Why some people should be kept...quiet...

Some times you don't have to parody. You don't have to make jokes.

You only have to point at what they say and laugh.

Well, Harriet Harmon is at it again. This time she shows her true colours. In the midst of economic crisis, unemployment and fiscal chaos it's clear what her priorities are.

Not the country - when her party is in power.
Not the economy - when she's the deputy leader of the party in charge of repairing this.
Not the labour party - when she must have known how badly these comments would be received.

But with her minority group of interest - women.

She makes her point very clear. She doesn't trust men in power. To quote...
“I don’t agree with all-male leaderships,” she said. “Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think it’s a thoroughly bad thing to have a men-only leadership.”

So nice to know that the Minister for Equality has such a high view of half the population she represents. Men can't be left to run things.

So what does she want? A quota system, so mummy can keep an eye on the naughty boys.

You do not - and never can - achieve equality through quotas and requirements. You can only ever reach it through merit. Choosing the best candidates, the best skilled and those with vision.

She's forgotten this because she was never the best, the most skilled or gifted with vision. Instead, she's become obsessed with her view of reality - and forgotten something important.

When you become obsessed with the enemy you become the enemy.

(Even if there isn't one)
(Kudos to the first to identify the quote)