Read two pieces in the Guardian today, both history articles, both written by women on women but written by different journalists on different ladies from opposite sides of the political debate. The first interview, by Decca Aitkenhead is with Louise Mensch MP, and the other by Sabine Durrant with Vicky Pryce (the former Mrs. Chris Huhne).

Both ladies (Mensch and Pryce) are very interesting and empowering feminist; they both gave a glimpse into their life and briefly took us though their journey and how they got here today. Besides their dissimilar politics, one is a newlywed who decided to take her second husband’s name – the other is a newly divorcee who kept her first husband’s name, plus Pryce is twenty years Mensch’s senior.

While the focus on Pryce’s article was on a successful strong mother of five who survived two divorces and still powering on and going strong. By the end of the Mensch interview most the attention was on what if any plastic surgery the beautiful Louise had. Not to mention the underhanded gibe at her background and how – writes Aitkenhead – that “….No amount of socially liberal opinions has altered the implacable conviction that the only difference between Mensch and some jobless loser on a council estate is a go-getting attitude. It doesn’t seem to have occurred to her that it’s easy to take risks if you have a safety net, when failure means merely dented pride, not financial ruin”. And conveniently forgetting that some of the biggest successes in our country today are ordinary folks from all walks of life who owe their success to that go- getter attitude Louise talked about! Forgetting the Times Rich List is full of people who started their journey with a dream, a hope and a strong burning desire to succeed and did it! Forgetting with that statement, Decca Aitkenhead has killed hundreds of young dreams!!

My question is – can a Tory ever get a fair and just treatment form the left press; I know I’m not holding my breath?