tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6741110947058963218..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: The Story of the Day So FarIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29872316284317073232009-06-05T18:06:40.170+01:002009-06-05T18:06:40.170+01:00Damn! Labour have managed to get a single seat in...Damn! Labour have managed to get a single seat in Kent due to a split vote between the Tories and UKIP.<br /><br />Hopefully that will be their only one. The map of Kent looks beautiful at the moment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25707585485517097142009-06-05T17:03:13.203+01:002009-06-05T17:03:13.203+01:00None of the big three parties really wants an elec...None of the big three parties really wants an election until AFTER the Lisbon Treaty has been passed. Calls for an election are very half-heartedPeter Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-88163190655326780902009-06-05T16:58:28.286+01:002009-06-05T16:58:28.286+01:00The results in Cornwall are quite sensational. fro...The results in Cornwall are quite sensational. from 9 seats in old county council Tories up to 33 already.<br />Interestingly the Mebyon Kernow insulted by Lib dem leafle thas been elected in Camborne!AndyChaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024241859159871465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22519728665129644612009-06-05T16:21:44.442+01:002009-06-05T16:21:44.442+01:00Beckett resigns from Govt too LOL!Beckett resigns from Govt too LOL!Sunil Prasannannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58373975972879163202009-06-05T16:19:40.490+01:002009-06-05T16:19:40.490+01:00Ian Gibson resigns to force a by-election in Norwi...Ian Gibson resigns to force a by-election in Norwich.Sunil Prasannannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56700704563970289262009-06-05T16:18:55.514+01:002009-06-05T16:18:55.514+01:00It just shows how low Brown has sunk by appointing...It just shows how low Brown has sunk by appointing a barrow boy and spiv to his cabinet. It was bad enough when this nasty piece of work was given a knighthood but to give him a peerage is scraping the barrel. Sugar has done nothing to benefit the UK as virtually all the junk sold by him has been sourced from abroad and he has, therefore, done considerable damage to our economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53332105392426939512009-06-05T16:12:42.553+01:002009-06-05T16:12:42.553+01:00Bye-election in Norwich North! Get in, Iain!
You ...Bye-election in Norwich North! Get in, Iain!<br /><br />You can always get the Tory whip afterwards.Means Test ACAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63229438581499825932009-06-05T16:10:48.776+01:002009-06-05T16:10:48.776+01:00What is this obsession with Alan Sugar? All he'...What is this obsession with Alan Sugar? All he's ever produced is cheap crap that broke and he's the prat that told Bill Gates "you can't make money selling software"<br /><br />And this prat is going to advise business?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574081059364644191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29258655678821104772009-06-05T16:10:26.455+01:002009-06-05T16:10:26.455+01:00Come on, Iain. Where your reaction to the Hoon new...Come on, Iain. Where your reaction to the Hoon news?Thomas Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242906347478972349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72879567736341970242009-06-05T16:04:31.308+01:002009-06-05T16:04:31.308+01:00Hoon has gone.
Does that mean another reshuffle ...Hoon has gone. <br /><br />Does that mean another reshuffle - or has the last one finished? I'm confused!!!!javelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685858339910528013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70417462780576168162009-06-05T15:59:26.078+01:002009-06-05T15:59:26.078+01:00Being brought up in the way I was it completely pa...Being brought up in the way I was it completely passes my understanding just how MP's and cabinent ministers in particular look first to themselves and their party in times like these. The economy going down the pan. Brown's policies (such as they ever were beyond tax and spend) falling apart and still these, our representatives, cling on for one more years pay and perks. Their responsibility is to us. Not the bloody Labour Party. No amount of protective thinking can shield them from the truth that their government has run its course and failed. No amount of personal deceit can possibly provide a convincing argument that, because their philosophy is right - which of course it isn't - entitles them to keep going on and on with this disaster. Personal responsibility should tell you that you must act, in the interest of the country, and finish this ferrago. Cut your losses and go. Shut it down before it does any more damage, just as you would a business unit that is losing money and threatening the whole firm.<br /><br />But, no. They sit there and announce that they are carrying in government for the 'good of the Labour Party'. Not the country the labour Party. The party that about 80% of the electorate do not support.<br /><br />Tell you what, to quote Captain Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, 'Death's too good for them'.