabled then it would be very condescending to suppose that voters in those areas would favour such a candidate. One would have to establish that there was a tendancy for the aforementioned people to be swayed by such obvious political tactics which I would bet would be virtually impossible to ascertain.

[Zacs-Master]

'Looking at the reporters and presenters on the BBC they are definitely filling their diversity quotas'

Who do you think has been put in such a position to fill such quotas, Theland?

[Theland]

Then I wonder how Abbott has survived thirty plus years.
I have seen her joining protesters blocking public roads after the death of a black criminal.
Surely it is her public relations machine and not her brains that returns her to the Commons?

[Theland]

Tony Hall.
Gone now.

[dannyk13]

Theland //But the Labour Party is seems is intent on inclusiveness rather than talent//
If you are referring to the :Labour Party wanting Rebecca Long-Bailey to be the next leader.It is nothing to do with her being a woman it is due to the fact that she is the female equivalent of Corbyn and his policies.

[Zacs-Master]

Abbot survives because she's in a safe seat.

[Theland]

Ill never see another Labour government in my life.

[Zacs-Master]

I have no idea who Tony Hall is, Theland, or why you think he was a shoe-in rather than a worthy employee. Care to clarify?