tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post4792302421003184028..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Your Ideal Political Dinner PartyIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26636058286739784722009-11-08T23:38:21.164+00:002009-11-08T23:38:21.164+00:00The only way I would want to go for a dinner with ...The only way I would want to go for a dinner with Yasmin A-B present is if she was on the menu - though I suspect she would be a bit gristley.Jonforesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924098051450314709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47006338858570921852009-11-08T22:32:25.546+00:002009-11-08T22:32:25.546+00:00Lady Thatcher - I've got questions about Poll ...Lady Thatcher - I've got questions about Poll Tax and Nurses Pay<br /><br />Churchill - For advice on how to deral with Nazis <br /><br />Nick Griffin - So Churchill can slap him and make him apolgise for the slur on his name<br /><br />Kenneth Williams - The man was a God, genius and very good at a dinner party<br /><br />David Cameron - I need some champagne autographed<br /><br />Christopher Biggins - Star quality<br /><br />Michael Caine - To discuss social inequality<br /><br />Boris Johnson - Another damn fine fellow<br /><br />Bonnie Greer - Impressed by her on QT<br /><br />My mum and dad - Add some normal, everyday edge to the chat<br /><br />Monty - I want some insights into figthing the Desert Fox<br /><br />The Iraqi Information Minister - Remember him????<br /><br />Sound fun?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736893789292377635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48848901656087514042009-11-08T19:17:01.592+00:002009-11-08T19:17:01.592+00:00I'd pay good money not to attend!I'd pay good money not to attend!Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812765444160924585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75246538032384894942009-11-08T17:51:46.846+00:002009-11-08T17:51:46.846+00:00Far too many of those have seriously impaired mora...Far too many of those have seriously impaired moral compasses (Benn, Yasmin, Hamilton, Williams), and such a confused, inconsistent and muddled world view as to make you wonder which way the world turns round. What you need to balance the nutters is a serious historian, like <a href="http://www.martingilbert.com/" rel="nofollow">Sir Martin Gilbert</a>.<br /><br />For a real bunfight, why not ask Chomsky, Pilger and Red Ken?Alcuinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416831991192826122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33838787215939640802009-11-08T16:07:52.271+00:002009-11-08T16:07:52.271+00:00As I am unable to get my mind out of the cess pit ...As I am unable to get my mind out of the cess pit my first thought was there is only one woman on the list that I would want to stay for afters.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780087279404010202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39121275866610650802009-11-08T13:01:42.994+00:002009-11-08T13:01:42.994+00:00Robert Murphy - American Austrian economist who th...Robert Murphy - American Austrian economist who thinks the stimuli packages and bank bailouts have gone way too far.<br /><br />Paul Krugman - an American economist in the NY Times who thinks the stimuli and bailout packages haven't gone far enough.<br /><br />Peter Schiff - to provide morale and ideoligical support to Murphy.<br /><br />Nigel Lawson.<br /><br />Melanie Phillips<br /><br />David Starkey<br /><br />Roger Scruton<br /><br />Gordon Brown - just to give him the chance to learn sthg.not an economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679610738502901666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-71662917181504872172009-11-08T12:50:29.437+00:002009-11-08T12:50:29.437+00:00Nigel Farage, George Galloway, Richard Branson
