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Maternity leave 'is wrecking women's hopes of promotion'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:34:12 GMT

The research is a blow to Equality Minister Harriet Harman One in three new mothers believes taking maternity leave has harmed her career prospects, research reveals.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

The Pedant: Permissive piety

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:32:50 GMT

The Crown Prosecution Service said last week that Harriet Harman would be prosecuted for alleged motoring offences.
Source: Times Online

Joan Smith: Knowledge, not teddy, keeps a child safe at home

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:12:25 GMT

You couldn't make it up. First, it was compulsory sex education for teenagers. Now, five-year-olds are going to be taught it's wrong to beat women.
Source: The Independent

Too much maternity leave hurts careers

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:45:41 GMT

GIVING women a lengthy period of maternity leave could mean they miss out on highflying jobs, a new study has revealed.
Source: Times Online

Atticus

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:52:21 GMT

Harriet presents a case for herself as a penal reformer NOBODY doubts Harriet Harman’s dedication to the feminist cause.
Source: Times Online

QUENTIN LETTS: Mr Miliband's 'goovamunt' was worthy of Jimmy Nail

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:04:11 GMT

When David Miliband is at the despatch box, television monitors around the Palace of Westminster flash up his name. 'Mr David Miliband - South Shields,' it says. Same with other MPs. Their constituencies are always listed.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Let backbenchers have more say, MPs demand

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:35 GMT

"Achievable" but radical change to rebuild parliament's independence from the executive, including a new body of elected backbenchers responsible for organising Commons business, is proposed today by a prestigious select committee set up by Gordon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Beware the housewife Taliban

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:58 GMT

Harriet Harman, your work is done. The battle to protect society's most marginalised groups - the overweight, the vertically challenged, northerners - is over.
Source: GQ Magazine

Quoted in 'Harriet Harman prosecuted over car crash'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:08:47 GMT

said in The Telegraph:

There is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute the Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP for the offences of driving without due care and attention and driving whilst using a hand-held mobile telephone in relation to an incident on 3 July 2009 in Peckham, London.

Quoted in 'Harman attacks call to scrap Queen's Speech'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:06:30 GMT

Harriet Harman said in The Independent:

Of course it's right we should rebuild public trust and confidence after the concern about expenses, but Nick Clegg seems to be somewhat behind the curve here. We have already passed legislation which became an Act of Parliament in the summer which will make sure that MPs no longer set our allowance system or run it and there's a payback system which is already happening.

Photo from Getty Images

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP and Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the Rem...

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:55:07 GMT

Britain's Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman, arrives for a Cabinet Meeting at 10 Downing Street in London October 6, 2009.

William Hague ridicules Harriet Harman in Commons

Sat, 02 May 2009 17:17:41 GMT