tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post7915964763547670555..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: The Cabinet Guessing Game: How Did I Do?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49738172726245712882007-06-29T14:11:00.000+01:002007-06-29T14:11:00.000+01:00By coincedence I also scored 8 direct hits, and go...By coincedence I also scored 8 direct hits, and got 17 of the 21 names. The ones I didn't predict were Woodward, Hoon, Des Browne, and Ruth Kelly.Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-43570429901024358752007-06-29T11:54:00.000+01:002007-06-29T11:54:00.000+01:00Hang on a sec.... DONT PANIC, then you claim “Came...Hang on a sec.... DONT PANIC, then you claim “Camera On” will reshuffle his also-rans tomorrow. Isn’t that panicking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59553721286839816422007-06-29T09:48:00.000+01:002007-06-29T09:48:00.000+01:00How many of Broon's cabinet have family background...How many of Broon's cabinet have family backgrounds outside the public sector?<BR/><BR/>Millipede 1 and 2 sons of a barking mad Prof of Politics for example. How many others come from backgrounds which were either directly or indirectly linked to the public sector?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45816075635327163222007-06-29T09:36:00.000+01:002007-06-29T09:36:00.000+01:00Look out for Yvette Cooper.... a tough cookie...na...Look out for Yvette Cooper.... a tough cookie...nasty with it ...behind that smile she's searching where to place the knife.Nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105597029618542257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14987346387160541632007-06-29T07:30:00.000+01:002007-06-29T07:30:00.000+01:00I'm sure Iain Dale was 44 then. Has he discovered ...<I>I'm sure Iain Dale was 44 then. Has he discovered the secret of eternal youth as well the inner</I><BR/><BR/>It is waist size not age - careful dieting keeps it constantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42043624078194870122007-06-29T06:26:00.000+01:002007-06-29T06:26:00.000+01:00Same as my sister. Pleased that facts are separate...Same as my sister. <BR/><BR/>Pleased that facts are separated clearly from opinion, and are completely correct.<BR/><BR/>Gordon wants the end of the culture of celebrity, but is desperate to recruit some from other Parties.Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23214660770439249112007-06-29T00:53:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:53:00.000+01:00Tapestry, I was born on 15 July 1962. Work it out....Tapestry, I was born on 15 July 1962. Work it out.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7590036444459751832007-06-29T00:22:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:22:00.000+01:00Diane Abbott:The reason that Blair stood down as a...Diane Abbott:<BR/>The reason that Blair stood down as an MP immediately was to avoid having to declare ALL his earnings from outside The House.The Military Wing Of The BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811519612440901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24910413810083905982007-06-29T00:19:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:19:00.000+01:00BJ, you have preempted my Telegraph article today....BJ, you have preempted my Telegraph article today... Watch this space.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13025687561513756022007-06-29T00:18:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:18:00.000+01:00I was thinking earlier that Gordon Brown pulled of...I was thinking earlier that Gordon Brown pulled off a masterstroke creating the department of innovation and universities, or whatever it's called. Why? Because the Tories will have to shadow it with someone of full shadow cabinet rank. <BR/><BR/>Which means Boris, without whom the Tories' support among students would probably be massively reduced. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if Dave dares do it?BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244614921212446782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56361947045893586102007-06-29T00:05:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:05:00.000+01:00How is Blair's MP's/PM's pension effected by his d...How is Blair's MP's/PM's pension effected by his decision to leave the house immediately?<BR/><BR/>Do MP's retire on a pension based on the last 12 months of their employ?<BR/><BR/>Is Blair leaving to maximise his MP's/PM's pension?The Military Wing Of The BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811519612440901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58504290082839485952007-06-28T23:03:00.000+01:002007-06-28T23:03:00.000+01:00Africa, Asia and UN: Lord Malloch Brown Kofi's fix...Africa, Asia and UN: Lord Malloch Brown <BR/><BR/>Kofi's fixer on oil for food and Soros' poodle. Why would Brown want him anywhere near HMG ?Yak40https://www.blogger.com/profile/10391635243252561168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18981146144136243902007-06-28T22:58:00.001+01:002007-06-28T22:58:00.001+01:00Lord Blair of Wormwood Scrubs to be shadow leader ...Lord Blair of Wormwood Scrubs to be shadow leader of the House of lords in a job-share with Lord Archer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40031337663479519342007-06-28T22:58:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:58:00.000+01:00Just waiting for an Yvette Cooper 'foot-in-mouth' ...Just waiting for an Yvette Cooper 'foot-in-mouth' gaffe on QT..