Glenda Jackson's 'tribute' speech for Margaret Thatcher - a marvellous book-end for Gillard's 'misogyny' speech

Looking for a book-end to Julia Gillard's 'Misogyny' speech?  I consider the speech given yesterday by Glenda Jackson in the House of Commons in London as part of the 'tribute' session for Margaret Thatcher to be an appropriate book-end.  Gillard's speech was delivered in response to the words and deeds of a man. Jackson's was delivered in response to the words and deeds of a woman.

Thank you, Glenda Jackson,

for another stunning performance.

Lest we forget

2012 Global Food Policy Report from the International Food Policy Research Institute

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Speech to the ALP Conference, Sydney 2011-12-02

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Speech
Friday 2 December 2011
to the National Conference
of the Australian Labor Party
held at Sydney 2-4 December 2011

A Sceptical Climate: media coverage of climate change in Australia 2011

The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and the Global Environmental Journalism Initiative have been investigating media coverage of climate change in Australia.  They have just released Part 1.  You can read or download it below.

The #RuralLobby does not speak with one voice on #banlive export : Photos from Canberra and Melbourne

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 I am indebted to Rosie Williams (@CollectiveAct) for the picture above.

It is from the #banliveexport rally held in Canberra.

It is good to remember that the #RuralLobby does not speak with one voice on this issue.

The couple below were at the Melbourne rally.

As you can see from their placards, 

they have a different point of view from those above -

but their hearts are concerned with the welfare of the animals.

I thank this pair below for their patience in listening to me yesterday.

Yes they were severely outnumbered about 500:1 -

but patient they were and I am sure I was not alone in conversing with them.