tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3955735695031272680..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: PMQs: What Did You Think?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-34185614381910624212009-06-11T10:05:54.278+01:002009-06-11T10:05:54.278+01:00Speaker Martin does not shut up the rabble when Cl...Speaker Martin does not shut up the rabble when Clegg speaks so he simply cannot get his message across amongst the hum of conversation that continues around him (Labour benches?).<br /><br />So Clegg needs to work out how to ask BIG questions at every session so that the whole Commons has his attention.<br /><br />I think Cameron should employ some business presentation specialists to help him - he is simply not scoring heavyweight hits at PMQ's against an opponent who is on his last legs.There should be some knock-out blows but they don't seem to have the skill to plot their way around the 30 minutes session.<br /><br />All pretty depressing frankly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24695739049641908622009-06-11T02:41:04.741+01:002009-06-11T02:41:04.741+01:00If you go through Ian Dale's twitter feed and ...If you go through Ian Dale's twitter feed and replace every proper name with Ian Dale, it works much better. <br /><br />For example: "If I saw Ian Dale on the street now, I'd cheerfully deck him. Tosser." <br /><br />"Who is this dickhead Ian Dale on Newsnight? With every word he speaks he condemns his case, And what a fashion faux pas."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12751272775553181692009-06-11T02:15:43.799+01:002009-06-11T02:15:43.799+01:00I think it is a load of mince an insult to both de...I think it is a load of mince an insult to both democracy and peoples' intelligence. The truth of the matter is that no proper debates take place in Parliament. <br /><br />Since Labour came to power their contempt for the whole tiresome procedure of being "held to account" has been answered by the use of; the guillotine, the three line whip and the Labour domination of every select committee<br /><br />Discussion and debate, including the pointless PMQs are reduced to farce. The end result is a stream of bad laws trundling of the Westminster conveyor and any "tidy-ups" the Lords try valiantly to do are met with cries of derision from Labour about this unelected assembly sabotaging their inept laws. Doesn't stop Labour from piling more and more of their folks into the Lords though, Kinnock and Sugar the latest.<br /><br />The end result is poor Government and MPs with nothing much else to do, other than using all their spare time to fill in ever more "creative" expense claims.Flemingcragnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54779114150042277672009-06-11T00:29:40.195+01:002009-06-11T00:29:40.195+01:00Marian: "It's clear that Brown's war ...Marian: "It's clear that Brown's war cry from now on to the election is "Expect Tory Cuts".<br /><br />He hasn't worked out yet that 75% of voters will be yelling 'Hooray, about time too'.<br /><br />Trouble is neither has the bloody Dave and George show.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68679224082372580512009-06-10T22:12:14.427+01:002009-06-10T22:12:14.427+01:00to be fair, the BBC presented a balanced piece abo...to be fair, the BBC presented a balanced piece about cuts on news at ten.<br /><br />Brown won't get away with portraying the tories as swingeing cutters - because Labour would have to do exactly the same.<br /><br />It's an utterly desperate ply from an utterly desperate PM and government.<br /><br />Times have changed - the public now realise that spending cannot go on the way it has been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57024286067201975582009-06-10T22:09:59.414+01:002009-06-10T22:09:59.414+01:00Wow Stephanie Flanders actually reported the 10% C...Wow Stephanie Flanders actually reported the 10% Cuts story correctly. A bit late in the day...but then that was deliberate.<br /> BBC in full changing the narrative 'Save Gordon!' mode.Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59344782557511002592009-06-10T22:02:35.143+01:002009-06-10T22:02:35.143+01:00GORDON did well until he mentioned the words, '...GORDON did well until he mentioned the words, 'do nothing Tories.' Here's a challenge to GORDON. How log can he last a PMQs without saying those two or three words?Plentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205851616053056137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9891731989308136812009-06-10T21:32:19.617+01:002009-06-10T21:32:19.617+01:0011:55 Daily Politics: Toenails Robinson mentions t...11:55 Daily Politics: Toenails Robinson mentions the 10% Tory cuts<br /><br />12:00 PMQs: labour plant sets up 10% Tory cuts soundbite<br /><br />12:02 PMQs: Brown says "labour investments, Tory cuts"<br /><br />12:20 PMQs: another labour plant mentions Tory 10% cuts<br /><br />12:21 PMQs: Brown repeats this week's message "labour investment, Tory 10% cuts"<br /><br />18:00 BBC News: Edited footage of Brown saying "10% Tory cuts" in PMQs<br /><br />And so the propaganda machine completes its effective cycle...Beware of Geeks bearing GIFshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593142105719207212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91884360983774958492009-06-10T21:21:55.734+01:002009-06-10T21:21:55.734+01:00Tomfiglio: Yes I did say some parts of London are ...Tomfiglio: Yes I did say some parts of London are Labour dominated benefits havens, but it's mostly the north.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574081059364644191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61128302749099586762009-06-10T21:16:21.065+01:002009-06-10T21:16:21.065+01:00Grow up, Conand, you big baby. If you can't ta...Grow up, Conand, you big baby. If you can't take the heat, fuck off out of the kitchen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14994336821415691582009-06-10T21:12:46.710+01:002009-06-10T21:12:46.710+01:00BBC headline - 10% Tory cuts!
