tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114380584414372842..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Loans Spotlight Should Switch Back to LabourIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143820947723424792006-03-31T17:02:00.000+01:002006-03-31T17:02:00.000+01:00"Promise" and "propose" ain't the same thing."Promise" and "propose" ain't the same thing.ContraToryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479054357874249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143810776288302712006-03-31T14:12:00.000+01:002006-03-31T14:12:00.000+01:00Actually, contratory, no. Cameron can certainly pr...Actually, contratory, no. Cameron can certainly propose people for the Lords.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143809495361858142006-03-31T13:51:00.000+01:002006-03-31T13:51:00.000+01:00Yes, Tony Blair can promise a gong, but the Conser...Yes, Tony Blair can promise a gong, but the Conservatives cannot. The Conservatives are at least one step removed from the stench, probably two, but then, we know that anon, john miles and bob piper know that too, really.ContraToryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479054357874249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143808980534099012006-03-31T13:43:00.000+01:002006-03-31T13:43:00.000+01:00No. 10 civil servants assisting in the procuring o...No. 10 civil servants assisting in the procuring of honours for "loans" on behalf of Blair without going through the Labour party machine is very different from Tory treasurers raising money as per normal either by donation or loan.Guido Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091277669318213298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143807001425987942006-03-31T13:10:00.000+01:002006-03-31T13:10:00.000+01:00anon,that's not a given as yet!There is a big diff...anon,that's not a given as yet!<BR/><BR/>There is a big difference between telling someone that if they lend you cash you'll give them and honour an giving someone an honour after the fact.<BR/><BR/>One is illegal the other isn'tRigger Morticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511441744590678443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143806935885846642006-03-31T13:08:00.000+01:002006-03-31T13:08:00.000+01:00anonymous, you poor deluded fool. The difference b...anonymous, you poor deluded fool. The difference between the two is... Iain is a Conservative. Their loans are more pure than our loans. According to Iain, their multi-millionaires were worried they might not be awarded government contracts. Pull the other leg. Blair has sucked up to Tory and Labour millionaires... they are HIS people in the same way that they are Cameron's people. They just love the wealth, the glamour, the glitz.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143806700467744752006-03-31T13:05:00.000+01:002006-03-31T13:05:00.000+01:00I'd really like to know that too. A lot of people ...I'd really like to know that too. A lot of people have talked about Labour 'spinning' and 'distracting the public' by going on about Conservative loans. But I fail to see what why the Labour loans are more scandalous than the Conservative ones.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that it *isn't* scandalous, but it seems to me that both parties have done the exact same thing. So why are people characterising the Tory loans as a distraction? Just partisanism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143806034315284702006-03-31T12:53:00.000+01:002006-03-31T12:53:00.000+01:00what is the difference between the parties then?Bo...what is the difference between the parties then?<BR/><BR/>Both parties nomionated people for honours. Both parties nominated people who lent them money for honours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com