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The Hat Eating Begins...Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170243816097026892007-01-31T11:43:00.000+00:002007-01-31T11:43:00.000+00:00I admit to having been caught out underestimating ...I admit to having been caught out underestimating the integrity of Labour too.<BR/><BR/>At the considerable risk of making the same mistake twice I should point out that Manchester officially got it because it makes a good test bed for casinos in large urban areas which implies they are going for a 2nd round, which presumably could include the Dome.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170200381861246322007-01-30T23:39:00.000+00:002007-01-30T23:39:00.000+00:00Some of tomorrows papers reveal that the contract ...Some of tomorrows papers reveal that the contract for the Manchester super-casino has in fact, gone to a "vulgar" South African multi-billionaire businessman with a reputation for buying off politicians.<BR/><BR/>Does that make things a little clearer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170198310696110452007-01-30T23:05:00.000+00:002007-01-30T23:05:00.000+00:00machiavelli - I can understand your disappointment...machiavelli - I can understand your disappointment, but do you not share my rather cynical view that eventually ALL the super-casinos [or 'max-i' etc.], yes all 30-40 of the ones they had planned will get built ? <BR/><BR/>Oh, of course Tessa will say, no new licences till 2010, but it takes 3 years to build one. Don't you think that Blackpool will have its casino up an running, albeit 12 months after the Manchester one is open ? <BR/><BR/>'Las Vegas isn't coming to Britain' says Jowell - then what the fuck has all this fuss over the past 2 years been for then ? And why did Prescott go to the ranch if Vegas was going to stay firmly in the Nevada desert?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170190621881673712007-01-30T20:57:00.000+00:002007-01-30T20:57:00.000+00:00There's very little we can (calmly) say at the mom...There's very little we can (calmly) say at the moment, other than express how dejected and angry we are about this absurd decision.<BR/><BR/>Manchester's eaten its cake and now it's working its way through the bakery. Blackpool doesn't even get the crumbs.<BR/><BR/>Well done to Labour for screwing Blackpool. Again.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't take much to imagine how a Manchester-centric group of MPs and councillors must have leaned on the Government and in turn, the CAP.<BR/><BR/>It just shows how impotent Blackpool's Labour MPs and councillors are- they can't even hold much sway for what should have been a winning bid. It perhaps doesn't help that Labour councillors are happy to sit through meetings where casino and redevelopment proposal are discussed reading Avon catalogues.<BR/><BR/>Tessa Jowell's address to the Commons that she understands our disappointment doesn't even touch close to empathy for our predicament.<BR/><BR/>The right thing to do now is for MPs to vote with their consciences when it comes to the vote and reject Manchester as the site for the supercasino.<BR/><BR/>The country has spoken- it wanted Blackpool.<BR/><BR/>The experts have spoken- they wanted and recommended Blackpool.<BR/><BR/>Blackpool has spoken- it needs this catalyst.<BR/><BR/>Manchester came to the table late and muttered something about considering a casino, if it had the time somewhere in between relocating the BBC, expanding the city centre, maintaining the largest concentration of sports facilities anywhere in the UK and basking in the glory of having hosted the Commonwealth Games.<BR/><BR/>Whilst I love Manchester- it's a great city which in many aspects is preferable to Blackpool- the council could have shown some consideration for the city's regional cousin by supporting its bid, rather than competing against it. Manchester does not need a supercasino.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170187274071676492007-01-30T20:01:00.000+00:002007-01-30T20:01:00.000+00:00As a football commentator said, 'It's deja vu all ...As a football commentator said, 'It's deja vu all over again..'