Sky News Headline -...BBC headline - 10% Tory cuts!<br /><br />Sky News Headline - 10% Tory cuts!<br /><br />ITN News - 10% Tory cuts!<br /><br />Channel 4 News - 10% Tory cuts!<br /><br />2 months of growth for the economy.<br /><br />It's been a good day for Brown and Labour - as much as I hate to say it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82419118053821659932009-06-10T21:09:25.525+01:002009-06-10T21:09:25.525+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51604634668793633732009-06-10T20:51:29.585+01:002009-06-10T20:51:29.585+01:00Now that Brown is certain to stay as PM, Cameron c...Now that Brown is certain to stay as PM, Cameron can take him to pieces week after week until he is finally finished off by the electorate next May 6th.Winston Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069027191905262017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74402517699438406202009-06-10T20:37:19.085+01:002009-06-10T20:37:19.085+01:00Is it just me or is Conand a complete tit-head?Is it just me or is Conand a complete tit-head?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44697792911582054892009-06-10T20:36:27.968+01:002009-06-10T20:36:27.968+01:00I just don't think a millionaire Old Etonian c...I just don't think a millionaire Old Etonian can ever have enough fire in the belly for a proper fight. Brown, on the other hand, would rather take us all down with him than give up the keys to No 10...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68850754283260674212009-06-10T20:34:29.648+01:002009-06-10T20:34:29.648+01:00@Haddock
Spot on. Hague looked poor, of course, b...@Haddock<br /><br />Spot on. Hague looked poor, of course, because he was up against an election-winning political genius. What's Cameron's excuse?Constantly Smugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45218072291598004192009-06-10T20:29:24.204+01:002009-06-10T20:29:24.204+01:00It's clear that Brown's war cry from now o...It's clear that Brown's war cry from now on to the election is "Expect Tory Cuts".<br /><br />The IFS and Fraser Nelson have already exposed the hidden 7% cut across the board cuts contained in Darling's Budget.<br /><br />We also know that the 10% cut mooted on radio this morning by the Tory spokesman amounted to the same gross total in cuts by New Labour as Darling tried to hide, and was simply the re-distributed increased effect on everything else because the Tories are going to exclude Health spending from cuts as opposed to darling whose budget made it clear that New Labour are cutting health spending as well.<br /><br />So why the hell did Cameron not point all of this out in his riposte to Brown?????????????????????<br /><br />If Cameron continues to mess up on fundamental things like this then Brown will get away time and time again with his lies and deceptions at PMQ's.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007476683582095027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3846778515934383172009-06-10T20:17:32.174+01:002009-06-10T20:17:32.174+01:00Cameron has, very cleverly, been packing his punch...Cameron has, very cleverly, been packing his punches recently, but now that he has acheived his goal of keeping Brown there until the next Election, he can demolish him - and he will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-27619119568604973402009-06-10T20:16:08.769+01:002009-06-10T20:16:08.769+01:00conand,
"even though many Conservative voter...conand,<br /><br />"even though many Conservative voters voted UKIP."<br /><br />If he was anything of a leader that just would not have happened.<br /><br />I listened to Hague ripping the Labour lot apart... to think that he was judged to be a poor leader... and Dave judged to be good! <br />as they say, you couldn't make it up.haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890864334999930139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-28936548341812527202009-06-10T19:55:12.203+01:002009-06-10T19:55:12.203+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79806096083880842362009-06-10T19:52:56.796+01:002009-06-10T19:52:56.796+01:00'How come he can only get 28% of a very low tu...'How come he can only get 28% of a very low turnout to support his party?'<br /><br /> Oh the Euro election? The one he won massively. Well it is 28% + most of 16.5%, Labour got 15.7% <br />:-O UhOh for Liebore!Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67791704457047794872009-06-10T19:50:22.145+01:002009-06-10T19:50:22.145+01:00I don't deny Brown is a pathetic and utterly c...I don't deny Brown is a pathetic and utterly crap leader. In fact, that's my point. Why can't Cameron do better? Just because things have improved since the Quiet Man was working his political 'magic' doesn't mean the Bullingdon boys are doing well.Curious spuriousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9025014374465937782009-06-10T19:49:45.909+01:002009-06-10T19:49:45.909+01:00Oh good, I'm glad I cheered you up. Reality is...Oh good, I'm glad I cheered you up. Reality is funny when you see it. The socialist blinkers have been pulled from our eyes.<br /> By the way, what is this? A Liebore flashmob?Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-88816670296218403792009-06-10T19:47:35.424+01:002009-06-10T19:47:35.424+01:00Methinks Curious protests far far far too much.
...Methinks Curious protests far far far too much.<br /><br /> And yes, think where the Conservatives were and where they are now. Think where Labour were and where they are now. Brown is a crap leader and a pathetic, spineless, lying, bully.Conandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028671462205997161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85625522667610870592009-06-10T19:46:24.766+01:002009-06-10T19:46:24.766+01:00"Cameron is a very good Party Leader. In many..."Cameron is a very good Party Leader. In many ways he is the most electorally successful Conservative leader since the 19th Century."<br /><br />This is the funniest thing anyone has ever posted here. Ever. Thanks so much.Perpetual motionnoreply@blogger.com