tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116758926355334187..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Lord Lambton DiesIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1168111489183233262007-01-06T19:24:00.000+00:002007-01-06T19:24:00.000+00:00Speak as you - find he was a gentleman with a grea...Speak as you - find he was a gentleman with a great sense of humour and will be sorely missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167878947240669962007-01-04T02:49:00.000+00:002007-01-04T02:49:00.000+00:00Leave my Lambton alone!Leave my Lambton alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167751410794974312007-01-02T15:23:00.000+00:002007-01-02T15:23:00.000+00:00Trumpeter Landfried - yes he was Lucinda L.'s fath...Trumpeter Landfried - yes he was Lucinda L.'s father, as has been mentioned elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>When one reads the Obit of his wife three years ago, for which there is a link higher up in these comments, the fact that she had crippled herself might go some way towards explaining his extracurricular activities. I can't really condone the drugs though, personally - that was a bad example as there are others to whom the "example" might have done harm (although seemingly not to him).<BR/><BR/>It's endearing that in another age a Govt Minister should have written a personal cheque to a prostitute and presumably not thought it risky!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167678684656132772007-01-01T19:11:00.000+00:002007-01-01T19:11:00.000+00:00""I think that people sometimes like variety. I th...""I think that people sometimes like variety. I think it's as simple as that and I think that impulse is probably understood by almost everybody."<BR/><BR/>The Tories' only hope of winning a General Election?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167678605842763142007-01-01T19:10:00.000+00:002007-01-01T19:10:00.000+00:00Him living so ong is hardly going to help hazel bl...Him living so ong is hardly going to help hazel blears to persuade the yoof of today against a life of excess and debauchery, is it? Similar for Charlie Drake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167658883822936592007-01-01T13:41:00.000+00:002007-01-01T13:41:00.000+00:00He resigned?How terribly old politics.Anonymous sa...He resigned?<BR/>How terribly old politics.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anonymous said...<BR/>Typical bloody hypocritical Tory. <BR/><BR/>I'll remind you of John Stonehouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167657461244010612007-01-01T13:17:00.000+00:002007-01-01T13:17:00.000+00:00Typical bloody hypocritical Tory. Reminds me of Lo...Typical bloody hypocritical Tory. <BR/><BR/>Reminds me of Lord ArcholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167656105519696362007-01-01T12:55:00.000+00:002007-01-01T12:55:00.000+00:00"He said: "I think that people sometimes like vari...<I>"He said: "I think that people sometimes like variety. I think it's as simple as that and I think that impulse is probably understood by almost everybody. Don't you?" </I><BR/><BR/>Ummm yeah, I'll tell the missus that next time I get caught out by a tabloid smoking weed with two prostitutes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167655912281475802007-01-01T12:51:00.000+00:002007-01-01T12:51:00.000+00:00Hopefully he won't get a Telegraph Obit as strange...Hopefully he won't get a Telegraph Obit as strangely suggestive as that for his wife............see last paragraph<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$3VOZHCTQKYG2ZQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F02%2F19%2Fdb1902.xml" REL="nofollow">Obit</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167645184582490282007-01-01T09:53:00.000+00:002007-01-01T09:53:00.000+00:00"What on earth is wrong with ... being in bed with..."What on earth is wrong with ... being in bed with two prostitutes?"<BR/><BR/>The answer, dear jailhouselawyer, is God's laws. (And God and God's laws are not done away with by one's saying one doesn't believe in Him.)<BR/><BR/>Understand that I'm simply talking about the objective position and saying nothing at all about how Lambton as an individual stood at the time of his death. In the nature of things, I don't know and can't know, about that. But the death of a human being deserves (if I may say so)a tad more respect than is shown by some of the flippant and cynical comments on this blog. Maybe it's the hangovers from last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167638267742439402007-01-01T07:57:00.000+00:002007-01-01T07:57:00.000+00:00"What on earth is wrong with ... being in bed with..."What on earth is wrong with ... being in bed with two prostitutes?"<BR/><BR/>The answer, dear jailhouselawyer, is God's laws. (And God and God's laws are not done away with by one's saying one doesn't believe in Him.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167604321396010072006-12-31T22:32:00.000+00:002006-12-31T22:32:00.000+00:00Was he Lucinda Lampton's dad? (She of the breathle...Was he Lucinda Lampton's dad? (She of the breathlessly enthusiastic television programmes about lavatories, follies and eccentric buildings.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167597466918529502006-12-31T20:37:00.000+00:002006-12-31T20:37:00.000+00:00Jailhouselawyer: "It sound like a good way to go t...Jailhouselawyer: "It sound like a good way to go too me"<BR/><BR/>Good spelling, Hirst!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167596230001109672006-12-31T20:17:00.000+00:002006-12-31T20:17:00.000+00:00Sorry it should have read Happy.and I've only down...Sorry it should have read Happy.<BR/><BR/>and I've only downed one vodka and tonic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167594385550782752006-12-31T19:46:00.000+00:002006-12-31T19:46:00.000+00:00These Lords were in the wrong party, they should h...These Lords were in the wrong party, they should have been Lib Dems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167591941553398382006-12-31T19:05:00.000+00:002006-12-31T19:05:00.000+00:00God, government ministers are so boring these days...God, government ministers are so <I>boring</I> these days, aren't they?<BR/><BR/>Not for Lord Lambton the quick knee-trembler with the secretary while the office door is open.<BR/><BR/>Happy new year, Iain. As one of many new readers you've picked up during 2006, can I urge you to keep up the good work?BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244614921212446782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167591249615862432006-12-31T18:54:00.000+00:002006-12-31T18:54:00.000+00:00Perhaps as a tribute to Lord Lambton we could all ...Perhaps as a tribute to Lord Lambton we could all see the Old Year out and New Year in with a bang? I'm sure he would have appreciated that. <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year, Iain, and fellow bloggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167590722440633812006-12-31T18:45:00.000+00:002006-12-31T18:45:00.000+00:00"I think that people sometimes like variety. I thi..."I think that people sometimes like variety. I think it's as simple as that and I think that impulse is probably understood by almost everybody. Don't you?" <BR/><BR/>Seems reasonable.<BR/><BR/>Hally New Year to one and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167590642515362562006-12-31T18:44:00.000+00:002006-12-31T18:44:00.000+00:00No doubt the girls felt 'the Lord will provide'. ...No doubt the girls felt 'the Lord will provide'. Have a happy New Year, Iain.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167590492956632542006-12-31T18:41:00.000+00:002006-12-31T18:41:00.000+00:00What on earth is wrong with smoking cannabis and b...What on earth is wrong with smoking cannabis and being in bed with two prostitutes? It sound like a good way to go too me. I wonder if Dave is having a snorting good laugh at how times change and people's attitudes also change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1167589542438105652006-12-31T18:25:00.000+00:002006-12-31T18:25:00.000+00:00Lambton's alleged response to his shenanigans bein...Lambton's alleged response to his shenanigans being exposed was: <I>"Surely all men patronize whores?"</I>Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348035759900611968noreply@blogger.com