tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post7593907779728492073..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: A Tale of Cornered RatsIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61760223133138516212008-08-09T12:52:00.000+01:002008-08-09T12:52:00.000+01:00Iain, next time you;re having difficulty working o...Iain, next time you;re having difficulty working out Peter Kilfolyle's agenda consider that it may just simply be a different one from New Labour and give him credit for it .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57614471026148861192008-08-08T11:43:00.000+01:002008-08-08T11:43:00.000+01:00I've written about this on my blog. It wasn't long...I've written about this on my blog. It wasn't long ago Brown was considering a pitch for Milburn as Chancellor, to appease Blairites no doubt. Since he rejected him the briefing against Milburn has been incredibly hypocritical. Take Robinsons "its a thought, not a very good one" quote. He didn't say that when Brown was Considering him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86729080607948231382008-08-08T10:56:00.000+01:002008-08-08T10:56:00.000+01:00Guido has this right I think. Someone's pulling Ro...Guido has this right I think. Someone's pulling Rosa Prince's leg on this. The original story was quite extraordinary as Luke Akehurst pointed out. There was no mileage in a Mili/Milburn tie-up though they would likely have had desks together in the third form and from that point of view be more likely to become buddies (not).<BR/><BR/>This will not be Brown. It will be a maverick prankster of some kind, seeing how gullible the press can be. Someone in McDonnell's circle perhaps? Or BMA? Or Kilfoyle himself?Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47191319785021831882008-08-08T10:22:00.000+01:002008-08-08T10:22:00.000+01:00An article in the Telegraph today is talking up th...An article in the Telegraph today is talking up the price of oil falling to $70 a barrel. However this will not be the end of the problem. The oil blip has put an inflationary pulse into all wage talks. This has yet to show itself.<BR/><BR/>Talk of pay-restraint did not eventually win a '79 poll victory for Callaghan. It is Gordon's nightmare.<BR/><BR/>Miliband does not have the talents to succeed where Gordon has failed - he is no Blair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54838110045062423852008-08-08T09:12:00.000+01:002008-08-08T09:12:00.000+01:00Miliband is a punk. Bill and Ben the flower pot m...Miliband is a punk. Bill and Ben the flower pot men have more political importance then the Milipeded boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39156987149918372842008-08-08T08:39:00.000+01:002008-08-08T08:39:00.000+01:00See 'yer 'ol mate Norm, is saying if we all end up...See 'yer 'ol mate Norm, is saying if we all end up as Muslims its the fault of the CofE being taken over by poofters. <BR/><BR/>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1042755/LORD-TEBBIT-If-head-church-uphold-standards-shaped-hope-there.html<BR/><BR/>Oh! as your opposed to all that PC nonsense I know you won't mind me using the term poofter, do you Iain? <BR/><BR/>comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44411340922792444542008-08-08T06:51:00.000+01:002008-08-08T06:51:00.000+01:00Let's not forget about Harman's Harpieism waiting ...Let's not forget about Harman's Harpieism waiting in the wings. I hope she does become PM so it exposes modern-feminism for the short-term self-interested lobby group it has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84310491661077241842008-08-08T06:44:00.000+01:002008-08-08T06:44:00.000+01:00www.HarrietHarmanSucks.comwww.HarrietHarmanSucks.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-88622840836341963712008-08-08T00:06:00.000+01:002008-08-08T00:06:00.000+01:00Let's get one thing straight. To talk about Millip...Let's get one thing straight. To talk about Millipede as a 'Heseltine figure' is surely some kind of joke. I disliked Heseltine but, give him his due, he was a political 'beast'.<BR/><BR/>Millipede is a pygmy in comparison and as for him 'wearing the crown', well, words fail me. Get out on the street and listen to what people have to say. There won't be a party left to crown after the next election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22065388488754869152008-08-07T23:41:00.000+01:002008-08-07T23:41:00.000+01:00Rosa Prince. Daughter of Dominic Prince, ex-city e...Rosa Prince. Daughter of Dominic Prince, ex-city editor of the Daily Express.<BR/><BR/>Like father, like daughter. A complete and utter tosser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-43326441813287613822008-08-07T22:35:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:35:00.000+01:00At least she is doing her job and increasing sales...At least she is doing her job and increasing sales for the labourgraph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62135278582149800572008-08-07T22:25:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:25:00.000+01:00Iain, may I suggest you leave Labour politics to L...Iain, may I suggest you leave Labour politics to Labour people whilst you carry on concentrating on what you do reasonably well?<BR/><BR/>You do however get bonus points for spotting that Miliband wasn't really bidding for Leader, although anybody outside of the Telegraph and the Mail offices knew that immediately.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Love you on Sky News, you're strangely less partisan there (but for heavens sake don't tell Rupert!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58562029264064578412008-08-07T22:10:00.001+01:002008-08-07T22:10:00.001+01:00Can someone please explain to me why these publica...Can someone please explain to me why these publications all seem to be backing a loser???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-27391315965509744082008-08-07T22:10:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:10:00.000+01:00No one but an idiot would want to take over from B...No one but an idiot would want to take over from Brown at the moment; the time for a new leader is when Labour lose the next election, and Milliband has put his marker down for that. He may not be Obama, but look at what there is to choose from. It can't be hard to stand out of that crowd.Boggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837944462851466424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3231780700111775602008-08-07T21:55:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:55:00.000+01:00Hang on a minute! The only certainty in all this ...Hang on a minute! The only certainty in all this is that Rosa Prince's story in the Telegraph suggesting Miliband has already lined up Milburn for Chancellor is pure fantasy.