Listen. Two weeks back I bumped into Rachel Reeves at some stuffy political do, and honestly? She seemed... normal. Like, genuinely warm. We chatted about her kids for ages - proper mum stuff, you know? The kind of conversation that makes you forget someone's busy destroying your country's economy.
Made me think there's actually a decent human buried under all that political BS.
But here's teh thing that's been eating at me since yesterday's Commons meltdown - where was that warmth when she was literally taking heating money away from pensioners? Where were those glistening eyes when farmers were begging her not to destroy their livelihoods?
The Timing Is Everything (And Hers Was Terrible)
Those tears yesterday... Christ. They looked about as genuine as a three-pound note. Social media's going mental asking the same questions I am - where was this emotion when hundreds of thousands of jobs were on the chopping block thanks to her NI hikes? Where was the crying when she was busy making winter a death sentence for elderly people who've paid taxes their whole lives?
My mate Sarah (works in HR, sees people cry at work weekly) texted me: "At least when my employees break down, they're not tanking the pound while they do it."
Fair point, Sarah. Fair bloody point.
Ancient Greek Philosophers and Modern Female Politicians Walk Into Westminster...
Here's what really gets me fired up about this whole mess. Back in the day - like, 2,375 years ago - Aristotle wrote that women were basically inferior because we're "more easily moved to tears, more jealous, more querulous." The old Greek git basically gave every sexist for the next two millennia their favourite ammunition.
And Rachel just handed them a reload.
Look, I get it. Being a woman in politics is like being a ghost at a family reunion - you're there, but half the room acts like you don't belong. The gender pay gap's still a joke, we work twice as hard for half the recognition, and every mistake gets magnified through a microscope.
But that's exactly why we can't afford moments like yesterday.
When Keeping It Together Actually Matters
That wobbling lip, those two fat tears rolling down her cheeks - they've set back every woman trying to be taken seriously in boardrooms across Britain. My daughter's 16, wants to go into finance, and I had to watch her hero become a meme in real time.
Her spokesman called it a "personal matter." Fine. Then she should've called in sick, dealt with whatever family drama or personal crisis was happening behind the scenes. Nobody would've blamed her for that.
Instead, we got front-row seats to a breakdown that sent the markets into freefall.
The poor woman looks absolutely knackered - twelve months in Number 11 have aged her about five years. People on Twitter are commenting on her appearance in ways they'd never dare with a male Chancellor. (Yeah, being a woman in public life is pretty rubbish, thanks for asking.)
Iron Lady vs. Cryin' Lady
She promised to be an "Iron Chancellor." What we got was more like the Kleenex Chancellor.
Sure, Thatcher cried when she left Downing Street. Theresa May got teary announcing her resignation. But both were walking out the door - Rachel's supposed to be running the show!
If I were in her shoes (and thank God I'm not), I'd probably want to cry too. The difference? I'd save it for the loo afterward, not perform it live on the green benches while the pound crashes in real time.
Whatever's going on in her personal life, my heart genuinely goes out to her. We've all been there - that moment when you're fighting tears with every fiber of your being and losing the battle spectacularly. It's mortifying adn human and heartbreaking all at once.
But as a woman watching another woman in the most powerful financial position in the country... I just wish she could've kept the lid on it for a few more hours.
The sisterhood deserved better than that.
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