tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post9043759161180518386..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Police Apologise to Former Tory MPIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61190813550675703952010-09-27T02:01:50.097+01:002010-09-27T02:01:50.097+01:00Charming.
There was me thinking the Cameronian Bi...Charming.<br /><br />There was me thinking the Cameronian Big Society was keen on family responsibility. Obviously terms and conditions apply.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75963280612468908972010-09-26T22:54:57.726+01:002010-09-26T22:54:57.726+01:00You really are scum, aren't you?You really are scum, aren't you?Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-71080102745573030842010-09-26T22:47:38.726+01:002010-09-26T22:47:38.726+01:00Fascinating as this semantic argument is, I'm ...Fascinating as this semantic argument is, I'm more interested to know what deficit hawks make of a politician who (if we accept his version of events) raised two children to believe it was acceptable to lie to the police being rewarded from public funds for having done so.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22666935542066142592010-09-26T18:55:18.710+01:002010-09-26T18:55:18.710+01:00Terry Hamblin: ... you need a bigger dictionary wi...<b>Terry Hamblin:</b> <i>... you need a bigger dictionary with more extensive definitions.</i><br /><br />Shorter OED offers:<br /><br />1 Abundant, plentiful; full, copious, rich. Now rare. ME.<br />2 Full and plump, well-grown; derog. overgrown. LME. b Overfed, surfeited. M17–E19.<br />3 (Of food) coarse, heavy, filling, cloying; gen. satiating, wearisome, tedious. LME.b Having a sickly or nauseating taste. obs. exc. Sc. E17.<br />4 Physically disgusting; dirty, foul, loathsome. obs. exc. Sc. LME b Foul- or strong-smelling; rank. L16–E18. <br />5 Offending against accepted standards of morals or taste; repulsive, odious, obscene. LME–E19 b Lustful, wanton. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.<br />6 (Esp. excessively) complimentary or flattering; (too) effusive, (too) lavish, overdone. E17.<br /><br />Thanks for helping to advance the frontiers of pedantry.Mick Turatianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533201193634948442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5148764960807774972010-09-24T18:09:46.454+01:002010-09-24T18:09:46.454+01:00Sorry, Mick Turatian, but startledcod is correct a...Sorry, Mick Turatian, but startledcod is correct about fulsome. As you are such a good speller you probably don't need a dictionary, but if you possess one you will find that they tell you the meanings of words as well as how to spell them.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89745917238322420062010-09-23T09:54:20.488+01:002010-09-23T09:54:20.488+01:00@ Boiling Frog
Wow! That's truly stunning! ...@ Boiling Frog<br /><br />Wow! That's truly stunning! When did you get to hear of this?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-27909068232870806432010-09-23T01:41:50.151+01:002010-09-23T01:41:50.151+01:00Obviously the police are responsible for leaking h...Obviously the police are responsible for leaking his arrest, but they're hardly responsible if his two children both choose to make separate (apparently false) assault allegations against him.<br /><br />I blame the parents.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23668842056479311482010-09-22T22:52:34.641+01:002010-09-22T22:52:34.641+01:00One wonders why it has taken over two years for th...One wonders why it has taken over two years for the Met to come up with their apology. <br /><br />http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/02/nigel-waterson-cleared.html<br /><br />If the Met really feel sorry they should be totally transparent and give a full account as to the circumstances that led up to the wrongful arrest. Otherwise what is the point of the apology as no lessons will have been learnt.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107845101737790640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8618294838127721622010-09-22T21:13:42.281+01:002010-09-22T21:13:42.281+01:00...might have the good grace to follow the Met'...<i>...might have the good grace to follow the Met's lead and apologise.</i><br /><br />Talking of apologising, are you going to, Iain, over the 'EU bans dozen eggs' story?<br /><br />This was your article:<br /><br />http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2010/07/eggs-nothing-to-apologise-for.html<br /><br />and here's the PPC resolution:<br /><br /><i>The complaint was resolved when the PCC negotiated the publication of the following article which clarified the situation:<br />Eggs by a dozen are safe<br /><br />Brussels has vowed it has no plans to ban Brits buying eggs by the dozen.</i> <br /><br />http://www.pcc.org.uk/case/resolved.html?article=NjU5OQ==TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46584775186205728662010-09-22T19:07:08.852+01:002010-09-22T19:07:08.852+01:00Startledcod
1) It's 'Mick' not 'M...<b>Startledcod</b><br /><br />1) It's 'Mick' not 'Mark'<br />2) It's 'oleaginous' rather than your bizarre offering.<br />3) You're wrong about 'fulsome'.<br />4) The loss for Sky News is a gain for me.Mick Turatianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533201193634948442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66135901057017703752010-09-22T18:07:42.114+01:002010-09-22T18:07:42.114+01:00There were several days of peak coverage of this i...There were several days of peak coverage of this incident. Have all the consequences been considered? i.e. a constituency swing of 4.0% From CON to LDSpan Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57434279659616315112010-09-22T17:17:00.170+01:002010-09-22T17:17:00.170+01:00Golly Gosh...Another Cock -Up from the Met.....Wel...Golly Gosh...Another Cock -Up from the Met.....Well what a surprise....<br /><br /> I hope this Gentleman and his family sue the Met heavily for what happened. From My experience the only time the Senior Officers `learn` anything is when the Force has to pay a financial penalty.Mirtha Tidvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940977481295375071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61300824334262042632010-09-22T16:56:34.159+01:002010-09-22T16:56:34.159+01:00I wonder what (if any) disciplinary action has bee...I wonder what (if any) disciplinary action has been taken against the officers involved. Any chance of the Met providing such detail?<br /><br />Thought not.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5288579905660099862010-09-22T16:54:36.832+01:002010-09-22T16:54:36.832+01:00>startledcod: thanks for the lesson in vocabul...>startledcod: thanks for the lesson in vocabulary. I had assumed the opposite.<br /><br />I expect "abject" would meet requirements,Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70529291331032384872010-09-22T15:39:47.827+01:002010-09-22T15:39:47.827+01:00I wonder whether this nonsense helped lose him the...I wonder whether this nonsense helped lose him the eastbourne seat. The Met Police have a lot to apologise forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26283890275914227382010-09-22T15:08:14.173+01:002010-09-22T15:08:14.173+01:00@ Mark Turatian, please go and look up what 'f...@ Mark Turatian, please go and look up what 'fulsome' means. it does not mean full or anything approximating full, in fact it means almost the exact opposite, insincere and oleagonius.<br /><br />I have tired of emailing Sky News every time they make the same mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89656043578065618002010-09-22T14:48:49.627+01:002010-09-22T14:48:49.627+01:00The apology costs them nothing. And so, they will ...The apology costs them nothing. And so, they will learn nothing from this.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9865842508404432572010-09-22T14:22:45.698+01:002010-09-22T14:22:45.698+01:00How I hate the weasily for any distress caused whi...How I hate the weasily <i>for any distress caused</i> which suggests that conceivably no distress has been caused.<br /><br />So, less than a fulsome apology from an official body and none from the individuals acting for it, far less any sanctions.Mick Turatianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533201193634948442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64322995578188562582010-09-22T14:08:07.942+01:002010-09-22T14:08:07.942+01:00Well I never wrote anything terrible about him. I ...Well I never wrote anything terrible about him. I mereley assumed he was at the wrong end of a teenage strop, in which the vapid plod got all excited about.<br /><br />You can't do anything these days without some toss pot reporting it to the police because they are "offended"<br /><br />What makes this kind of thing worse is the reaction of the police. Really, they have better things to do. Don't they?Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.com