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Have just taken a first proper look at Politics & The City the website created and newly launched by June Sarpong (best known for presenting Channel 4’s T4). In case you can’t tell it’s aimed at women, with the hope of making politics a bigger topic of discussion than perhaps it currently is amongst the fairer sex. Coupled with other, slightly lighter content, I guess it’s a one stop shop for the noughties woman and, on first glance, the website itself is well designed and easy to navigate and I think the concept generally is a good one.

The only gripe I have is whether it’s absolutely necessary to couple stories on Westminster and the global political stage with stories on David Beckham collecting another teen award; whether Obama should give his daughters a new puppy or a rescue dog (and asking viewers of the site to vote on it) and the best of this season’s LBDs as seen on the backs of the A-listers.

I’m not suggesting that it’s not possible for women to like one and not the other but I also wonder whether the website wouldn’t be just as affective and impressive if its sole focus was the political arena (and the personalities within it) and it left itself open as a forum for women’s views and opinions. There are tonnes of other female-focused websites, magazines and newspapers that dish the dirt on all the other stuff that strikes a chord with women, so why not leave that out of Politics & The City?

Anyway, will be interesting to see how it developes and evolves and discover which breed of dog - hypoallergenic, rescue or otherwise - Barack finally plumps for if things go his way in November.

Tags: , barack obama, david beckham, dog, female, june sarpong, ladies, politics and the city, westminster

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