Last night Guido stood in solidarity with the shunned female journalists of the Lobby. After No.10 explained Dave and Nick only granted questions to men at yesterday’s mid-term review because none of the political editors in attendance were female, we named and shamed the chauvinist Mirror and New Statesman as having no female Lobby hacks between them. Guido’s feminist allies agreed:
@GuidoFawkes @janemerrick23 1/2 Watching the presser from home, it struck me that it was just a sea of suits. Never were many of us
— Isabel Oakeshott (@IsabelOakeshott) January 7, 2013
@IsabelOakeshott @guidofawkes @janemerrick23 It's a pity not more women there today at No 10 presser. And when childcare on menu. Ironic?
— Alex Forrest (@_alexforrest) January 7, 2013
*bites lip* @guidofawkes on the dearth of female political editors http://t.co/FaSZB9Nf
— Gaby Hinsliff (@gabyhinsliff) January 7, 2013
Blokeishness of Lobby exacerbates cosy deals and stich-ups. See @guidofawkes http://t.co/aau7XM5X via @gabyhinsliff (ex female pol editor)
— Sonia Purnell (@soniapurnell) January 7, 2013
The usual suspects were still stuck in their old ways however:
My apologies. Apparently @GuidoFawkes does not have a lobby pass. Also, he is a woman called Irene.
— Helen Lewis (@helenlewis) January 7, 2013
Shame…
