Comments on: More Women MPs http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/07/more-women-mps.html Don't annoy a dragon, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:16:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John M Ward http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/07/more-women-mps.html#comment-3174 John M Ward Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:23:15 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/07/more-women-mps.html#comment-3174 Good! That is the right assessment. Merit and ability should be the main criteria, not incidentals such as gender, when selecting. We are selecting our PPC this coming weekend, and are compelled t have at least 50% female at all stages until the final candidate is selected. I have never liked that, while understanding the concept behind it; and I daresay it will have resulted in early disappointment for a number of good male candidates throughout the country. Anyway, we started off with over 130 applicants, sifted those down to twenty, we are now down to ten, who will then be further reduced to four at this "Big Event", and then the Executive will select one -- both to be done this coming Sunday. I haven't been involved so far, but will in both the final stages. We are committed to choosing the best person we can identify, gender (or whatever) notwithstanding, and that's how it should be. I just wish it were an unfettered process throughout. Good! That is the right assessment. Merit and ability should be the main criteria, not incidentals such as gender, when selecting. We are selecting our PPC this coming weekend, and are compelled t have at least 50% female at all stages until the final candidate is selected.

I have never liked that, while understanding the concept behind it; and I daresay it will have resulted in early disappointment for a number of good male candidates throughout the country.

Anyway, we started off with over 130 applicants, sifted those down to twenty, we are now down to ten, who will then be further reduced to four at this “Big Event”, and then the Executive will select one — both to be done this coming Sunday. I haven’t been involved so far, but will in both the final stages.

We are committed to choosing the best person we can identify, gender (or whatever) notwithstanding, and that’s how it should be. I just wish it were an unfettered process throughout.

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