tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post4383898530329784051..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: My Next Book: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up BritainIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64151972313174754042007-10-22T16:41:00.000+01:002007-10-22T16:41:00.000+01:00Guido - except the pompous twat would probably rev...Guido - except the pompous twat would probably revel in being includedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16235307195909905972007-10-22T15:19:00.000+01:002007-10-22T15:19:00.000+01:00Iain Dalehttp://gtrmancfabians.blogspot.com/Iain Dale<BR/><BR/>http://gtrmancfabians.blogspot.com/Greater Manchester Fabianshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531933514148787566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-10448017034875605862007-10-22T14:34:00.000+01:002007-10-22T14:34:00.000+01:00@little Black SamboI have no intention of ever app...@little Black Sambo<BR/>I have no intention of ever appearing on any list. I understand that the way to ruin a country is by working for the civil service rather than being one of the oinks who are too ugly or untalented to get into regular show biz!<BR/><BR/>Rather than help turn politics into a spectator sport, we need a book which helps push regular people into actually doing something to make a difference.<BR/><BR/>Too heavy for your coffee table?Thatcher's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109905814981958633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82302211947147181672007-10-22T10:17:00.000+01:002007-10-22T10:17:00.000+01:00Iain,Making it a list of 100 is not a good idea. K...Iain,<BR/><BR/>Making it a list of 100 is not a good idea. Keep it down to 25 and you will make it more potent.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/><BR/>ToadThe Amazing Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269683258775831265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74749196042221237952007-10-22T09:53:00.000+01:002007-10-22T09:53:00.000+01:00You should skip straight to the "people putting Br...You should skip straight to the "people putting Britain back together" book. <BR/><BR/>Our attitude to politics/public life and engaging with it to changing society is already pretty corrosive. Just look at the comments so far!<BR/><BR/>Use your influence to make people (old style preacher accent) BUH-LEEEVE again.scott reddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201040172369428187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-779697876323570722007-10-22T07:13:00.000+01:002007-10-22T07:13:00.000+01:00In medicine we have some major culprits. Julian Le...In medicine we have some major culprits. Julian Le Grande, Alan Maynard, Alan Milburn, Blair, Hewitt, Darzi, Donaldson, and some of the medical royal college chiefs Blair's friends such as Simon Stevens, now working for United Health Europe. Poachers turned gamekeeper such as Richard Smith, the former BMJ editor. <BR/><BR/>On Rant we call them the "Twaterati" People who profess to advise on an issue when they actually know nothing about the subject. They tend to know so little that they don't even know they know so little. They have rarely done much work at service delivery level, but are very happy to tell service deliverers that they "are inadequate" and that "my pet scheme will make it all better" They profess their grasp of the bigger picture but it's like that of patient with advanced glaucoma- many important bits of the field of vision have gone missing.<BR/><BR/>Management consultants fit into this description well.<BR/><BR/>The political correctness industry and the health and safety lobby are destroying this country.<BR/><BR/>Your only difficulty will be keeping it down to 100. You will have plenty of targets, but this should help the Tories define themselves by saying clearly who and what they are against.<BR/><BR/>Happy to help you on the medical section.Dr Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08477211931539750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32113119527550181762007-10-21T20:26:00.000+01:002007-10-21T20:26:00.000+01:00"But what would be very interesting is to map out ..."But what would be very interesting is to map out exactly how these people are connected to each other. There are some very salutary lessons there."<BR/><BR/>thats a VERY good point. Iain. You need to take account of that.<BR/><BR/>also Iain, you need to have some sort of semi-scientific ranking system, with each person/body getting a "total screwing up score" made up of various factors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31423909474223993092007-10-21T20:20:00.000+01:002007-10-21T20:20:00.000+01:00HM The Queen would be in the top five. She's never...HM The Queen would be in the top five. <BR/>She's never used her ultimate right to refuse legislation, especially in the area of the European Union. Ted Heath would be in there as well, for giving in to Scargill and the unions, and for lying to public about the "Common Market" when he knew full well that we were entering into a European superstate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12397813114617144402007-10-21T18:12:00.000+01:002007-10-21T18:12:00.000+01:00Everyone and anyone who has appeared on Big Brothe...Everyone and anyone who has appeared on Big BrotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32959847212259075942007-10-21T17:26:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:26:00.000+01:00You all missed Bob Crow.You all missed Bob Crow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57385354841577992092007-10-21T17:07:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:07:00.000+01:00agree with alan douglas absolutely.If nothing else...agree with alan douglas absolutely.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else it gives us a chance to let off steam<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>why working class -the main names appear to be of the political party that claims to represenmt the working class....something not quite right there...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3603550844307020012007-10-21T16:02:00.000+01:002007-10-21T16:02:00.000+01:00I suspect "v" (have I spelt that right?) would be ...I suspect "v" (have I spelt that right?) would be a candidate if we knew who it was. He is probably cross at being mentioned in some of the lists.<BR/>Have you got George Monbiot & Jonathan Porritt? Though, just being madly irritating does not make you a screwer-up, I suppose.