tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3768344532773259967..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: 2008 Awards Poll: Ministers & Their ShadowsIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32145756726899432902008-12-28T12:27:00.000+00:002008-12-28T12:27:00.000+00:00Vince Cable? Isn't he a rather bad comedian with ...Vince Cable? Isn't he a rather bad comedian with decidedly odd economic views?Simon Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746160698308518190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55884555811568970912008-12-27T18:57:00.000+00:002008-12-27T18:57:00.000+00:00Worst minister of the year is correct.Worst minister of the year is correct.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22604969398526068422008-12-27T12:30:00.000+00:002008-12-27T12:30:00.000+00:00So 50% vote for a Tory who actually wins an electi...So 50% vote for a Tory who actually wins an election – no surprise there then. And Boris has done what exactly since taking office? Sacked a top Cop. That’s about it – oh and flown in Economy class all the way to Peking and back - now that’s something I suppose. Well done Boris – who said that you don’t have the common touch. Ouch ‘though…Paddy Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847108655078927970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69363105853900455822008-12-27T12:26:00.000+00:002008-12-27T12:26:00.000+00:00Not a bad set of headliners, though finding any de...Not a bad set of headliners, though finding any decent Minister must have been a real problem this year, which no doubt explains the less-than-impressive results in that category.<BR/><BR/>As for Mandelson: yes, he is a politician, one of those who bring the behaviour of politicians into great disrepute. Therefore technically correct, but hardly a desirable form of the beast known as "politician". For every Mandelson, one needs at least ten decent politicians to balance out the harm he does to the breed's reputation in the public eye.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-2172262791208336912008-12-27T11:32:00.000+00:002008-12-27T11:32:00.000+00:00No, H, he's an escape artist.No, H, he's an escape artist.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1772032617507979502008-12-27T11:07:00.000+00:002008-12-27T11:07:00.000+00:00Mandelson is a politician?Mandelson is a politician?Houdinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299827686189026014noreply@blogger.com