If...Nigel Farage, George Galloway, Richard Branson<br /><br />If English speaking foreigners were to be allowed in:<br />Le Kuan Yew<br />Professor Laffer<br />Sarah Palin<br />Newt Gingrich<br />Professor Fred Singerneil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63795388674292170822009-11-08T12:03:45.649+00:002009-11-08T12:03:45.649+00:00If you're going to invite Shirly Williams, the...If you're going to invite Shirly Williams, then drop YAB and Benn replace with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVA4EAP_S0" rel="nofollow">Christopher Hitchens</a> and Salman Rushdie.Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698620636313191152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-28903679866447133202009-11-08T09:38:12.200+00:002009-11-08T09:38:12.200+00:00I would wish to learn what my guests do not like s...I would wish to learn what my guests do not like so I can arrange the menu accordingly.<br /><br />Initially I would just like an intimate one to one dinner party and my first guest would have to be Gordon Brown.<br /><br />Having discovered his least favourite dish,I would serve it with a flourish. With just a little extra helping of garlic!<br /><br />He will discover plenty of wine, (bought from Lidl or Aldi), decanted into the more expensive looking bottles, from the evening before! Plenty of Brandy and Whisky -just to get his tongue loose!<br /><br />Of course the room will have plenty of microphones and hidden camera's to catch his every word- so I can reveal to the world those secrets he may well tell me.<br /><br />My next one to one guest would have to be Blair, followed by David Cameron during which Cameron will finally tell me what drugs he took and what political party he feels more attachment to, as it certainly cannot be the Tory party!strapworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228784526399929300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84167049846405279212009-11-08T01:43:07.179+00:002009-11-08T01:43:07.179+00:00I would invite Harry Hill, yourself and He Who Sha...I would invite Harry Hill, yourself and He Who Shalt Not Be Named. You know, the crap blogger who is always slagging you off under his "Mental" pseudonym. Or some name along those lines. The one Dizzy refers to as Lassie - you know who I'm talking about.<br /><br />There's only one way to sort this out... FIGHT!The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91078841902690719972009-11-08T00:21:16.567+00:002009-11-08T00:21:16.567+00:00I think I would go for:
Harold Wilson
Margaret Th...I think I would go for:<br /><br />Harold Wilson<br />Margaret Thatcher<br />David Starkey<br />Tony Benn<br />Claire Short<br />Douglas Murray<br />Lance Price<br />Edwina Currie<br />Kenneth Clarke<br />David Owen<br />Germaine Greer<br />Professor Peter Hennessy<br /><br />Please let it happen!Squiffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738781410697312232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66774013442368510072009-11-07T23:55:56.788+00:002009-11-07T23:55:56.788+00:00Jesus... Yasmin Alibhai-Brown???
If you wanted a ...Jesus... Yasmin Alibhai-Brown???<br /><br />If you wanted a racist at the table why not just go straight to the source and invite Nick Griffin?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715932108254854535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6300756280587275762009-11-07T23:26:07.864+00:002009-11-07T23:26:07.864+00:00Michael Howard
Alistair Campbell
George Osborne
Pe...Michael Howard<br />Alistair Campbell<br />George Osborne<br />Peter Mandelson<br />Peter Hitchens<br />Christopher Hitchens<br />Prof. David Nutt<br />Mary Whitehouse<br /><br />Yes, I realise I'd probably have to use paper/plastic tableware....................................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387648864595329094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46590976267520454022009-11-07T23:25:00.988+00:002009-11-07T23:25:00.988+00:00I am reminded of the comment made by Reggie Perrin...I am reminded of the comment made by Reggie Perrin in the original, when told to cancel his dinner party with Mr & Mrs CJ because of his wife's illness, but deciding instead to invite David Harris-Jones, Davina Letts-Wilkinson and his Uncle Percy Spillinger: "if that doesn't put the cat amongst the pigeons, I don't know what will". Applying those principles: -<br /><br />Simon Heffer<br />Jo Brand<br />Danny Finkelstein<br />Ruth Lea<br />Richard Littlejohn<br />Polly Toynbee<br />Matthew Parris<br />Edwina Currie<br />Christopher Booker<br />Shirley Williams<br />Al Gore<br />Susan Greenfield<br /><br />Let those feathers fly!Cazzy Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825642677814459196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9186290220461934642009-11-07T22:35:35.879+00:002009-11-07T22:35:35.879+00:00That list is just weird. Maybe it's just desig...That list is just weird. Maybe it's just designed to provoke comment. <br /><br />Oh, I fell for it. Durr.Jon Lishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272058035800593800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89277536202964378672009-11-07T22:02:12.069+00:002009-11-07T22:02:12.069+00:00From Tony Benn's diaries I got the distinct i...From Tony Benn's diaries I got the distinct impression that Shirley Williams is almost brain-dead, though this may just be a bitter Labour left vs Labour right thing. Might be amusing to put them next to each other so they can have a nice chat about nuclear power and oooh, I don't know, party loyalty?!