tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post598342738201732117..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Former Labour Minister: Gordon Has Always Smeared Labour ColleaguesIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74426988115902673202009-04-18T09:29:00.000+01:002009-04-18T09:29:00.000+01:00"...Mr McBride and others of his species..."
In t..."...Mr McBride and others of his species..."<br /><br />In taxonomic terms the subdivision of this genus is known as Gordonus BullyaDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44268345618807673792009-04-18T00:38:00.000+01:002009-04-18T00:38:00.000+01:00Well, you know what they say, Bob? He who pays the...Well, you know what they say, Bob? He who pays the Piper...Martin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62293802986516602009-04-18T00:35:00.000+01:002009-04-18T00:35:00.000+01:00Looks like it's getting a bit hot for Gordon. Good...Looks like it's getting a bit hot for Gordon. Good.Martin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65159539100775036982009-04-18T00:07:00.000+01:002009-04-18T00:07:00.000+01:00Iain, you're quite right about the, "enemies behin...Iain, you're quite right about the, "enemies behind you bit", as this editorial in the WHFP is just part of the end-game in the factional fight between the Blairites and the Brownies which is being played out in public in the "Fin de siècle" air of a decaying and exhausted government. Always keep in mind that Brian is not attacking Labour, their record in government or their policies but Brown.<br /><br />Funny old world isn't it. Brian used to be a leather-jacketed left wing celebrity in the Highlands dedicated to attacking the lairds, the rich and the powerful but now he's a very rich man who loves Whitehall, the establishment and his beloved Britain.<br /><br />Fine words from him, but the phrase <I>"unhappiness and paranoia"</I> is a perfect description of Brian's attitude towards the SNP which he displays frequently in his editorials in the Skye Beano.DougtheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952281599715356995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78777761390446733082009-04-17T23:12:00.000+01:002009-04-17T23:12:00.000+01:00Brown was a student trouble maker and still is.Brown was a student trouble maker and still is.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20304999391575718732009-04-17T23:07:00.000+01:002009-04-17T23:07:00.000+01:00Hm. I have known Brian Wilson for many years and, ...Hm. I have known Brian Wilson for many years and, with the possible exception of Winnie Ewing, I have probably been savaged more often in his editorials than any other minor Highland figure (though I must say the insults are always deft and delicious.)<br /><br />We are of radically opposed politics, and he is certainly a robust and hardball politician: but he is a man of honour and a man of integrity, who sacrificed a great deal materially through many years of public service, both in politics and in journalism.John MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881108230589246186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84526433002812633282009-04-17T22:50:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:50:00.000+01:00Oh good, call me B O B Piper, is off to Cuba.
Hoo...Oh good, call me B O B Piper, is off to Cuba.<br /><br />Hooray! <br />I hear all those tax payers in his council ward cheering that they have been given this wonderful opportunity to send their elected representative(and how many of his mates and family one wonders?) on an all expenses paid trip to sunnier climes whilst they stay in rainy blighty and try to pay their mortgages and utility bills and try to feed their kids.<br /><br />I'm sure they will all be simply delighted that B O B will no doubt be enjoying himself at their expense.<br /><br />Good old Labour Councillors - they just love their little overseas junkets - say Hi to Speaker Martin and his wife if you bump into them B O B !<br /><br />I believe they're also touring the world on a "fact finding" mission for Labour at a cool £8,000 all expenses trip.<br /><br />How much is YOUR trip costing your voters B O B ?Silent Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586061220673855660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17932498923690655752009-04-17T22:48:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:48:00.000+01:00Anonymous @10.20
I fail to see the problem with h...Anonymous @10.20<br /><br />I fail to see the problem with his point about <br />"protection of ghastly sneaks like McBride (being) self-serving nonsense..."<br /><br />It's not about a single instance of a potentially interesting disclosure. It is about a long standing arrangement where a government representative gets a free pass from journalists to anonymously publish smears.<br /><br />The response to shit like this should be - "sorry, I can't print that unless you are willing to put your name to it."<br /><br />http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6108896.ece<br />'...Whitehall sources unleashed an extraordinary salvo at Christopher Galley, the civil servant who leaked to Mr Green but was also freed from the threat of criminal prosecution. One labelled him a “complete loser”. Claiming that he had used a term from Star Trek as a computer log-in, an insider said: “That says it all, doesn’t it. The guy was a laughing stock.”...'Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171835878570773595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86200391826275537902009-04-17T22:47:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:47:00.000+01:00@anonymous10:20: What should happen then is that t...@anonymous10:20: What should happen then is that the editors of the major newspapers and TV stations agree that no quotes will be printed or aired, unless a named person is attributed. No more 'sources close to' or 'friends of' etc etc. The media should clean up its act, and force politicians to do likewise.sobersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16735745526411250962009-04-17T22:20:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:20:00.000+01:00Hmmm... His point about 'protecting sources' is a ...Hmmm... His point about 'protecting sources' is a tricky one though. <br /><br />A journalist will want to establish that a source is either 'On The Record..' Or 'Off the Record'. <br /><br />If the Spin-Doctor says that 'You have to promise that this will be Off The Record and unattributable', that is fine - the journalist can say 'Well, I cannot accept it on that basis'. <br /><br />What they cannot say is 'Yes, I accept it on that basis..' and then change their mind AFTER hearing the story, and realising it is just a load of vitriolic bile against someone. They have given their word, rightly or wrongly. <br /><br />Of course, they could say "Yes I accept it as Off The Record so long as it is a legitimate story, but if, heaven forfend, it turns into a personal attack / sliming / stitch up / vituperation of a snide and personal nature, then all bets are off.." but I suspect that this sort of thing will only happen in very bad films or in the fertile imaginations of very naive journalism students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7515557568016835442009-04-17T22:15:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:15:00.000+01:00Hypocrisy from Wilson---a nasty piece of work if e...Hypocrisy from Wilson---a nasty piece of work if ever there was one.<br /><br />And now earning megabucks, as others have said.<br /> <br />Why didn't he speak out before? Oh that might have meant him missing out on the megabucks...Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350267503307455359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59779176965227288732009-04-17T22:08:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:08:00.000+01:00Scottish politics have always been a snakepit.
