The Zoom social event of the season was broadcast last night as countless MPs, Boris, David Cameron, Theresa May, Gyles Brandreth, Tim Montgomerie and a number of Peers joined together for the 15th-anniversary fundraiser of Tory grassroots group Women2Win. A less-than-gripping Q&A session with the former PM perked Guido’s interest when May claimed that “by and large, I think female leaders are more interested in delivering and less interesting in grandstanding… they’re more pragmatic.” It may be the case there’s some research to back that up, though unfortunately the message was undermined by the messenger…
The blind auction fundraiser saw thousands spent on an eclectic mix of prizes, from signed copies of Sasha Swire’s autobiography to a “personal astrology reading,” which compère Gyles Brandreth promised to buy for Matt Hancock. Despite believing the contrary, Theresa’s auction offering failed to deliver big donations: her signed magnum of Nyetmiber is currently being outbid by Boris’s signed bottle of Louis Roederer…
As we celebrate 100 years since women got the vote it is worth reflecting on how that has translated into power. With the Tories now on their second female Prime Minister it is a glaring anomaly that no other party has put a woman into 10 Downing Street. Labour and the LibDems are more conservative in many ways…
Now the brocialist Labour Party is allowing people with penises on to all-women shortlists which were designed to positively discriminate in favour of born women, it seems even less likely that they will ever offer the country a real woman leader. Whereas in the most recent May v Leadsom election the Tories had an all-women shortlist for leader…
One of the main reasons Brooks Newmark’s sexting was so inappropriate is that he co-founded the Women2Win group helping young women get involved in politics. Newmark invited our Sophie to a Women2Win event – he was abusing his position in the group to meet young Tory women. Well, Women2Win have welcomed Brooks back into the fold, there he is in the photo above holding a Women2Win placard while campaigning for the Tory candidate in the Sleaford by-election. Alongside a bevy of young Tory women. Have to wonder if this is responsible from those now running Women2Win…