. <BR/><BR/>I remember the last time I felt like this was when Nulabour were promising that we were on the cusp of a new Jerusalem in our towns and cities, if only we would stop being so awkward and dropped our objections to 24hr drinking... I wonder if super-casinos will result in just the same sort of 're-think' in two years time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170177955880552062007-01-30T17:25:00.000+00:002007-01-30T17:25:00.000+00:00griswold said... there may be a casino at the dome...griswold said... <BR/>there may be a casino at the dome but Dave wont be saying it ,maybe a UKIP PM <BR/>:<BR/>BBC Bill Gates the great inovatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170177407204503302007-01-30T17:16:00.000+00:002007-01-30T17:16:00.000+00:00Of course there will be a casino at The Dome. PM D...Of course there will be a casino at The Dome. PM Dave will see to that when Gordon thrown out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170176780572923532007-01-30T17:06:00.000+00:002007-01-30T17:06:00.000+00:00BBC Radio 2 News just used the headline "Mancheste...BBC Radio 2 News just used the headline "Manchester has won the jackpot". Obvious government propaganda on the BBC. The "jackpot" will consist of (a) more poverty, despair and social dislocation, (b) increases in broken families, (c) increases in all types of violence and crime both near the casino and further away, (d) dramatic increases in problem gamblers and (e) increases in drug taking and alcoholism. But it's all fine because a few very rich people are going to get even richer, and a piffling amount of the money they make will go in extra taxes to the exchequer, taxes paid mainly by the poor and stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170175531735008852007-01-30T16:45:00.000+00:002007-01-30T16:45:00.000+00:00Yes Malcolm, there weren't any dodgy deals under t...Yes Malcolm, there weren't any dodgy deals under the Tories. Back on planet earth meanwhile...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170173354721810442007-01-30T16:09:00.000+00:002007-01-30T16:09:00.000+00:00OT: Iain- Sorry to moan, but those preview pop-ups...OT: Iain- Sorry to moan, but those preview pop-ups on all your links are a bit annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170172853443364422007-01-30T16:00:00.000+00:002007-01-30T16:00:00.000+00:00I gather the sites going to be in Beswick, so i th...I gather the sites going to be in Beswick, so i think that puts it im Gerald Kaufmann's seatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170172317526693772007-01-30T15:51:00.000+00:002007-01-30T15:51:00.000+00:00Iain, If only I hadn't been out to a lunch with a ...Iain, If only I hadn't been out to a lunch with a lady friend I could have saved you from this ignominy. <BR/><BR/>You only need to eat your hat IF NO CASINO COMES TO THE DOME !!!! <BR/><BR/>This will not be the case. The award to Manchester is surely to throw the masses off the scent that EVERYWHERE is going to get a Casino! Even Bath.<BR/><BR/>Of course, they will not call them all 'Super Casinos'. They are now rummaging around in the thesaurus as we speak. <BR/><BR/>In Bath it will be a 'Casino Metro'.<BR/><BR/>In Swansea a 'Casino Enfawr'. <BR/><BR/>In Blackpool it will be 'Casino Max' <BR/><BR/>In Newcastle they will call it a 'Casino Great, smashing [but not 'super', oh no sirree, not at all]'<BR/><BR/>In Windsor it will be called 'Casino Royale'. <BR/><BR/>In Cardiff it will be 'Casino Extra [bach llai o faint na 'super']...<BR/><BR/>In Bristol it will be called 'Casino Merchant's Quarter' until the slave owners complain that is casting aspersions, and it is re-named 'Casino Bog-Standard'...<BR/><BR/>Birmingham will have two casinos, one called 'Casino Medium' and the other called 'Casino Regular' until a dispute breaks out over which of these should be the larger size...<BR/><BR/>In Brighton it will be called 'Casino Grande' until Starbucks sue because they own that name, and are then even more annoyed that they can't sue when it is re-named the 'Casino Tall'...<BR/><BR/>[That's enough casinos, Ed] <BR/><BR/>Well, Ed, I don't think you know what you are talking about, and we won't know if there is going to be an increase in problem gambling until we've got ALL 355 new casinos up and running. Tessa Jowell, DCMSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170169499729137692007-01-30T15:04:00.000+00:002007-01-30T15:04:00.000+00:00Manchester was the sensible choice, I could get to...Manchester was the sensible choice, I could get to Manchester from west London quicker and with less inconvenience than I could to that godforsaken shithole site they built the dome on, and you will be able to park, the drugs are cheaper and better, same with the lap dancers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170169284005430842007-01-30T15:01:00.000+00:002007-01-30T15:01:00.000+00:00I hope you enjoy this Mr. Dale:http://conservative...I hope you enjoy this Mr. Dale:<BR/><BR/>http://conservativemindblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/breaking-news-cannibal-kills-public.