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51548657169980897632007-06-28T22:48:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:48:00.000+01:00Statistically speaking, I visited this blog last J...Statistically speaking, I visited this blog last June and I'm sure Iain Dale was 44 then. Has he discovered the secret of eternal youth as well the inner workings of Gordon Brown's frontal lobe?Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32725126266283533462007-06-28T22:41:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:41:00.000+01:00'only' 8 from 22 - that is pretty good and you can...'only' 8 from 22 - that is pretty good and you can be proud of your self ! <BR/><BR/>Ming is looking somewhat confused on Question Time - 'What am I doing here?'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25631406436317937952007-06-28T22:33:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:33:00.000+01:00Ouch. Getting caught out again by Chris Fool not b...Ouch. Getting caught out again by Chris Fool not being able to add up is tragic Iain. Do you never think of counting to ten (or nine or eleven) before pressing the publish button?<BR/><BR/>He'll no doubt be bellyaching that you incorrect story about no Minister for London and SE has still not been withdrawn or corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40669970182287411152007-06-28T22:25:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:25:00.000+01:00David or Dave as I call him must have a very short...David or Dave as I call him must have a very short memory. As my inside man in the Tories and now Tory leader. How much fun I had on Black Wednesday! Thanks to you Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54537409313786652052007-06-28T22:22:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:22:00.000+01:00But you didn't think Ruth Kelly would be there or ...But you didn't think Ruth Kelly would be there or that Peter Hain would have a department!<BR/><BR/>What made you think Brown would give an old fossil like Kinnock the leadership in the Lords - Gordon has no sense of irony.<BR/><BR/>VictorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56621987646379299182007-06-28T22:20:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:20:00.000+01:00Well done Iain. Discarding Broon on your figures ...Well done Iain. Discarding Broon on your figures (7/21) you exceeded my prediction of direct hits by just over 3%. But on the real figures (one less) I think you got 6/21 and so were indeed under 30%.<BR/><BR/>About 75% on the names. Not bad.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61030268159689758492007-06-28T22:07:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:07:00.000+01:00Malloch Brown - George Soros's tea boy and the guy...Malloch Brown - George Soros's tea boy and the guy who covered up things for the UN in North Korea and Oil for Food.... methinks Soros now has an inside man in the British Government.... needs to be watched very closely.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182494901043757399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47859747872377078022007-06-28T21:54:00.000+01:002007-06-28T21:54:00.000+01:00in baseball, you would be batting .364. Such an av...in baseball, you would be batting .364. Such an average would place among the better hitters in the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82503721228458258032007-06-28T21:46:00.000+01:002007-06-28T21:46:00.000+01:00Deckchairs on Titanic time again eh?!Deckchairs on Titanic time again eh?!Hughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192390547169979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19872289035384546222007-06-28T21:44:00.000+01:002007-06-28T21:44:00.000+01:00Pretty good, Iain, but not as good as the writer o...Pretty good, Iain, but not as good as the writer of the following post to BBC's Have Your Say:<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am really concerned that Ruth Ellis has been given the job of transport minister. She made a hash of education and was equally unimpressive in her latest post with the HIPs flop. Surely Gordon doesn't want to let her loose on transport<BR/><BR/><BR/>Funniest HYS I've read<BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1458211202131695592007-06-28T21:42:00.000+01:002007-06-28T21:42:00.000+01:00told you had made a mistake on andy burnham.told you had made a mistake on andy burnham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com