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74954013750779246522007-10-21T15:38:00.001+01:002007-10-21T15:38:00.001+01:00Lord SainsburyHM The QueenIain Dale HeheKarl MarxH...Lord Sainsbury<BR/>HM The Queen<BR/>Iain Dale Hehe<BR/>Karl Marx<BR/>Hitler<BR/>Sigmund Freud<BR/>Jordan<BR/>MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32432744008669456222007-10-21T15:38:00.000+01:002007-10-21T15:38:00.000+01:00You should definitely include all the people who a...You should definitely include all the people who are ramping up house prices and wrecking the lives of the young and the risk-takers, to the benefit of the lazy. Kirstie Allsop might figure, if you dare include one of Cameron's inner circle.<BR/><BR/>Then all the people who believe crime is a myth put about by the working class in weird coalition with the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25523532442846499572007-10-21T15:34:00.000+01:002007-10-21T15:34:00.000+01:00let's see, Al Franken was #37 in America, so...lef...let's see, Al Franken was #37 in America, so...<BR/><BR/>left-wing, media hound, would-be politician, would-be comedian, self-inflated ego, largely insignificant, someone who is going to attract attention...<BR/><BR/>has to be George Galloway.David Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240242801763405583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78990747529789391912007-10-21T14:58:00.000+01:002007-10-21T14:58:00.000+01:00V@1.29 - have you ever considered that the main po...V@1.29 - have you ever considered that the main point of this blog is stir things up, get people to think and then write, entertain and argue?<BR/><BR/>Iain hasn't asked us to write his damn book for him, and if you are so concerned about an author using sources, consider all the biographies and history books that are written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62127055342456665222007-10-21T14:54:00.000+01:002007-10-21T14:54:00.000+01:00Anon Oct 20 5:45pm.Great news that your humour byp...Anon Oct 20 5:45pm.<BR/><BR/>Great news that your humour bypass was so successful. Just WHO is the grumpy old man here?!!!!Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78036175480491539142007-10-21T14:51:00.000+01:002007-10-21T14:51:00.000+01:00Will you be including David Cameron in the list ?Will you be including David Cameron in the list ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-27705507349756755722007-10-21T14:00:00.000+01:002007-10-21T14:00:00.000+01:00George Galloway on the cover surely.George Galloway on the cover surely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25813826139041128292007-10-21T13:59:00.000+01:002007-10-21T13:59:00.000+01:00So, lets get this straight, you are going to copy ...So, lets get this straight, you are going to copy someone else's idea, get other people to give you the names you need, and in doing so, hope that their ego's are enough to make the orders books full without having to spend too much time actually writing or promoting the book. <BR/><BR/>It would seem to me that the number one place on this list should go to you and your ilk - the professional wannabe political celebrity.<BR/><BR/>Position number 2 should go to your customers - the great general public.<BR/><BR/>Position number 3 should go to every person who has the influence to decide what goes on our screens and newspapers.<BR/><BR/>You should be able to write something on a single sheet of A4 and sell it through Exchange and Mart - its the most something like this deserves!Thatcher's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109905814981958633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68930836287831669402007-10-21T13:31:00.000+01:002007-10-21T13:31:00.000+01:001) The Labour Party2) The European Commission3) Th...1) The Labour Party<BR/>2) The European Commission<BR/>3) The BBC<BR/>4) The Guardian<BR/>5) The Independent<BR/>6) Sir Iain Blair<BR/>7) Ken Livingstone<BR/>8) Steve Hilton<BR/>9) Francis Maude<BR/>10) The MCB<BR/><BR/>How's that for a start, and yes I know many of these are organisations and not individuals but where do you start withb working out exactly which persons within the Labour party or the BBC is solely responsible for the destruction that they have wrought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13681622794218245732007-10-21T12:52:00.000+01:002007-10-21T12:52:00.000+01:00Blair. Brown.Paddy pants down.all the Lib Dems for...Blair. Brown.Paddy pants down.all the Lib Dems for a total waste of public money (their salaries!)<BR/>Mandleson.Jowell. and all the losers who have held cabinet positions over the past ten labour years.<BR/>Cherie Blair. Ant and Dec.<BR/>Ken Clarke. John Major.Ted Heath.Tony Benn.<BR/>Skinner.ALL Trades Union officials.<BR/>Every Police Chief Constable since the retirement of Lord Imbert!!<BR/>Every Labour appointed Member of the House of Lords.<BR/>Every Ch Exec past and present of every NHS Trust and Quango + their about Appointed Chairmen and Boards.<BR/><BR/>Political Correctness.<BR/>Health and Safety.<BR/>Human Rights Legislation.<BR/>Every Solicitor/Lawyer in the Country.<BR/><BR/>The Nus Driver of Number 39 who failed to wait for me!strapworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228784526399929300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90323385167986798772007-10-21T12:51:00.000+01:002007-10-21T12:51:00.000+01:00I would like to nominate my next door neighbour. W...I would like to nominate my next door neighbour. Whilst I work 6 days a week,paying my taxes, he stays at home on benefits.I have seen the paperwork which calculates his benefits, he gets far more than me.The family never recycle, tv's and radios are left on all day, lights on all night.There is no real medical reason for him not to work.It's his way of life now.He is screwing up my country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54466672655523986982007-10-21T12:46:00.000+01:002007-10-21T12:46:00.000+01:00Any list which did not include ALL golf courses (w...Any list which did not include ALL golf courses (whichtake'working'people away from their business and thus stifle the economics of our country!)<BR/><BR/>The snobbery it creates, which is far worse than freemasonry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41894308790592436212007-10-21T11:23:00.001+01:002007-10-21T11:23:00.001+01:00Any list that does not contain a prominent Freemas...Any list that does not contain a prominent Freemason near the top can have little merit.<BR/>Oops! I have said the 'F' word, and you will have to delete me:<BR/>still it was a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com