tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3057286622527011490..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Cameron: "Fear of Getting Things Wrong Inspires Me More Than the Wonder of Getting Things Right"Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36608893305978453152009-11-07T12:02:26.932+00:002009-11-07T12:02:26.932+00:00Lots of touchy feely & no cast iron promises t...Lots of touchy feely & no cast iron promises then.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31817436095908410552009-11-07T08:57:22.856+00:002009-11-07T08:57:22.856+00:00My God, do the Euro-bores have to insert themselve...My God, do the Euro-bores have to insert themselves on every thread?!<br /><br />Do not be fooled by the charm - DC is ruthless in a way that a leader should be. I have no doubt that he would sack Osborne if he wasn't doing the job. Whenever I see him striding through the HOC I am always impressed - he looks like a Prime Minister. Yet he took the time to speak with our work experience lad who attends a city academy. He put him at his ease immediately - now that's a star! And I have to admit I didn't always think so.Lady Finchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695379463537122656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21942618768325068552009-11-07T03:00:37.313+00:002009-11-07T03:00:37.313+00:00Will this person halt the decline of the UK or doe...Will this person halt the decline of the UK or does he represent an ossified form of it?<br />Fear the future.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57766843414745376752009-11-06T20:37:54.634+00:002009-11-06T20:37:54.634+00:00Tapestry
I think you will find that "big be...Tapestry <br /><br />I think you will find that "big beast" usually means something else in Tory politics - but thanks for making me smile anaywaytory boys never grow uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172736984147732661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8052862666348693502009-11-06T20:36:59.176+00:002009-11-06T20:36:59.176+00:00Well at least Cameron has sufficient humility to r...Well at least Cameron has sufficient humility to realise that he could make mistakes - unlike the appallingly arrogant Brown and his henchpersons. So that bodes well for measured and rational action.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69029524483174750112009-11-06T17:14:09.735+00:002009-11-06T17:14:09.735+00:00If Cameron is able to feel not threatened by a big...If Cameron is able to feel not threatened by a big beast such as Boris being alongside, this is really the end of the tiny minded Gordon Brown frightened little ego era. My God, we might be allowed to smile as we find new and exciting ways to disobey the EU...!Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84356252772748742262009-11-06T16:53:20.112+00:002009-11-06T16:53:20.112+00:00I am sure he is charming and one of the good old b...I am sure he is charming and one of the good old boys, but his true test of leadership, will naturally be if he becomes Prime Minister....<br /><br />It seems to me a lot of this depends on if he wins, how large the majority will be (Blair had a large majority so was insulated from backbench revolts , by contrast Major had a small majority so couldn't really do anything) .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8236471485653706702009-11-06T16:34:51.130+00:002009-11-06T16:34:51.130+00:00Yes there is a wonder in getting something right.I...Yes there is a wonder in getting something right.I'm glad he believes in the cock-up theory of humanity....kinglearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252474133821652670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5883090892950924572009-11-06T15:12:42.854+00:002009-11-06T15:12:42.854+00:00Great interview. Cameron is truly likeable. There ...Great interview. Cameron is truly likeable. There couldn't be a greater contrast with the present incumbant.Oscar Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423019456579337438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4624308193053132982009-11-06T15:04:33.621+00:002009-11-06T15:04:33.621+00:00Nigel,
