Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Hey all, Quick reminder re: tonight’s meeting: Oct 7th, 7pm, Committee room 11, House of Commons Join Abortion Rights for an update on amendments tabled for the report stage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, and to discuss the pro choice campaign. Speakers: Diane Abbott MP, Annie Campbell - Alliance for Choice, Kay Carberry - TUC Assistant General [...]
Greenman's Occasional Organ (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
British Politics It is the annual Party conference of the ruling Labour Party in Manchester this week - long term Labour MP and media personality Diane Abbott explains why she won't be going here . John McDonnell MP reports on his hopes for the parallel Convention of the Left. On the same site David Lowry has an article on the nuclear commitments of the Prime Minister. Red Pepper have established a...
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
More Facts: Ethnic minority women make up 4.6% of the population (2.3 million) To reflect the population (4.6%), we would expect to see at least 33 ethnic minority women MPs. There are only 2 - Diane Abbott MP and Dawn Butler MP Number of ethnic minority women in the Cabinet - None From almost 20,000 local councillors in England, only 168 (0.84%) are ethnic minority women Out of 1,130 directors of...
Lightwater (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
It’s one thing for onlookers, like me, to speculate about Gordon Brown’s future, but quite another for an insider to give a considered view. And so it was that In This Week on BBC TV last night that Diane Abbott said in answer to an Andrew Neill question about what would happen to Gordon if Labour lost the Glenrothes [...]
Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
Occasionally I feel the need to correct leading non-Labour bloggers on their less than first-hand knowledge of Labour internal dynamics and allegiences. Yesterday, Mr Guido Fawkes listed my local MP Diane Abbott as a "likely suspect" to want a leadership election. I am happy to say that nothing could be further from the truth. Less than an hour after Mr Fawkes wrote his post, I actually met Diane when...
Blaney's Blarney (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
At last night's History Channel debate launching its 50 Things You Need to Know About British History (chaired by TV's Iain Dale and featuring a spat between Douglas Murray and Polly Toynbee), Labour MP Diane Abbott proudly mentioned that her child had yesterday received 11 A* grades at GCSE. She failed to mention that that child had been privately educated. I wonder why?
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
The History Channel debate was hugely enjoyable. More than one hundred people packed into the Marble Room at the Royal Society to hear a panel consisting of Polly Toynbee, Douglad Murray, Dominic Sandbrook and Diane Abbott. Sadly Simon Heffer couldn't join us due to illness. It was a good natured debate with more agreement than I might have predicted. All the panellists agreed that up to the age of...
Janet Mackinnon (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
... should of course be Diane Abbott. Never mind the wimpish Mr Miliband, or one makeover too many Ms Harman, the Labour Party needs a woman of substance to renew its values, and tackle any rogue elements amongst the security services and its spouses, amongst other things...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Diane Abbott: It contains the profiles of a million innocent people and lacks basic safeguards – but it has no legislative foundation
ID in the News (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
As Labour’s soul-searching after the Glasgow East bye-election defeat continues, a number of Labour figures have been writing about possible policy changes for the party. Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, answers questions in The Independent: Q: What should Labour do to get people back on their side? (Alex Sweetland, via email) A: We [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
After Glasgow East, is Gordon Brown finished? If so, who should be Labour leader instead?
Catholic Action UK (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Action: please lobby your MP. Why are these mainland MPs so eager to change the law in Northern Ireland? From SPUC: There is a proposal in the UK parliament to extend Britain's liberal abortion régime to Northern Ireland. Ms Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, England, and colleagues from other parties have tabled an amendment to the government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Diane Abbott: It is shocking that women there are still denied free abortions: our amendment to the embryology bill can right this wrong
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Comment is free: Diane Abbott: It is shocking that women there are still denied free abortions. We can right this wrong
janestheone (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
This EDM tabled by Diane Abbott is spot on. I have to declare a small interest as it was my ten-minute rule bill that kicked off the process which later became the legalisation of civil partnerships. However, I support this because it is right. Whatever people's religious or other views, the public should be protected from the infliction of them. If this person says her conscience prevents her from...
