Friday, December 01, 2006

I'll Leave Bonkers to the Brute

Next week sees the first anniversary of David Cameron's leadership. No doubt all the Sunday hacks are already hard at wirk writing their features. Sky invited me to take part in a discussion on Sunday with Peter Hitchens on the subject. I said no.

I quite like Peter (contrary to what he thinks) but on the subject of David Cameron and the Tory Party he's a one trick pony. All he ever does is call the Tory Party 'useless'. As a highly paid columnist he really ought to be able to find another word occasionally.

No, I'm sorry, but if you had the choice of a rare Sunday morning lie-in or driving 80 miles to be abused by Peter Hitchens, what would you have done? ISky really need an uber-Cameroon like Bruce Anderson to eulogise about the wonders of David Cameron so I'm happy to leave the slot open for The Brute ... and don't picture that too vividly or you might be sick.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Iain,

It's about time we open up a proper serious deabte about the nature of Government - whether Tory or Labour. I've just come across a new website - www.pickinglosers.org which seems to be trying to do that. I hope you will check it out.

Anonymous said...

OH FUCK IT!
I will have a lie in as well.
That Bruce Anderson makes my flesh crawl , he can talk to himself.
Sunday morning , breakfast in bed with the Sunday Sport and the News of the world ,heaven !

Anonymous said...

The first anniversary of David Cameron's WHAT?! Words fail me, fortunately. Peter Hitchens is quite wrong about the Tory Party, though. It's far from useless. In fact it's only got the one problem, currently. Which is where I came in.

I'd rather drive 500 miles to be abused by Peter Hitchens than spend 5 minutes of my precious lifetime putting up with Tosser Dave.

Anonymous said...

"As a highly paid columnist he really ought to be able to find another word occasionally."

I am hose odf us despairing at the downward spiral of our country could provide suitable alternatives for you.

Thanks for letting me know Hitchens is on though; i will bother to watch it now of i can although i would prefer you to the other guy.

Anonymous said...

Have you seen Time Out's "London's 100 top movers and shakers 2006" yet?

http://www.timeout.com/london/features/2307.html?DCMP=EMC-London-1-December-2006

Guess who is number one, a rather good present for his first anniversary!

Anonymous said...

I never bothered reading Time Out when I was living in Chelsea and I do not see it as a pressie for Camoron for the same reasons I did not read it. But I do think it sums up his essential meaninglessness to the rest of us who do not live in his bubble.

Anonymous said...

Hitch, don't overtax yourself with too much in-depth political analysis and long words on a Sunday morning breakfast in bed.

Personally, I will be heading to bed at about 8am after a watching Harmison skittle the convicts for 150-odd. Or was it a dream?

Anonymous said...

I glance at the Mail, after the servants have finished with it, and have read Hitchens' column for a long time. I know what he is against (everything), but what is he for ?

towcestarian said...

If it were just Peter Hitchens, DC would not be bothered. But the dissent is spreading: Jeff Randall in the Telegraph today, Devils Kitchen has found a whopping 17 dissenters (possibly not as trivial a number as it sounds) and now The Nameless Tory is looking for a new name
http://theappallingstrangeness.blogspot.com/2006/11/rebranding.html

Soon I would imagine to be followed by praguetory, tory in the wilderness, Istabbul tory and all the other RoC tories.

Anonymous said...

f.r.: surely after the servants have finished with the Mail it's no longer in a fit state to read? Having to piece together all thoses little squares must be so tiresome.

Anonymous said...

According to a report I read yesterday, the Men's magazine "Arena" published a survey list of "Undeserved Icons of the Year" in which Pete Doherty came first (no surprises there!), Russell Brand, Syed Ahmed and then Dave Cameron....followed closely by Tom Cruise???

That's not the sort of company Dave should be keeping and if that is what people really think then the Conservatives need a rethink, and quick!

Guido Fawkes said...

286k out of 210k uniques. Below 300k for the first time in ages...

Anonymous said...

Not surprised. Hitchens is right and you are wrong. He would have whipped you on Sunday.

Best lie-in.

niconoclast said...

Backing out of a debate. Doughty St? More like Doubty St.

Anonymous said...

I agree 'bonkers' is awful. that said I used to think he was a xenophobic scumbag when it came to having any form of limit on immigration. But I have to concede that I myself am now thinking along those lines, and it has nothing to do with race.

The explosion of people coming from the accession states might have been fine if everyone was playing by the same rules. But they are not, and we have not had time to absorb these change at a more pedestrian pace.

Philipa said...

I've seen/heard Hitchens in debate and he's brilliant, though if you just read his column your 'one trick pony' image is forgivable. Stay in bed Iain - he'd make an ass out of you.

Someone asked what PH is for? Who cares - what is Cameron for? He's the one leading the Conservative party.

How many Conservatives does it take to change a lightbulb? It's too early to tell.

Anonymous said...

How many conservatives does it take to change a light bulb?
Well, none. Now it's bright enough to read the Telegraph I can see that they say that it wasn't really that dark before.