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170168632475543492007-01-30T14:50:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:50:00.000+00:002:31 PM Compared where the BBC are moving to ,Mos...2:31 PM <BR/>Compared where the BBC are moving to ,Moss side is a holiday resortAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170167492094012132007-01-30T14:31:00.001+00:002007-01-30T14:31:00.001+00:002:15 PM talk about hospital's in the North West ,w...2:15 PM <BR/><BR/>talk about hospital's in the North West ,went to the Wirral one this morning not been in that hospital for about 12 years thought Id walked into a shopping centre ,the ground floor was full of shops and cafes ,evan a bank , got to admit the staff were very nice and helpfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170167467570411352007-01-30T14:31:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:31:00.000+00:00The Yardies in Moss-side have beeen worrying about...The Yardies in Moss-side have beeen worrying about drying-up of drug and protection monies for some time now. It is good that blair has seen the need for their 'economic development'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170167440563288172007-01-30T14:30:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:30:00.000+00:00At least it'll give those useless Northern scroung...At least it'll give those useless Northern scroungers something to do, so they can fill their idle hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170167208139068172007-01-30T14:26:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:26:00.000+00:00Don't worry Iain, I don't think even Manchester pr...Don't worry Iain, I don't think even Manchester predicted this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170166521256652332007-01-30T14:15:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:15:00.000+00:00After Prescott's shenanigans Greenwick could neve...After Prescott's shenanigans Greenwick could never have won this HEADLINE announcement. but they will get their casino. It'll be announced just before a recess (I will take any bets on that)<BR/><BR/>NuLabour have given up on the south, they are building a Paradise Up North. Be very interesting to see just how much of our taxes and the lottery pile have gone to fund sports centres, hospitals, public halls north of Oxford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170164304278455382007-01-30T13:38:00.001+00:002007-01-30T13:38:00.001+00:00Can you please predict that Bliar will not resign ...Can you please predict that Bliar will not resign this week, that Anschutz will not spill the beans on Prescott, that Bliar and Moron will not be convicted and reunited in a small cramped place, and that the NuLab project will go from strength to strength.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170164290373807502007-01-30T13:38:00.000+00:002007-01-30T13:38:00.000+00:00But the problem, he-up-lad is that the IOC would n...But the problem, he-up-lad is that the IOC would never have picked Manchester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170162978171378832007-01-30T13:16:00.000+00:002007-01-30T13:16:00.000+00:00I can't begin to write how warmly smug I feel at y...I can't begin to write how warmly smug I feel at your current low ebb,Iain.<BR/><BR/>Now all you have to do to gain the full forgiveness of the whole Labour(three times winning)movement, is to offer a full and frank apology to John (hero) Prescott and grovel in the process.<BR/><BR/>It matters little if no-one believes a word of it, as no-one believes a single word that leaves the flower power, windmill, solar pannelled 'modern' Tory party anyway.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to witness the unearthing of WMD soon, that puts a top hat on Tony's career.Then you'll beg my son and beg you will!<BR/><BR/>Sheer joy!<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170162402138535802007-01-30T13:06:00.001+00:002007-01-30T13:06:00.001+00:00Ian, I can recommend a very good ointment for that...Ian, I can recommend a very good ointment for that rash. Must be all the poison coming out (at least that's what my grandmother used to tell me when I was very young. Failing that, see a doctor, but not on the National Health or you'll wait forever. If all else fails I can only suggest that when walking about in public you should be waving a little blue flag and shouting "unclean!, unclean!".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1170162363672018172007-01-30T13:06:00.000+00:002007-01-30T13:06:00.000+00:00I think Manchester got it as thank's for hosting t...I think Manchester got it as thank's for hosting the Commonwealth Game's which was excellent ,they could have easily hosted the Olympic Games a lot cheaper with a lot less jigary pokeryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com