Hysteria around Corbyn's women-only carriages

"We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity." - Marco Rubio View this email in your browser Today we look at the response to Jeremy Corbyn's comments about women-only carriages. We suggest that even though his proposals to tackle violence and harassment against women are flawed, the reaction to them is totally out of proportion. We all complain of politicians not being authentic or having enough character but when one dares to express themselves clearly, this is what happens.  Elsewhere we hear from the president of Clear Cannabis Law Reform on the government's response to a petition which has been signed by over 200,000 people calling for the production, sale and use of cannabis to made legal. He says ministers are ignoring all the evidence and public opinion around this issue.   Latest Articles     The hysteria around Corbyn's women-only carriages shows why we have such boring politicians   On Aug 26, 2015 11:41 am The crazed response to Jeremy Corbyn's women-only train carriage consultation will encourage politicians to be even more boring than they already are Read more... »       Comment: The government's response to the cannabis petition is fatuous, dishonest and misleading   On Aug 26, 2015 09:24 am Ministers continue to ignore public opinion on the legalisation of cannabis Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Good news: the small change at the GPs which can make a big difference for people with mental illness It can be difficult to get excited about acronyms, but last week the British Medical Journal published an article about QOF which got us very excited indeed. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT comments on Policy Exchange report Chris Keates: 'The key recommendation of this report is arrant nonsense'. Read more... »   Publicity critical for smooth transition to Scottish Rate of Income Tax The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for an effective publicity campaign when the announcement of a Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) is made, to ensure that employers and taxpayers are not adversely affected. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences