Garrick club

[tyke1962]

question to you tyky wiky, have you made a comment on topic yet?

Yep think so , any chance you can answer my question ?

[SydneyRover]

question to you tyky wiky, have you made a comment on topic yet?

Yep think so , any chance you can answer my question ?

All you have to do tyke is show where you have debated the pros and cons of women/s membership of the Garrick club.

[Sprotyrover]

question to you tyky wiky, have you made a comment on topic yet?

Yep think so , any chance you can answer my question ?

All you have to do tyke is show where you have debated the pros and cons of women/s membership of the Garrick club.

All you have to do is answer Tykes question

[ncRover]

question to you tyky wiky, have you made a comment on topic yet?

Yep think so , any chance you can answer my question ?

All you have to do tyke is show where you have debated the pros and cons of women/s membership of the Garrick club.

All you have to do is answer Tykes question

And mine

[Sprotyrover]

question to you tyky wiky, have you made a comment on topic yet?

Yep think so , any chance you can answer my question ?

All you have to do tyke is show where you have debated the pros and cons of women/s membership of the Garrick club.

All you have to do is answer Tykes question

And mine

No chance he will be changing the subject that’s his MO

[SydneyRover]

I'll take question directly related to the topic, please wait quietly in an orderly queue.

[DRFC_AjA]

Let's play a fun game. The Sydney police have come out and said "it's obvious" that the male perpetrator was attacking females - a male did die but we'll sweep over that, there's also as yet not been an official investigation nor conclusion as to the real motives. But apparently we'll just judge from the cctv. It could well be that he did target women, but as said we'll go ahead and make statements anyway beforehand

Now today in Sydney we've had a tanned looking chap stab Christian church goers. Shall we see how quickly the police, with little to no evidence other than grainy video, come out and say "it's obvious this brown looking chap who might be Muslim has attacked white male Christians ". I'll bet you not.  I'll bet they wouldn't dare, and rightly so

[SydneyRover]

Where's the fun bit?

[Iberian Red]

Anyone else get the feeling a poster on this thread feels they were picked on by little girls as a child?

[Sprotyrover]

Anyone else get the feeling a poster on this thread feels they were picked on by little girls as a child?

You ‘Coming out’  Pearly,you already have indicated your preferences Pearly!

[Iberian Red]

Anyone else get the feeling a poster on this thread feels they were picked on by little girls as a child?

You ‘Coming out’  Pearly,you already have indicated your preferences Pearly!

You really aren't the brightest are you Sproty?
In fact you are as thick as your dogging stick.

[Sprotyrover]

Anyone else get the feeling a poster on this thread feels they were picked on by little girls as a child?

You ‘Coming out’  Pearly,you already have indicated your preferences Pearly!

You really aren't the brightest are you Sproty?
In fact you are as thick as your dogging stick.

Oh I do hope this isn’t the start of another one of your pathetic attempts at Grooming Pearly!

[DRFC_AjA]

And I was totally wrong     declared a terrorist incident. The cancer has spread to Aussie shores

[SydneyRover]

''Members back dropping men-only rule in place for 193 years, after Guardian revealed details of membership list''

By now some of you that replied to this topic maybe feeling a bit empty, devastated even at the recent news. If you feel wronged and that the world is spinning to fast it's better to seek help and deal with it.

''The musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler, along with Fry, wrote saying they would resign because “public controversy over this issue” had put them in an untenable position, jeopardising their relations with female colleagues''

This bunch maybe shouldn't have joined.

[tyke1962]

''Members back dropping men-only rule in place for 193 years, after Guardian revealed details of membership list''

By now some of you that replied to this topic maybe feeling a bit empty, devastated even at the recent news. If you feel wronged and that the world is spinning to fast it's better to seek help and deal with it.

''The musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler, along with Fry, wrote saying they would resign because “public controversy over this issue” had put them in an untenable position, jeopardising their relations with female colleagues''

This bunch maybe shouldn't have joined.

Well since your on a crusade and have clearly taken this issue to heart I've got a challenge for you and your best friend The Guardian .

Why don't you visit the mosques in Sydney and come back and tell us how many rooms inside a typical mosque are men only with women prohibited ? .

I mean in this day and age and all that , freedom and liberty , we can only be really free until all these gender barriers are broken down right ?

Off you go .

[drfchound]

Is the Garrick Club a venue for those that are too old or didn't make it into the Bullingdon Club?

''Boris Johnson, a former prime minister, defended the Garrick, of which he was once a member, and criticised the pressure that caused the resignations of the MI6 chief Richard Moore, cabinet secretary Simon Case and OBR head Robert Chote from the club''

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/22/equality-groups-urge-cultural-elite-to-give-up-garrick-club-membership

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullingdon_Club

Jeez, why do people get so wound up by something like this.

Syd, do you have any views on this:

Friday 25 May 2018

The first female-only private members club in the UK has been opened in London by entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow (OG92) to provide working women with an oasis where they can ‘create’, ‘collaborate’ and ‘thrive’ – and ultimately – boost their careers

The AllBright, which opened its doors in Bloomsbury on International Women’s Day in March, is already attracting female entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, and consultants from a wide range of industries.

The idea behind the club is to offer professional women space where they can work, hold meetings and socialise while also enjoying the benefits of a programme of events, talks, exhibitions, debates and networking.

Syd,
I don’t have any issues about male only or female only clubs.
I gave an example of a female only club and asked if you had any views on it, but true to form you didn’t answer.
Come on, don’t be a spoilsport, what are your thoughts on this women only club?
Should it be allowed to exist.

[scawsby steve]

Is the Garrick Club a venue for those that are too old or didn't make it into the Bullingdon Club?

''Boris Johnson, a former prime minister, defended the Garrick, of which he was once a member, and criticised the pressure that caused the resignations of the MI6 chief Richard Moore, cabinet secretary Simon Case and OBR head Robert Chote from the club''

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/22/equality-groups-urge-cultural-elite-to-give-up-garrick-club-membership

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullingdon_Club

Jeez, why do people get so wound up by something like this.

Syd, do you have any views on this:

Friday 25 May 2018

The first female-only private members club in the UK has been opened in London by entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow (OG92) to provide working women with an oasis where they can ‘create’, ‘collaborate’ and ‘thrive’ – and ultimately – boost their careers

The AllBright, which opened its doors in Bloomsbury on International Women’s Day in March, is already attracting female entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, and consultants from a wide range of industries.

The idea behind the club is to offer professional women space where they can work, hold meetings and socialise while also enjoying the benefits of a programme of events, talks, exhibitions, debates and networking.

Syd,
I don’t have any issues about male only or female only clubs.
I gave an example of a female only club and asked if you had any views on it, but true to form you didn’t answer.
Come on, don’t be a spoilsport, what are your thoughts on this women only club?
Should it be allowed to exist.

We're still waiting for him.

[SydneyRover]

''Members back dropping men-only rule in place for 193 years, after Guardian revealed details of membership list''

By now some of you that replied to this topic maybe feeling a bit empty, devastated even at the recent news. If you feel wronged and that the world is spinning to fast it's better to seek help and deal with it.

''The musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler, along with Fry, wrote saying they would resign because “public controversy over this issue” had put them in an untenable position, jeopardising their relations with female colleagues''

This bunch maybe shouldn't have joined.

Well since your on a crusade and have clearly taken this issue to heart I've got a challenge for you and your best friend The Guardian .

Why don't you visit the mosques in Sydney and come back and tell us how many rooms inside a typical mosque are men only with women prohibited ? .

I mean in this day and age and all that , freedom and liberty , we can only be really free until all these gender barriers are broken down right ?

Off you go .

tyke never on-topic

[Colin C No.3]

Sydney. Are you ‘still allowed’ to refer to a woman as ‘a Sheila’ in Oz?

Just asking in case we ever emigrate & my wife has to change her name in a scenario where I call her in a supermarket.

[SydneyRover]

Don't worry Col you'll never be asked, a prerequisite is a sense of humour

[drfchound]

How did you get in then?

[Ldr]

How did you get in then?

Criminal record?

[SydneyRover]

It certainly wasn't by wearing a chicken suit

[Sprotyrover]

I am beginning to think that Syd has got a ‘DOWNER’on the Garrick club as they didn’t let him scrounge through their Dustbins! As is his want!

[BillyStubbsTears]

the 'although bit is general and it means that men still want to rule by bullying and it shows on both boards quite often, although there is an 'although' for women in this case as it does occurs with them also.

Question for you Sydney .

Christine Largarde former head of the IMF and current President of the European Central Bank once said

 " the financial crash wouldn't have happened had it been Lehman Sisters "

What do you think she meant ?

Tyke.

She didn't say that. If you are genuinely interested in what she was driving at, you need to start by getting right what she actually said, the context, and why she said it.

[tyke1962]

the 'although bit is general and it means that men still want to rule by bullying and it shows on both boards quite often, although there is an 'although' for women in this case as it does occurs with them also.

Question for you Sydney .

Christine Largarde former head of the IMF and current President of the European Central Bank once said

 " the financial crash wouldn't have happened had it been Lehman Sisters "

What do you think she meant ?

Tyke.

She didn't say that. If you are genuinely interested in what she was driving at, you need to start by getting right what she actually said, the context, and why she said it.

I perfectly understood what she meant thank you Billy .

Her comments had some merit , it's highly likely that a women dominated finance industry wouldn't have led to the financial crash .

However what she possibly inadvertently revealed was that she believes there are potentially huge differences between men and women in their ability to do the same job which isn't necessarily about talent either and possibly more to do with gender differentials .

Women by nature  generally take less risks than men and are more cautious which would have prevented the financial crash .

I'm not entirely convinced that approach in the finance industry is what the top players in the industry are looking for .

So whilst we wouldn't have had a financial crash we possibly wouldn't have seen our pensions make any money either and we may as well have put our savings in the building society .

Whilst some may cry gender discrimination maybe just maybe it's a horse's for courses industry .

'If it was Lehman Sisters, it would be a different world' – Christine Lagarde https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/05/if-it-was-lehman-sisters-it-would-be-a-different-world-christine-lagarde?CMP=share_btn_url

[BillyStubbsTears]

Tyke.

You've totally missed the point of what she was saying.

[tyke1962]

Tyke.

You've totally missed the point of what she was saying.

No I haven't .

[BillyStubbsTears]

Yes you have.

"I'm not entirely convinced that approach in the finance industry is what the top players in the industry are looking for."

The point she was making was that THIS was the problem.

[tyke1962]

Yes you have.

"I'm not entirely convinced that approach in the finance industry is what the top players in the industry are looking for."

The point she was making was that THIS was the problem.

And once again the usual suspects point at gender or what ever it is they find in any given week as the reason why the world doesn't always work in the way they would like it to .

The flawed equal outcomes rears it's head as ever .

I also agreed with her that a women dominated finance industry wouldn't have led to the financial crash , she's totally right .

What she's not accounted for is that the industry wouldn't stand for the less risk and safe governance also known as reality .

There's not a single finance institution trading in this day and age who wouldn't hire the top talent irrespective of gender or anything else for that matter , there simply isn't .

Any person who can demonstrate that they are on the big money side of risk would be hired immediately also known as equal opportunity .

It's as simple as that .

Good intentions v reality , the road to hell is littered with good intentions .