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384619047799752406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67281639383507666162009-11-07T21:56:47.198+00:002009-11-07T21:56:47.198+00:00If it's "not getting a word in edgeways&q...If it's "not getting a word in edgeways" you're after why not just stick at Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. You could just have her on a loop.Moriartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636946960473769348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23274603543121763542009-11-07T21:54:46.475+00:002009-11-07T21:54:46.475+00:00Like you:
Tony Benn
Christine Hamilton
And:
Dav...Like you:<br /><br />Tony Benn<br />Christine Hamilton<br /><br />And:<br /><br />David Cameron<br />Gillian Anderson<br />Matthew D'Ancona<br />Paul O' Grady<br />Paul McCartney<br />Stephen Hawking<br />Richard Normington<br />David Bellamy<br />(And of course yourself)Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-10039188626880372262009-11-07T21:41:35.791+00:002009-11-07T21:41:35.791+00:00DoesItMatter: 8:29
You forgot Klaus von Stauffenbe...DoesItMatter: 8:29<br />You forgot Klaus von Stauffenberg!MikeyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628881766409720006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29359610700293545062009-11-07T21:39:18.046+00:002009-11-07T21:39:18.046+00:00Stephen Fry
Prince Phillip
Emily Maitlis
Shami Cha...Stephen Fry<br />Prince Phillip<br />Emily Maitlis<br />Shami Chakrabarti<br /> Diane Abbott.<br />Russell Brand<br />Alan Carr<br />Kirsty Young<br />Ian Hislop<br /><br /> And IAIN DALE, who will report on the guest list and the conversations and fall outs that I am sure will happen. Or have I got news for you!True Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296161522047947133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66601713490714108672009-11-07T21:03:18.481+00:002009-11-07T21:03:18.481+00:00Michael Burleigh
Niall Ferguson
Michael Gove
to ...Michael Burleigh<br />Niall Ferguson <br />Michael Gove<br /><br />to discuss islamism and fanatism generally<br /><br />Clarissa Dickson-Wright<br />Anne Widdecombe<br />Lord Terry Burns<br /><br />to discuss hunting<br /><br />Ronnie Corbett<br />Alan Carr <br />Shazia Mirza<br /><br />to tell funny stories<br /><br />and Emily Maitliss just to sit next to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48499311894328164112009-11-07T20:48:48.774+00:002009-11-07T20:48:48.774+00:00John Redwood ? Douglas Carswell ? William Hague ? ...John Redwood ? Douglas Carswell ? William Hague ? and to be honest, I would like to shoot the breeze with George Osborne-I really want to know his angle on the financial mess we're inWarsteinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633808356583550370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72125640878572330862009-11-07T20:48:17.565+00:002009-11-07T20:48:17.565+00:00David Trimble
Owen Paterson
Douglas Carswell
John ...David Trimble<br />Owen Paterson<br />Douglas Carswell<br />John Heyes<br />Roger Helmer<br />oh yes and of course Iain Dale himself - the only one I haven't had dinner with previously.<br /><br />And with my selection Iain you would be able to talk as well as listen. The bullshit factor would be absent. You might find yourself learning a few things.<br /><br />If there are to be females, <br /><br />Theresa May<br />Kate Moss<br />Cheryl Cole<br />Edna EveridgeTapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45802350131298439582009-11-07T20:45:02.698+00:002009-11-07T20:45:02.698+00:00None of the above.None of the above.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-34561765275661838382009-11-07T20:34:54.564+00:002009-11-07T20:34:54.564+00:00David Cameron
Liam Fox
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Saak...David Cameron<br />Liam Fox<br />Vladimir Putin<br />Mikhail Saakashvili<br /><br /><br />Ho hum.Owen Polleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.com