Houses of Parliament - SYLVIA SHAW Flashcards
1
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Blair’s Labour government (1997)
A
Brought 120 female MPs (doubled representation of women to 18%)
2008: 20%
2
Q
Adversarial language - Question Time
A
Harriet Harman accused William Hague of crying “crocodile tears” “great jokes but poor judgement”
3
Q
Question Time Comparison 1998-2008
A
Questions and responses in 2008 were half as adversarial as they were in 1998
Debating chamber has become more consensual over time?
Male ministers were less adversarial than in 1998 but female were more adversarial - not necessarily a masculine trait
4
Q
The future
A
Convergence - male MPs getting less adversarial with women getting more adversarial - an eventual equilibrium?
