Meow! Let the woman with the perfect figure and the perfect outfit for every occasion cast her stone!
People employed by British MP's work in a very small workplace; an MP will usually have a staff of around four. They are employed by the MP, not by Parliament or the MP's party. It's not a career for life, obviously, if the MP loses their seat the staff are likely to lose their jobs. If the MP isn't satisfied with them another MP is unlikely to employ them either. Pretty precarious it seems to me.
We seem to have little common ground so I will finish by making my opinion very plain. My view is that every woman should be treated with respect no matter what size she is or what clothes she chooses to wear. As should every man. No-one should be treated in a way which makes them feel uncomfortable or victimised by anyone. When they are treated in that way the person who did it should be reprimanded.
You started up a thread entitled:
"The latest political scandal; A wirchhunt or a necessary exposé?"
But it seems your mind was already made up and you were expecting others to share your views telling me you have little common ground with me so the debate is over!
To be honest I find you all over the place with this and I've no real idea what your argument is. I thought we were debating claims made by Brewer-Hartley and Leadsom and whether they justified Fallon's resignation. IMO no the claims don't justify the resignation. Given the recent furore in the Navy about inappropriate relationships amongst serving officers on ships I think Fallon as head of defence thought it was the appropriate thing to do.
I've asked several female friends for their views and they've all said words to the effect it will put an end to banter and harmless flirting
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I don't know much about the machinations of those employed by MP's but it doesn't seem anymore precarious to me than those employed in the so-called GIG economy?
You say every woman should be treated with respect but I don't understand why you're singling out women and excluding men/transgendered people? As far as I'm concerned everyone deserves to be treated with respect in and out of the workplace but people need to take some responsibility and act appropriately which includes dressing appropriately for the occasion. Dress sends out a message. If a woman with a huge bust like Brewer-Hartley chooses to wear a very low neckline exposing a significant amount of breast and cleavage then it's going to distract some from her messages as a journalist/broadcaster. It's common sense surely? She seems to go out of her way to dress provocatively/sexually aggressive which is up to her when she's off duty but when she's on duty/primetime tv I would suggest most don't want to see some middle-aged woman's jugs filling their screen!