Geoff Hoon's appetite for humiliation is endless. At 9.30 this morning he was going to be Joint-Foreign Secretary, taking charge of our relations with Europe. At 10.30, after Margaret Beckett had 'bridled' at being 'harnessed' alongside Mr Hoon it was said he would attend cabinet but not have full Secretary of State status. At 11.30 it was said he "would attend Cabinet only when needed". Methinks Beckett and Hoon may not be ideal 'stablemates'. It seems Number Ten was caught on the 'hoof' at Mrs Beckett's reacion to being 'saddled' with Mr Hoon. Hat-tip to Steve Bell and Matt Buck for graphics
PS Anyone like to come up with more Margaret Beckett 'horse' jokes?
Alan Clarke once described her as a "horse-faced minx" - the man was a comedy genius.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should call her Pegasus, the flying horse.
ReplyDeleteDavid ** CLAPS **
ReplyDeleteIt would be infantile to mock Mrs Horse-face's looks in a world of grown-up politics. But this is New Labour.
ReplyDeleteSharing my office and cabinet seat with Hoon, Tony?
ReplyDeleteNeigh, Neigh and Thrice Neigh!
Now I think about it, if She's the Horse and He's the Ass, who is the Mule?
ReplyDeleteClippety clop!
Looks like Blairs trying to flog two dead hoses
ReplyDeleteNew Labour ministers tend to prattle on and on and on... Margaret Beckett on the NHS often talked so much she made herself horse.
ReplyDeleteHow about the classic German one:
ReplyDelete'Da steht ein Pferd auf'm Flur'
('There is a horse in the hallway. ')
Explanation for the Brits: It is funny because it is so NOT funny.
If we're switching to german non-humour; how about:
ReplyDeleteMein beutelmaus hat verstopfung.
(with all due apologies to Monty Python)
RM
"At least Caligula only made his horse a senator, Blair's gone and made his Foreign Secretary".
ReplyDeletePinched from http://partyreptile.blogspot.com/2006/05/getting-blood-transfusion-from-mummy.html