{"id":3440,"date":"2015-04-09T21:18:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T21:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2015-04-10T07:50:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T07:50:38","slug":"votingmatters-lbc-women-leaders-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=3440","title":{"rendered":"#Votingmatters &#8211; LBC Women Leaders&#8217; Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"#Emilymatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Emilymatters_80096b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b-1024x170.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0# V O T I N G M A T T E R S\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 L B C \u00a0 W O M E N\u00a0\u00a0 L E A D E R S\u2019 \u00a0 D E B A T E<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3444\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LBC_studio_shot_crop.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3444\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3444 \" alt=\"LBC_studio_shot_crop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LBC_studio_shot_crop-1024x451.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LBC_studio_shot_crop-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LBC_studio_shot_crop-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the LBC studios, Leicester Square, London.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Last night <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LBC<\/strong><\/a> hosted the excellent Women Leaders&#8217; Debate, which was refreshingly civilized and insightful.\u00a0 I went to the LBC studios yesterday morning, on behalf of <a href=\"bit.ly\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a>, to talk about women and <a href=\"bit.ly\/votingmatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Votingmatters<\/strong><\/a> on the <strong><a title=\"The Morning News With Lisa Aziz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/lisa-aziz-homepage-78296\" target=\"_blank\">The Morning News With Lisa Aziz.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can hear my interview with Lisa Aziz here:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/199969026&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the complete list of the top 5 areas of concern to women and men in the UK&#8217;s general election (taken from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b050zpwp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BBC Woman&#8217;s Hour poll<\/strong><\/a>, by TNS-BMRB), which I referred to:<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b050zpwp\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3443 aligncenter\" alt=\"WomansHour_GE2015_polling_TNS-BMRB\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WomansHour_GE2015_polling_TNS-BMRB.png\" width=\"524\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WomansHour_GE2015_polling_TNS-BMRB.png 524w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/WomansHour_GE2015_polling_TNS-BMRB-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Four of the most senior female politicians in the UK took part in tonight&#8217;s 90-minute debate on LBC, in the first all-female broadcast debate of the 2015 election campaign<b>:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicky Morgan<\/strong> (Conservative Party), <strong>Harriet Harman<\/strong> (Labour Party),\u00a0<strong>Lynne Featherstone<\/strong> (Liberal Democrats) and <strong>Diane James<\/strong> (Ukip).<\/p>\n<p>The last question came from <strong>Jasmine,<\/strong> a first time voter, who asked each leader to tell her how why she should vote for their political party.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IGiveAnX_How-did-they-respond_Jasmine.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3455 aligncenter\" alt=\"IGiveAnX_How did they respond_Jasmine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IGiveAnX_How-did-they-respond_Jasmine.png\" width=\"513\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IGiveAnX_How-did-they-respond_Jasmine.png 513w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IGiveAnX_How-did-they-respond_Jasmine-300x73.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/JackW_Great-to-hear_1st-Voter_Jasmine.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3456\" alt=\"JackW_Great to hear_1st Voter_Jasmine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/JackW_Great-to-hear_1st-Voter_Jasmine.png\" width=\"510\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/JackW_Great-to-hear_1st-Voter_Jasmine.png 510w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/JackW_Great-to-hear_1st-Voter_Jasmine-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summary of the responses to Jasmine:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leaders_responses-to-Jasmine_18_1stvoter.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3453 aligncenter\" alt=\"Leaders_responses to Jasmine_18_1stvoter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leaders_responses-to-Jasmine_18_1stvoter.png\" width=\"430\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leaders_responses-to-Jasmine_18_1stvoter.png 430w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leaders_responses-to-Jasmine_18_1stvoter-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HarrietHarman_suffragettes_pls-vote_Jasmine.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3454 aligncenter\" alt=\"HarrietHarman_suffragettes_pls vote_Jasmine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HarrietHarman_suffragettes_pls-vote_Jasmine.png\" width=\"511\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HarrietHarman_suffragettes_pls-vote_Jasmine.png 511w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HarrietHarman_suffragettes_pls-vote_Jasmine-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can catch up on the LBC Women Leaders&#8217; debate here:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vudU2CKsz3g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center>.<br \/>\nMore about <a title=\"#Emilymatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A social media campaign<\/li>\n<li>Includes my Emily Davison play &#8216;<a title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;<\/li>\n<li>Supports &amp; advances gender equality<\/li>\n<li>Particular focus on <a title=\"#Votingmatters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2461\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Votingmatters<\/strong><\/a> for young people &amp; women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Emilymatters team<\/strong>\u00a0includes young political activists and we continue to build partnerships with other campaigns and organisations, including the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wea.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WEA<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepeoplespol\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Peoples\u2019 Politics,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fawcettbse\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fawcett BSE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mi-voice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mi-voice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re planning the next stage of the campaign, working alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/registHERtoVote\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@RegistHERtoVote<\/strong><\/a>, which will include an exciting new campaign to encourage more young people and women to vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And we\u2019d love you to join us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get in touch. We\u2019re on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToFreedomsCause\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/u\/1123583365388627968\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kate Willoughby<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Actor &amp; Writer of Emily Wilding Davison play\u00a0<a title=\"2014: Play micro trailer &amp; trailers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=1704\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Votesforwomenstrap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Votesforwomenstrap.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A rising tide carries all\u00a0<em>VOTES!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=3440\" data-a2a-title=\"#Votingmatters \u2013 LBC Women Leaders\u2019 Debate\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D3440&amp;linkname=%23Votingmatters%20%E2%80%93%20LBC%20Women%20Leaders%E2%80%99%20Debate\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D3440&amp;linkname=%23Votingmatters%20%E2%80%93%20LBC%20Women%20Leaders%E2%80%99%20Debate\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0# V O T I N G M A T T E R S\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 L B C \u00a0 W O M E N\u00a0\u00a0 L E A D E R S\u2019 \u00a0 D E B A T E &nbsp; . 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