Loose Women Review

Overall Rating

Can be very funny.

Lesley Garrett & Andrea McLean

Moany, quite unpleasant views based on half-truths and popular myths.

With the exception of Lesley Garrett who appears to have done her homework on many issues discussed on the programme, and Andrea McLean who tends to voice opinions based on considered rationale - the other 'women' major on spouting tabloid hang-em & flog-em nonsense.

Watching the show, I and many I know expect to see women occupying the higher ground of intelligence, care, understanding and compassion - pulling a nation forward instead of dragging it back. However they tend to stoop to the lowest common denominators, rallying the nation to roll back hard-earned advances in equality which have helped them and many other women to success - and they broadly condemn our children as no-good failures, when my own eyes and ears tell me very different. I'm seeing inner-city kids aspiring to and achieving far more than they did when I was a kid some time ago. A panel of non-experts dooming down the country.

The show used to operate to higher ideals but has slipped badly. It does have it's moments of fun, delivered in a fantastically and uniquely female way, but on serious issues they tend to serve only to boil blood and perpetuate unpleasant myths.

Perhaps the show could be moved to 'Dave' for all the good it does the image of women.

The two points i have given the show are for Lesley & Andrea - real strong women who hold the high ground whatever the weather. Great role models for my daughters.