[Livia]

Well said, bitontheside.

[AnnieK]

I'm confused.... Being an MP is a job right? Once your maternity leave has ended you return to work and make provisions for your children. Being in a place of work is not the environment for a child, there is no stimulus for them and it's not exactly a comfortable environment. I returned to work when my son was 6 months old, did I want to? Not particularly but I had to provide for my family and so childcare was arranged. I can't get if this is hypothetical or people are serious ....why should being an MP allow you to demand the right to take a child into a working environment. To be clear...I believe women have the right yo breast feed when and where they wish but if you have returned to paid employment after having a child provisions have to be made

[Kizzy]

I don't think the point is should they or would they... it's can they.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I don't think the point is should they or would they... it's can they.

This is turning in to a sketch from Monty Python's Life of Brian.

I'm with Annie. Who takes their kids in to work? I don't know anyone. And moreover, a lot of time and resource is being wasted by Jess Philips, pursuing this frankly ridiculous idea when that time and resource could be put more pressing issues.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

This is turning in to a sketch from Monty Python's Life of Brian.

I'm with Annie. Who takes their kids in to work? I don't know anyone. And moreover, a lot of time and resource is being wasted by Jess Philips, pursuing this frankly ridiculous idea when that time and resource could be put more pressing issues.

Is it, is that because there are some following an ethos without really understanding why?

[Cherie]

Joey, if I ever need help in a legal sense I will be calling on you, your tenacity and ability to put your point across time after time in a polite way, wearing the opposition down in the process is unparalleled

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Joey, if I ever need help in a legal sense I will be calling on you, your tenacity and ability to put your point across time after time in a polite way, wearing the opposition down in the process is unparalleled

Thank you Cherie.

I always try to do my best for things I believe in and for people I may have to represent at any time or people I have great loyalty to as well.
I won't always succeed but it will never be for the want of trying.
Politeness costs nothing and although people may heavily disagree,nothing either says should be termed as nonsense.
It may well be partly wrong and at times misguided but not nonsense.
That is actually a word I hate.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Thank you Cherie.

I always try to do my best for things I believe in and for people I may have to represent at any time or people I have great loyalty to as well.
I won't always succeed but it will never be for the want of trying.
Politeness costs nothing and although people may heavily disagree,nothing either says should be termed as nonsense.
It may well be partly wrong and at times misguided but not nonsense.
That is actually a word I hate.

Joey - This 1,000 % sincerely meant; I do not agree with some of your politics, but I would love nothing more, than if you DID stand and become elected to parliament, because the whole institutionally corrupt and inefficient commons NEEDS someone with integrity, genuine comittment, compassion, determination borne of passion, and the ability to self-analyse and change course when he deems himself wrong --- ALL the qualities you possess.

I have NO political affinity -despite what some may think - I just vote for whichever candidate/party ticks the most serious boxes for me at the time (and at this time it is Nigel and UKIP) but I mean every word above Joey and you SHOULD now SERIOUSLY determine a political career and actually start putting in place those first steps to securing one.

You will be TRAGICALLY missing your true calling if you do not. Believe me.

[bots]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Thank you Cherie.

I always try to do my best for things I believe in and for people I may have to represent at any time or people I have great loyalty to as well.
I won't always succeed but it will never be for the want of trying.
Politeness costs nothing and although people may heavily disagree,nothing either says should be termed as nonsense.
It may well be partly wrong and at times misguided but not nonsense.
That is actually a word I hate.

nonsense is equal to I strongly disagree, I wouldn't take it personally Joey. I like to keep abreast of current thinking

[Jamie89]

Why don't they just make a blanket law that says it's legal for women to breastfeed anywhere, but have separate stipulations that state where you can look after your baby (which would maybe be decided upon by the individual businesses). So then it wouldn't be a question of "can a woman breastfeed in the house of commons" but it would be "can a woman (or man) bring their child into the house of commons.

It seems like there is one side of the current argument which is saying "Yes, women should be able to breastfeed in the HoC" and another side of the argument which is saying "No, people shouldn't be bringing their children into the HoC", but really these are separate issues and so all our points keep missing because we're not on the same page lol.

[Kizzy]

I would've thought getting mums to work was the goal...no, not if it means anything remotely progressive in parliament, pfffft!