A journey of a thousand miles is made up of single steps.
And so, it’s great news that English Heritage have announced only 14% of the Blue Plaques in London – marking the spot where someone of note lived – honour women.
Better still, they’re not boasting about this. They want to change it. And so, they’re asking for suggestions. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Kathy Burke
Unarguably a national institution, and one who is unapologetically herself, come what may. Wouldn’t give a toss about having a Blue Plaque, which is exactly why she should have one. Or two, actually, if that’s an option.
Emily Maitliss
For that Brexit eyeroll – the voice (pupils) of a nation.
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Olivia Attwood from Love Island
Because there will never be a better phrase for staying with a man you shouldn’t just because things are good physically than “Trapped in the d**k-sand.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Could there be a more unnecessary sentence imaginable than one explaining why Phoebe Waller-Bridge should be celebrated?
Geri Halliwell
Endlessly entertaining – and sometimes even intentionally.
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Susanna Reid
The perfect model of patience and restraint. Better put her plaque low down though, so it will be easy to remove if she does kill Piers Morgan.
Sharon Horgan
For being funny, clever and hardworking, for championing other women... but mainly because without her, we might never have seen Rob Delaney’s bum.
Stacey Solomon
Her insistence on showing how real she is has become a bit of a schtick for attention... but she’s pretty much a lone iceberg in a filtered Instagram sea of perfection, so must be commended. The plaque could read, “Stacey Solomon: Better than nothing.” Or, you know, something else, if she prefers.
Beyonce
Yes, OK, strictly speaking not British, but come on, it’s Beyonce.
Gemma Collins
Either because you love her, or because she’s proof that even someone with zero talent can have surprisingly enduring success, or because you think being that big a diva with the aforementioned zero talent shows inspiring self-confidence, or because it was funny when she fell over on Dancing On Ice.
Rita from Corrie
Reassuring that she’s just always there. When she... er... can’t be there any longer, they’ll have to get her stuffed, so she still can be, otherwise it will probably lead to the end of civilisation as we know it.
Theresa May
Lol. Not really.
