Will Glenda Return?
Yesterday’s debate on the new film regulations was very interesting. The films minister, Shaun Woodward, had no defence for the Government’s mess up, and admitted that the Government had passed the original regulations before they had been cleared by Europe, which is pretty astonishing.
But the debate became even more interesting for another reason. Most MPs turn up to a Committee because they have been asked to by the whips. Glenda Jackson was there, but clearly had no intention of speaking. However, after John Whittingdale, the Chairman of the Select Committee, said what an honour it was to debate the issue with her present, the great lady was moved to rise. I am told that this is the first time that she has spoken on film in the House (this may well be wrong) and she was eloquent and, of course, very knowledgeable. Perhaps now her appetite has been whetted, she may return as film minister under a new administration…
Tom said on December 12th, 2006 at 1:43 pm:
She’s a member of the committee, so her attendance is no surprise. Her speech, now that I read it, was indeed reasonably eloquent, and interrupted by one intervention, from yourself, which she described as “absolute nonsense”.