The Nanny's state

TonyH Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 02:40:34 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Q. Who said this in an interview with the Observer in 2003?



Unsurprisingly, she is passionate about increasing childcare, but thinks the Government is overprescriptive, focusing on nursery places whose hours are often insufficient for working mothers:

'By the time you have got the pushchair through the door, dropped them off, wrenched yourself away, worried the whole day if they are traumatised by the experience and fortified yourself with a cup of coffee, it's time to go and get them.'


http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/nov/09/uk.interviews

Looks like Caroline Spelman thought outside the box but (apparently) "within the rules" on this dilemma...



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Re: The Nanny's state (#1)

by NorthernMonkey on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 03:19:03 PM GMT

She also said this:

"Sleaze was a particular turn-off to female voters and I can quite understand that. They also, in 1997, felt that the Conservative Party was out of touch and arrogant."

They don't learn do they?


Re: The Nanny's state (#2)

by LabourStill on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 07:37:17 PM GMT

I see there are Tories all over the internet posting comments along the lines of "She has does nothing wrong it's all a NuLabour (sic) witch hunt". Well, they would say that wouldn't they? They ought to realise she's been caught out - her nanny was no more her Secretary than I am.


Re: The Nanny's state (#6)

by alexhilton on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 12:59:56 PM GMT

I heard that it is team Cameron working up these sleaze stories in order to damage the "moderating influences" in his ranks.

Spelman is a wet and Chichester is a Eurowet.


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Re: The Nanny's state (#3)

by jkitleft on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 09:31:36 PM GMT

I'd much rather this "scandal" opens up the debate on universal childcare.


Re: The Nanny's state (#4)

by scampi on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:09:00 PM GMT

ICM S.TELEGRAPH Con 42 Lab 26 LibDem 21 lead up 2 points to 16


Re: The Nanny's state (#5)

by treborc on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 10:44:25 AM GMT

Peter Hain I though it was a £100 nobody told me it was £100,000, bye.


The Nanny's state | 6 comments (6 topical)