Might?Nigel,<br /><br />Might?Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40977701580363124072009-11-06T15:01:57.597+00:002009-11-06T15:01:57.597+00:00I do think Cameron came out of this interview well...I do think Cameron came out of this interview well. <br /><br />Frankly, being a kind of shy bookish person myself, I rather suspect, if it ever came to it, I would get on well with Gordon Brown. <br /><br />[And I support Cameron's effective demolition job on the Eurosceptics.]<br /><br />The problem is that Cameron is a front for the much more reprehensible Tory soul, which will try to assert itself when (if???) the Tories are elected.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33006718525441886662009-11-06T14:58:15.395+00:002009-11-06T14:58:15.395+00:00At least Boris in No10 would have allowed us a ref...At least Boris in No10 would have allowed us a referendum on the disease that is EuropeMirtha Tidvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940977481295375071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38235008085748801272009-11-06T13:57:11.722+00:002009-11-06T13:57:11.722+00:00>>If charm we're (sic) the only requirem...>>If charm we're (sic) the only requirement he'd be great.<<<br /><br />You might be in trouble, though, Jimmy.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171835878570773595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49119865656338259082009-11-06T13:37:02.946+00:002009-11-06T13:37:02.946+00:00One thing I remember about Cameron soon after he b...One thing I remember about Cameron soon after he became leader of the Party was a conversation between an employee of Tory HQ and a TV reporter, outside Tory HQ.<br />TVR: "What do you think about Cameron?"<br />Emp: "He's two steps ahead."<br />TVR: "Two steps ahead of you?"<br />Emp: "Two steps ahead of everybody."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-28788855247772809992009-11-06T13:00:48.019+00:002009-11-06T13:00:48.019+00:00If charm we're the only requirement he'd b...If charm we're the only requirement he'd be great.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40132015597179424712009-11-06T12:56:37.207+00:002009-11-06T12:56:37.207+00:00They have dinner with each other's wives? Is B...They have dinner with each other's wives? Is Boris to be trusted a deux with Mrs C?simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333603569294208240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12537650296169086642009-11-06T12:25:55.143+00:002009-11-06T12:25:55.143+00:00"Fear of Getting Things Wrong Inspires Me Mor..."Fear of Getting Things Wrong Inspires Me More Than the Wonder of Getting Things Right" <br /><br /><br />This is hardly a visionary statement - and I suspect that the more entrepreneurial Tories would be somewhat depressed by such a statement.tory boys never grow uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172736984147732661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31617882084476199202009-11-06T12:15:58.629+00:002009-11-06T12:15:58.629+00:00No sensible person denies Cameron is clever or cha...No sensible person denies Cameron is clever or charismatic. He plainly is. It's part of his success and part (but only part) of the parties success.Steve Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189511711594171958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41519333002067475552009-11-06T12:07:20.626+00:002009-11-06T12:07:20.626+00:00Re Boris:
Anyone like to suggest ONE THING that B...Re Boris:<br /><br />Anyone like to suggest ONE THING that BJ has done since being Mayor that would justify the choice of those who voted for him? Just one...Paddy Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847108655078927970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15719633184780497842009-11-06T11:58:06.350+00:002009-11-06T11:58:06.350+00:00He doesn't mention cancelled the much needed D...He doesn't mention cancelled the much needed DLR extension to Dagenham does he..Simon Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328606546904222885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67522489794229919572009-11-06T11:55:39.416+00:002009-11-06T11:55:39.416+00:00He isn't alone in that: I know the feeling ver...He isn't alone in that: I know the feeling very well.<br /><br />At local council level one is dealing with individuals at least as much as policy, and can feel that intense worry about not succeeding in solving a problem acutely.<br /><br />At Westminster it's bigger stuff, but locally it's more personal. Neither is a way to avoid going grey prematurely (as I did)!John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52090774754510392142009-11-06T11:49:40.889+00:002009-11-06T11:49:40.889+00:00I do not approve of using words that describe pers...I do not approve of using words that describe persons who are in a predicament that they had no means of opting out. On Guido's site they used the phrase 'window lickers', I suggested that they use another term but only received abuse. <br /><br />I insult our politicians, because they richly deserve it, I try never to use terms like, 'mongs', 'spaz', etc..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63690798410808617382009-11-06T11:44:57.756+00:002009-11-06T11:44:57.756+00:00I thought it was an excellent interview - I can im...I thought it was an excellent interview - I can imagine him being good fun, I like him even more nowIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909019234404078445noreply@blogger.com