Hazel Blears is on her soapbox again, praising a scheme designed to encourage women to be community leaders. She rightly praises some stalwarts of the Salford community, but there’s a fair dose of hypocrisy here; Councillors are supposed to be community leaders, and Salford Labour’s record when it comes to female Councillors is nothing short of rotten. I certainly won’t be taking any lectures from Hazel Blears on opportunities for women, when in her own backyard Salford Labour have failed miserably.
Of 36 Labour Councillors here in Salford, only 7 (19%) are women, and I understand that 2 of those are standing down at the forthcoming election, both replaced as Labour candidates by men. In Labour’s ruling cabinet, it is even worse, with only 1 woman and 9 men.
Contrast that with the Conservative group which has 7 women out of 13, including the leader and deputy leader, all selected on merit. Of the 7 remaining Liberal Democrat Councillors, 4 are women.
Hazel should show some real leadership and get her own house in order before getting on her high horse.
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