Stu...Scottish politics have always been a snakepit.<br />Students of sixteenth century history can give you chapter and verse on the tartan-clad vipers who surrounded the Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James.<br />Plus ca change.georgeorwellslittlesisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587864462658986284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78636586088266803842009-04-17T22:06:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:06:00.000+01:00Unfortunately I can't attribute the story, but it ...Unfortunately I can't attribute the story, but it goes like this;<br />A rookie MP was taking his seat in the House of Commons for the first time gazes across the floor, turns to his colleague and comments, "Nice to get a good look at the enemy". <br />His colleague an MP of several decades standing replies,"That's the opposition, the enemy is on this side of the House".Twisted Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028038742993461842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56431641213602578212009-04-17T22:04:00.000+01:002009-04-17T22:04:00.000+01:00Ferretts. Sacks.Ferretts. Sacks.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47333661166684924342009-04-17T21:58:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:58:00.000+01:00Let use not forget that in the eighties BW and Joh...Let use not forget that in the eighties BW and John Reid were Kinnock's hard men/enforcers in the party at a time when it was a very nasty place to operate indeed. He knows A LOT ( and is likely not that pure and white himself)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3415568889490053732009-04-17T21:55:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:55:00.000+01:00The best thing for Labour is to put up Johnson and...The best thing for Labour is to put up Johnson and call an election. They will lose, but not by as much of a landslide as they would under Brown.javelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685858339910528013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51270935006599313902009-04-17T21:44:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:44:00.000+01:00It wasn't all red on red action. Gordon's gang has...It wasn't all red on red action. Gordon's gang has been desperately smearing Cameron since his leadership campaign:<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1503433/Labours-dirty-tricks-over-secret-Cameron-dossier.html" REL="nofollow">Labour's 'dirty tricks' over secret Cameron dossier</A>Oscar Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423019456579337438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5254572630303947912009-04-17T21:35:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:35:00.000+01:00Brown is an ogre, a bully, a villain. We've known ...Brown is an ogre, a bully, a villain. We've known this for a long time but it's time the rest of the electorate wised up.Andrew Efiongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91975907901883986972009-04-17T21:34:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:34:00.000+01:00Iain, I'm glad you appreciate Brian Wilson's judge...Iain, I'm glad you appreciate Brian Wilson's judgement of character and leadership. Brian thinks the sun shines out of every one of Tony Blair's orifices, and as it says in his Wikipedia reference... <br /><br />"He has written extensively in defence of Cuba and about his meetings with Fidel Castro. Writing in the Guardian about Castro's decision to step down as Cuban President, Wilson said that he had "outwitted the United States and its 50 year obsession one last time" by ensuring an orderly transition in government while he was still alive.<br /><br />Fine man, say I, and I'm so pleased you see it our way. I'm off to see Fidel myself next week in preperation for the Cuban labour day celebrations. I'll pass on yours and Brian's kind thoughts.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25304791584878932142009-04-17T21:19:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:19:00.000+01:00Catch this prat Wilson (and his family) at Celtic ...Catch this prat Wilson (and his family) at Celtic Park every second weekend. <br />With Jim Murphy & family (Scottish Sec of State), John Reid & family, and Des Browne & family & ...<br />Friends of traitors of the State &<br />Sectarian Bigots all.<br />What are we doing allowing these odious individuals have access to national secrets ?<br />No place for these vermin and their likes in political life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36317932962079082252009-04-17T21:03:00.000+01:002009-04-17T21:03:00.000+01:00If Scottish Labour cracks open, it will be huge. ...If Scottish Labour cracks open, it will be huge. Most of Scottish Labour is like Brown and the dirt to be dished will be astonishing.BrianSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613916574661223679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31768201148131031262009-04-17T20:51:00.000+01:002009-04-17T20:51:00.000+01:00I suspect that many previous victims of Gordo and ...I suspect that many previous victims of Gordo and his band of brothers will put their heads above the parapet in the next few weeks - they will detect the scent of Scottish blood seeping from his mortal wounds and move in for the kill.Pam Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371835641538430316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22648456473517777272009-04-17T20:50:00.001+01:002009-04-17T20:50:00.001+01:00Iain, have you seen that hatchet job on Guido in t...Iain, have you seen that hatchet job on Guido in the Telegraph tonight?chatterboxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65865034801108396162009-04-17T20:50:00.000+01:002009-04-17T20:50:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Silent Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586061220673855660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54228232122636148422009-04-17T20:49:00.001+01:002009-04-17T20:49:00.001+01:00Ian. hugely off topic but I don't know how to con...Ian. hugely off topic but I don't know how to contact you. Read http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,618780,00.html. Gordons' "G 20 triumph" unravels a little more.Grumpy Old Mannoreply@blogger.com