Conservatism's virgin soldier

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Many people now hold the misguided view that they should not have to live with anything which causes them unhappiness, according to Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe. She feels that many parents put their own wishes before those of their children, and is opposed to mothers working unless they absolutely have to. She is also against divorce and abortion and in favour of capital punishment. She believes that she is right in speaking out against Michael Howard, probably therefore ruining his chances of winning the leadership of the Conservative party.

Widdecombe, Ann

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Labour's Earth Mother

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UK Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short believes that giving up her son Toby for adoption brought significant changes in her life. She began to feel restless, and filled the gap in her life with politics. She believes that most people who enter politics initially want to make the world a better place, although they eventually begin to confuse their advancement with the advancement of the things they once believed in. She feels that she is not particularly attracted to power, although she does enjoy being in power.

Officials and employees, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Short, Clare

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One careful Oona

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Those who enter political life gradually learn not to say exactly what they think all the time, according to politician Oona King, MP for Bethnal Green, London, England. She believes that she must continue being a politician, regardless of the great pressures involved in this career, if she is to have any influence at all over the things that cause her concern, such as poverty and inequality of opportunity. She feels that she would be very unhappy if she were to give up politics now.

Government domestic functions, England, Politics NEC, Politics

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