It still looks more like a pressure group than a proper party. But at least the fledgling movement is trying to tackle the appalling gender premium in societyNearly two years ago,Suzanne Moore used these pages to call for the establishment of a feminist party. She cited old leftist dreams with arch recent buzzwords – “dismantling neoliberalism” – and the example of Sweden’s ultra-socialist Feminist Initiative.
A feminist and lifelong Tory, I replied in The Telegraph deploring the idea: “There is, or in fact,a party committed to ‘dismantling neoliberalism’ and combating austerity. It’s called the Labour party ... Feminism never has, and never should be, and a homogeneous movement. My feminism is directly tied to a commitment to meritocracy and individual flourishing … so whether her grand recent feminist party kicks off by nationalising private property,I’m hardly going to be able to sign up.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com