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77876267434856109352009-06-05T15:46:12.882+01:002009-06-05T15:46:12.882+01:00Hoon has quit. Not so much of a reshuffle, but a f...Hoon has quit. Not so much of a reshuffle, but a falling house of cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75356386705653346452009-06-05T15:44:51.694+01:002009-06-05T15:44:51.694+01:00Five.Hoons going as wellFive.Hoons going as wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14126794671307944412009-06-05T15:40:56.193+01:002009-06-05T15:40:56.193+01:00Conservatives win Lancashire AND Derbyshire. Incre...Conservatives win Lancashire AND Derbyshire. Incredible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61081726231696734162009-06-05T15:40:42.256+01:002009-06-05T15:40:42.256+01:00Derbyshire has gone Conservative!Derbyshire has gone Conservative!Trend Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817609330878848716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11236355221105342342009-06-05T15:38:17.877+01:002009-06-05T15:38:17.877+01:00dodrade - "Anyone know what's happened to...dodrade - "Anyone know what's happened to poliiticalbetting.com?"<br /><br />Try:<br /><br />PB.com Channel 2 -><br /><br />http://politicalbetting.blogspot.com/Stuart Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899934797220797186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24269242602061894942009-06-05T15:36:48.119+01:002009-06-05T15:36:48.119+01:00Loved this from the BBC website. The resemblance t...Loved this from the BBC website. The resemblance to Soviet era encomiums fro Stalin is uncanny:<br /><br />'...Ex-minister Tom Watson has published his resignation letter. He is downright florid in his praise of Gordon Brown. "However spitefully your character is traduced and your triumphs degraded by Labour's enemies, they can never erase the towering achievements to your name,"...'Nigelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73638759332961897012009-06-05T15:35:30.180+01:002009-06-05T15:35:30.180+01:00Conservatives have regained Kent. Labour have los...Conservatives have regained Kent. Labour have lost all of their seats so far......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26498631485093132152009-06-05T15:35:08.705+01:002009-06-05T15:35:08.705+01:00I had to look for the my local results in the Coun...I had to look for the my local results in the County council website. I suppose that is what most will have to.<br />Worcestershire is a Conservative hold with a rather big majority. The most interesting thing is that Jaqui Smith's Redditch has turned completely blue and there is not a single Labour county councillor now.<br />The LibDems have stayed where they were and Labour, well there are now more independents than them!FramedBromsgroviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82701852246758181132009-06-05T15:32:06.139+01:002009-06-05T15:32:06.139+01:00A brief perusal of the Army Rumour Service leaves ...A brief perusal of the Army Rumour Service leaves little doubt that there is less than delight at the promotion of the useless Ainsworth as S of S. As a veteran, I consider Hutton to have committed a gross dereliction of duty in resigning when there is a war in progress. If Brown wanted him to move he should have been honourable enough to publicly state his case and not play the weasel. In my opinion he has betrayed the men and women of the Armed Forces.Sir Lancelot de Boylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76324022845643238302009-06-05T15:31:02.583+01:002009-06-05T15:31:02.583+01:00The story of the day so far is the revelation that...The story of the day so far is the revelation that the parliamentary Labour Party is a spineless, self-serving, useless mob.<br /><br />Can't they see that Brown's leading them to oblivion? That would be O.K. by me if it weren't for the prospect of the addition damage Brown will do in the next 12 months.Windsor Tripehoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923036087016324862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46249321563848478862009-06-05T15:30:00.838+01:002009-06-05T15:30:00.838+01:00However much you may dislike her, Harriet Harman i...However much you may dislike her, Harriet Harman is a massively competent TV performerPaul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64640299422660230342009-06-05T15:28:56.617+01:002009-06-05T15:28:56.617+01:00"BBC understands Jim Murphy to remain Scottis..."BBC understands Jim Murphy to remain Scottish Secretary"<br /><br />Ha ha.<br /><br />That is, until the Tories boot him out of East Renfrewshire.<br /><br />Murphy is toast. He is infamous for having a wonderfully well-organised, efficient constituency/on-the-ground operation in E. Renf. That will not help him one iota, cos the electorate have had enough of him and his ilk.Stuart Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899934797220797186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24572415145395864492009-06-05T15:28:01.448+01:002009-06-05T15:28:01.448+01:00A grey haired academic bloke on telly says that, a...A grey haired academic bloke on telly says that, all things considered, the Conservatives haven't done as well as they needed to do to win the next election.<br /><br />His argument seems to be that the Tories haven't stored up enough fat with these results and projections for the inevitable lean of retracement before the general election.<br /><br />Just noticed the Hoon is gone. Guido will be annoyed.Treble exes all roundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79193538959630389052009-06-05T15:26:17.146+01:002009-06-05T15:26:17.146+01:00As always with Labour you have to wait for the dir...As always with Labour you have to wait for the dirt to rise to the surface before all becomes clear. John Hutton appears as one of the first Cabinet Ministers to give the beleaguered Gordon a vote of confidence, his next pronouncement is his resignation as Defence Secretary.<br />Why? My guess is the second was always going to happen but, the promise of elevation to the house of Lords delayed it until after he praised Gordon.<br />You see a politician's greed is not entirely satified at the trough of MPs expenses, many like John and Caroline Flint are always prepared to sacrifice any and all political principles in the cause of personal advancement.Flemingcragnoreply@blogger.com