<BR/>I know it's August and it's slim pickings for hacks. But I have seen a story so widely rubbished by colleagues since the Hitler Diaries!<BR/>It's not the first time that Prince has been caught out with this kind of stuff. <BR/>Still, she's doubtless told them she's got a good source. But does her imagination count??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37906586440477983162008-08-07T21:51:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:51:00.000+01:00I think we've been here before. Peter Kilfoyle is ...I think we've been here before. Peter Kilfoyle is the only "Labour" MP as far as I can see and he seems a pretty decent sort of chap. I think his seat is pretty safe and the way things are going he may be a one man party in a couple of years time.<BR/>Who was the crime writer on the paper review last night?<BR/>freedom to prosperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36449117558886951942008-08-07T21:04:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:04:00.000+01:00Here's a shocking idea:Maybe Millipede did chat to...Here's a shocking idea:<BR/><BR/>Maybe Millipede did chat to typist-beater Milburn and at least raised the possibility of his Chancellorship, and that "friends of Millipede" then told Rosa and she reported it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61583185982902380022008-08-07T21:01:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:01:00.000+01:00The Daily Telegraph, I am afraid to say, is reapin...The Daily Telegraph, I am afraid to say, is reaping the whirlwind of having replaced a first-class, highly-experienced political team with a group of promising but unproven relative beginners.<BR/><BR/>Ex pol-ed George Jones had three potential in-house successors in Toby Helm, Philip Johnston and Andrew Pierce. There was also the outside possibility, if they had been willing to pay the transfer fee, of luring back Brogan from the Mail. It is frankly beyond belief that not one of these four was chosen, and that the man who was then proceeded to clear-out the entire lobby team. It will be many years before the paper recovers its authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44994519126843535732008-08-07T21:00:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:00:00.000+01:00The BBC and the EU-subservient media wanted to pre...The BBC and the EU-subservient media wanted to pre-empt a messy leadership tangle by quickly promoting Miliband to front-runner before any others could get their names to the fore.<BR/><BR/>It looks like back-firing, but poor old Miliband. He was only doing what his masters in Brussels had instructed him to do.<BR/><BR/>Their ability to call the political tune in Britain is collapsing as it is in Ireland.<BR/><BR/>The way is open for the trade unions and the left to punch a hole in Brown's leadership and threaten the Lisbon Treaty - before Cameron can get the credit.Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11855742858673284202008-08-07T20:59:00.000+01:002008-08-07T20:59:00.000+01:00I do not think that Miliband is a Heseltine type. ...I do not think that Miliband is a Heseltine type. Miliband and Miliburn could well turn Labour's fortunes around, Brown and Darling will <B>certainly</B> not.<BR/><BR/>Has the Labour party got the spunk to try for an eleventh hour rescue, or will it submit to certain defeat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54742328296313058022008-08-07T20:42:00.000+01:002008-08-07T20:42:00.000+01:00When Miliband stuck his two pennyworth in via his ...When Miliband stuck his two pennyworth in via his Guardian article he must have known, anticipated, the result. If not then he is doubly undeserving of high office.<BR/><BR/>But as I have said before I think it is asking a lot to expect anything coherent from this Labour lot - their track record is one of incompetence. Why should their palace revolutions be any different?<BR/><BR/>If Miliband is indeed plotting anything with a coherent outcome then he should be plotting his resignation to gain maximum effect. There would be no point becoming Labour leader unless he also has some kudos with the same voters he must rely on if he is to become PM. <BR/><BR/>I agree with those who say The Telegraph is not the paper it was. But its in good company. In my distant youth our family read was the Daily Express !! <BR/><BR/>Guido does have an agenda when he berates the 'dead tree press' but he also has a point. As I occasionally sit and do the Telegraph 'Codeword' I do wonder how much else makes it worth 80(?)p. Then I think of the content of its rivals ...<BR/><BR/>The Saturday cost of course is eye watering and most of it disappears straight into the bin ... except the Motoring and 'Honest John'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41110935301580854352008-08-07T20:11:00.000+01:002008-08-07T20:11:00.000+01:00Gordon Brown is anchored in as the PM for the rest...Gordon Brown is anchored in as the PM for the rest of this parliament. The Labour Party rules militate against Miliband, the teenager. Milburn, Byers, Clake all yesterday men, Blairites, can march Miliband up the hill and down again but Brown 'will get on with his work', i.e working with his cabal in No 10 bunker. I do not hope to see Brown in Kirkaldy golf course until he is defeated in the next election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56634306487609744462008-08-07T20:09:00.000+01:002008-08-07T20:09:00.000+01:00Millie-caught with his sticky Blair proxy fingures...Millie-caught with his sticky Blair proxy fingures in the till yet again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-88973530655605855662008-08-07T19:32:00.000+01:002008-08-07T19:32:00.000+01:00Iain, you are bang on the money. Brown didn't spen...Iain, you are bang on the money. <BR/><BR/>Brown didn't spend ten years waiting to be Prime Minister for him to give it up quickly. <BR/><BR/>He will, I'm sure, use the conference platform to make it completely, totally and unequivocally clear that he will not be giving up without a fight. <BR/><BR/>He will pursue a scorched earth policy to remain at Number 10, or as Leader of the Labour Party if his premiership leads to ruination at the General Election. He would rather the pyrrhic victory of being in charge when the ship goes down than quit and watch someone else take over at Number 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19003161103657693202008-08-07T18:48:00.000+01:002008-08-07T18:48:00.000+01:00IainWhat paper can a Tory read now they've lost th...Iain<BR/><BR/>What paper can a Tory read now they've lost the Mail (Dacre, Gorgon's mate), Times (Murdoch, Gorgon's mate) and Labourgraph (full of ex Mirror and Guardian writers)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com