tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5256414617354898091..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Abolished & AirbrushedIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83268520597695423002007-03-09T16:18:00.000+00:002007-03-09T16:18:00.000+00:00Why didn't some kind soul airbrush the picture you...Why didn't some kind soul airbrush the picture you've used of her...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76363903736313895212007-03-08T13:00:00.000+00:002007-03-08T13:00:00.000+00:00I seem to remember the Labour Party trying to pass...I seem to remember the Labour Party trying to pass off Margaret Jay as the 'first female leader of the House of Lords', until it was pointed out to them that Janet Young had done the job 15 years previously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46129990196304531232007-03-08T11:42:00.000+00:002007-03-08T11:42:00.000+00:00I think the quote was originaly from Jim Callaghan...I think the quote was originaly from Jim Callaghan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426075550403567515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35367427415969900092007-03-08T11:12:00.000+00:002007-03-08T11:12:00.000+00:00Anonymous at 10:57am"A lie can run round the world...Anonymous at 10:57am<BR/><BR/>"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on." Terry Pratchett, <I>The Truth</I>. Now, I don't know if Mr Pratchett swiped it from elsewhere, but that's the quote you're thinking of.Cinnamon Marinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459990707572042209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39431901590599521842007-03-08T11:05:00.000+00:002007-03-08T11:05:00.000+00:00Nice way to re-write history.-Socialism got there ...Nice way to re-write history.-Socialism got there first,NOT.What steps are being taken to ensure it does not happen again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3200229926800575342007-03-08T10:57:00.000+00:002007-03-08T10:57:00.000+00:00Bloggers, eh ? Although I often like to drop by 'S...Bloggers, eh ? Although I often like to drop by 'Snopes' to see what myth and urban legend is gaining currency lately. In the 'perception is reality' world we live in truth and accuracy scarcely seem to matter. As someone once said 'A lie is around the world before the truth has got its boots on'. Well, they probably didn't say that, but I couldn't be arsed to look up the exact quote..<BR/><BR/>Heigh-ho..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55124267129993028772007-03-08T10:22:00.000+00:002007-03-08T10:22:00.000+00:00If there's anything more grating than that woman's...If there's anything more grating than that woman's voice, I would not like to hear it. A more fitting Minister for Women, I cannot imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com