Eastbourne Tory MP Nigel Waterson says he opposes government plans to reform the working hours of the House of Commons ("MP slams hours plan", The Argus, October 10).
These changes will reduce the number of late-night sittings and, one hopes, encourage more parents of young children and women from all political parties to stand for Parliament.
Is it any wonder Mr Waterson wants to preserve the late-bar boys'-club atmosphere of the Commons when the parliamentary Conservative Party has more old Etonians in its ranks than women?
-Elisabeth Telcs, women's officer, Brighton Kemp Town Labour Party
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