tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6711799778451697544..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: What's Gordon Up To?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72840573585785656882007-12-26T21:38:00.000+00:002007-12-26T21:38:00.000+00:00The Police have the most generous pension scheme i...The Police have the most generous pension scheme in the country. Kind of ironic in a way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-43083726619520123552007-12-26T20:39:00.000+00:002007-12-26T20:39:00.000+00:00One possible reason behind this announcement now i...One possible reason behind this announcement now is the disquiet within the Parliamentary Labour Party regarding Gordon B, and they/he might also have got wind of the latest poll that doesn't make for good reading from Labour's point of view.<BR/><BR/>GB needs some good personal news coverage now, and he knows it. He also knows that, beyond this, he will have to work really hard if he is to have any hope of remaining as PM beyond next May/June. Every new poll from now on will probably be bad for Labour, and will need offsetting by some well-timed "good news", even if it has to be manufactured.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39305622128905361282007-12-26T10:46:00.000+00:002007-12-26T10:46:00.000+00:00I'd just like to congratulate Huntsman on getting ...I'd just like to congratulate Huntsman on getting the word "psittacine" into Iain's blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39464901917192351792007-12-26T00:07:00.000+00:002007-12-26T00:07:00.000+00:00It is state funding of political parties.10,000 pe...It is state funding of political parties.<BR/><BR/>10,000 per head per year means 3.5 mil for 350 MPs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58735238605011654612007-12-25T12:18:00.000+00:002007-12-25T12:18:00.000+00:00He will profess opposition to it if only to enable...He will profess opposition to it if only to enable him to recite the mantra which with him is particularly psittacine: "Not me, Guv!" as the political elite vote themselves yet more grub to go into the trough.<BR/><BR/>Salaries ought to be kept low to deter those who would make this a career rather than a calling to Public Service. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, piggies will be piggies.<BR/><BR/>Happy Xmas to all and sundry. Whether in agreement or opposition I have enjoyed the polemics though perhaps not the scatology of some commenters.<BR/><BR/>Though I disagree with you from time to time and live under Richard North's Umbrellog, I think the material you bring us remains highly useful and stimulating and so I offer good wishes for 2008 and hope with most of your correspondents for the damnation of our enemies!The Huntsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341238289938769637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4824538465303673662007-12-25T08:11:00.000+00:002007-12-25T08:11:00.000+00:00Very Jim Hacker, "No Bernard", " Im going to give ...Very Jim Hacker, <BR/><BR/>"No Bernard", " Im going to give them a diaster today, and a triumph tomorrow"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31381701529474269402007-12-25T08:00:00.000+00:002007-12-25T08:00:00.000+00:00If this is his towering intellect at work then he ...If this is his towering intellect at work then he is deluded.His credibility is shot because whatever he says nobody thinks thats what he means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77177025660823057162007-12-24T23:21:00.000+00:002007-12-24T23:21:00.000+00:00There is no way Labour can win with this chump mon...There is no way Labour can win with this chump monkey. A populist unpopular monkey. Most Mp's know that wages are not high enough at present for us to get a high enough quality. let alone asking them to be kept down. We do not want a bunch of uneducated brain dead monkeys who follow what ever the fuhrer asks. Everyone in business knows decent people do not want to become MP's. Because the pay is not high enough. This will stir up hatred for the PM on the labour benches and the tories should stick it into him. The dumb ones will be like sheep and follow their leader. The bright ones such as Mr Pound, or I expect Mr Clarke will say what they want. Get rid of this miserly tyrant. Labour MP's stand up against his tyrant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18134206412872102562007-12-24T21:12:00.000+00:002007-12-24T21:12:00.000+00:00Just the sort of smart-arse scheme he might dream ...Just the sort of smart-arse scheme he might dream up, only to find it blow up in his face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41204808153416689832007-12-24T20:57:00.000+00:002007-12-24T20:57:00.000+00:00Iain,I just thought it was a rather sad attempt to...Iain,<BR/><BR/>I just thought it was a rather sad attempt to get to the top of the final political news cycle for a few days. So the story 'Brown is a nice guy who doesn't want any more of your money', will be stuck on top of all the Brown-loving media outlets until Thursday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46183835858226990172007-12-24T20:24:00.000+00:002007-12-24T20:24:00.000+00:00John Major kept ministerial salaries down ( did he...John Major kept ministerial salaries down ( did he even refuse to accept [part of his - I can't remember clearly on that ). Much good it did him in the end.<BR/><BR/>There is an underlying issue here. The fact that the political professionals who run the country have the best pension scheme in the country paid for by everyone else - many of whom will have to die before they can afford to retire.<BR/><BR/>That's a rich vein of political resentment for someone to mine.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.com