Studio Living (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
I wouldn't recognise Conservative shadow cabinet member David Willetts if he stole my bag in broad daylight and I was asked to pick him out of a police line-up. But he certainly made a name for himself at the Tory...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Blame for – well, just about anything, it seems – can be laid at the door of the Chardonnay-swilling, self-supporting singleton Bridget Jones. Latest to take aim at her is shadow University and Skills Secretary David Willetts. He believes Bridget has inspired a generation of women to edge men out of their traditional roles, with dire consequences for the nuclear family. So for what else is Bridget,...
BloggingBaby.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Filed under: Money & work , In the news Who's to blame for the demise of the nuclear family? Why, Bridget Jones, of course. Wait ... what? A fictional character responsible for breaking up families? That's what David Willetts, who recently spoke at the UK's Conservative party conference thinks, anyway. Calling Bridget a real "phenomenon," he went on to say that more women than ever are finishing university....
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Today Kira Cochrane of the Guardian fires back against David Willetts, the MP who said a "Bridget Jones generation" was ruining the British family. She calls out Willetts as a flip-flopper; in 2002... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Despatch Blog (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Westminster Village has been awash with rumours that Theresa Villiers is due for the chop in Cameron’s approaching reshuffle. Along with Peter Ainsworth who is apparently wounded and bloodied from battles with Alan Duncan’s BERR shadow team and incredibly the brilliant David Willetts, Ms Villiers has been rumoured to be reshuffled out of the Shadow Cabinet for some time. Tory and Labour MPs concede,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
David Willetts: A pragmatist, and yet passionate believer in social responsibility and localism: what better model for modern Conservatives?
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Here's the first half of the Daily Telegraph Top 100 Right Wingers list, which Brian Brivati and I compiled. The second part will follow on Wednesday. To read the full columns click HERE and HERE . 51. (-) NICK BOURNE 52. (-12) DAVID WILLETTS 53. (+10) ANDREW HALDENBY 54. (+20) DAMIAN GREEN 55. (+34) JAMES O'SHAUGHNESSY 56. (NEW) LYNTON CROSBY 57. (NEW) NICHOLAS BOLES 58. (-28) KENNETH CLARKE 59. (-13)...
The F-Word Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Shadow education secretary David Willetts is worried. He's worried about the make-up of people attending university, specifically. Or, to get even more specific, he is worried that too many women are going to university, and there won't be enough university...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Lest you think that American social conservatives have a monopoly on obnoxious, regressive views of women, may we direct you to the comments of one British Member of Parliament, David Willetts'... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Lest you think that American social conservatives have a monopoly on obnoxious, regressive views of women, may we direct you to the comments of one British Member of Parliament, David Willetts'... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chris Whiteside's Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
The Conservative conference agenda for Monday 29th September includes * Enterprise and Business, with speakers including Alan Duncan and David Willetts * The Economy with speakers including George Osborne * The NHS with speakers including Andrew Lansley * Caring for an elderly population with Andrew Lansley and Stephen O'Brien
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
The Conservatives are once again a major political force in Britain's big cities a Conservative shadow cabinet minister claims.
ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
ToryDiary: David Willetts promises Tory support for expansion of universities Julia Manning on Platform: The NHS has our money. We all deserve better treatment. Local government: Should councils employ Chief Executives? Seats and candidates: Peter Lyburn has been adopted for...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Responding to attacks from his opposite number John Denham, the Conservative Party's Universities spokesman David Willetts has used an article in The Guardian to make it clear that a Tory government is committed to increasing university numbers. Mr Willetts says...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
John Denham said the Conservatives would 'cut student numbers'. This was the most absurd of many silly claims, says David Willetts
