tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116630278856578767..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Downing Street: We're Shit and We Know We AreIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166440973253169092006-12-18T11:22:00.000+00:002006-12-18T11:22:00.000+00:00My dream PMQ's:Darfur Dave: "Can the Prime Ministe...My dream PMQ's:<BR/><BR/>Darfur Dave: "Can the Prime Minister please explain the contents of the memorandum publicised by the MoS?"<BR/><BR/>Swiss Tony: "Mr Speaker, I can no longer conceal this: the contents of the article are true. This administration is a shambles. Complete and utter wank. <BR/><BR/>"We came into office with hopes way beyond our capabilities and have gone downhill ever since. No amount of mendacity or deceit can conceal this.<BR/><BR/>"I have requested an audience with Her Majesty this afternoon where I shall deliver this government's resignation. I shall then travel to Scotland Yard where I intend to make a full confession regarding the sale of honours, the corruption of the high office I hold and sundry other instances of maladministration.<BR/><BR/>"I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to this house and the British people for the last ten years of misrule, broken promises and collective incompetence". <BR/><BR/>Exits stage left persued by bear.<BR/><BR/>As the charity adverts say: Every child has a dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166436980329095522006-12-18T10:16:00.000+00:002006-12-18T10:16:00.000+00:00Iain, For the sake of people still at school who m...Iain, For the sake of people still at school who might read this blog, PLEASE get your grammar right.<BR/><BR/>If you are quoting a large chunk of text, as you have in this post, quotation marks AND using a differnt paragraph style is arguagbly over emphasis but not wrong. <BR/><BR/>However, if you must use quotation marks for a quote over several paragraphs, EACH paragraph of the quote should begin with opening quotemarks, although only the end of the final paragraph should have closing quotemarks.<BR/><BR/>Thank you. (I know I'm a pedant but in an infinitessimal way I think these things make the world a better place.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166360700185153652006-12-17T13:05:00.000+00:002006-12-17T13:05:00.000+00:00Call me stupid, but I still think Peter Hain harbo...Call me stupid, but I still think Peter Hain harbours ambitions to get to the top. <BR/><BR/>His 'Welsh Politician of the Year' award may be a joke, but it shows that there are plenty of suckers out there who can't see through him - all he needs is some success in the Northern Ireland peace process to catalyse him into action as 'the People's PM' and his main leadership credential - i.e. his name isn't Gordon Brown..<BR/><BR/>Seems a long shot - but then Maggie Thatcher was never considered as having much chance of leadership until she divided other candidates votes, and rode up the centre to winAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166355821274106032006-12-17T11:43:00.000+00:002006-12-17T11:43:00.000+00:00Somehow can't quite accept it at face value- nothi...Somehow can't quite accept it at face value- nothing NuLab does ever should be.<BR/><BR/>But as a multi-faceted gem of spin - that makes more sense.<BR/><BR/>So what's going on?<BR/>Let's see:<BR/>Screw Gordon<BR/>Tell Desperate Dave "No, no! Ignore your pathetic personal poll ratings, they don't mean a thing. We're really scared - honest!"<BR/>Justify the continuance of Blairism unto the third and fourth generation by vaulting over leadership contenders that might be considered Blair's contemporaries/alternatives and presenting a 'choice' of contenders consisting solely of NuLab Blairite loyalists - the only group to have been promoted and to have prospered under his regime - Milliband et al. <BR/><BR/>Yup. Triple whammy here - Blair remains the Glorious Leader, even in retirement; Cameroon is outflanked by an even fresher face with oh so, 'green' credentials; Gordon gets screwed.<BR/><BR/>Now that makes more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166355751022690042006-12-17T11:42:00.000+00:002006-12-17T11:42:00.000+00:00You guys seem to be forgetting that these people d...You guys seem to be forgetting that these people didn't actually get peerages. Hate to let the facts get in the way of a good story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166354554452601392006-12-17T11:22:00.000+00:002006-12-17T11:22:00.000+00:00Brown had nothing to do with Cohen and the other o...Brown had nothing to do with Cohen and the other one getting knighthoods . Yeah right.<BR/>These were working Labour peerages. Yeah right.<BR/>I knew nothing . Yeah right.<BR/>But what I do know, and continue to say is that the leaked or released document tells the truth.<BR/>And the Tories will win the next election by more than 40 seats and the Lib Dems will be back below a total of 40kinglearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252474133821652670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166353297729108272006-12-17T11:01:00.000+00:002006-12-17T11:01:00.000+00:00anonymous at 10.56 - the poll has been there since...anonymous at 10.56 - the poll has been there since Friday.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166353244451408912006-12-17T11:00:00.000+00:002006-12-17T11:00:00.000+00:00Define "last few weeks" Mr Dale. Doesn't this come...Define "last few weeks" Mr Dale. Doesn't this come from in or around that wobbly week back in September when the blogsome Mr Tom Watson chucked in his job to have a dig at TB while a bunch of sad careerist tossers who had no government jobs chucked in nothing at all? Except spite. Isn't this the Bliarite response? From the time?? Please tell us the date on the "leaked" memo. My blog is now lumbering into life <A HREF="http://chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here</A> and when I get my head round the links business I'll be including this in an early attempt for a 2007 top ten listing.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166352964012742092006-12-17T10:56:00.000+00:002006-12-17T10:56:00.000+00:00Er, why you decided to run a poll of Sunday journa...Er, why you decided to run a poll of Sunday journalists alongside two postings of the Mail on Sunday?? Are you in love with their editor or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166352951336182802006-12-17T10:55:00.000+00:002006-12-17T10:55:00.000+00:00Slightly off topic, but I've just had a horrible t...Slightly off topic, but I've just had a horrible thought. What if Blair is actually innocent on this peerage thing; if it was all down to over enthusiastic acolytes?<BR/><BR/>Oh God! It doesn't bear thinking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166348894926154322006-12-17T09:48:00.000+00:002006-12-17T09:48:00.000+00:00Just as a quick reminder to anons beavering away. ...Just as a quick reminder to anons beavering away. We don't read your comments, we don't go to your links, we don't buy your arguments. As the Titanic was sinking this type of anon was saluting the captain of the ship.Praguetoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166348243811541242006-12-17T09:37:00.000+00:002006-12-17T09:37:00.000+00:00Well, 2006 is the year that I seriously started fe...Well, 2006 is the year that I seriously started feeling like a stranger in my own country (somebody being disciplined for wearing the cross when no doubt Sikhs can wear their turbans, and women in veils claiming to be "100% British").<BR/><BR/>I also started to feel that binge drinking, anti-social behaviour and other personal problems are not helped by a bureacratic, impersonal state passing down legislation.<BR/><BR/>So I won't just be voting Conservative I actually joined as well.<BR/><BR/>But I still think you're going to lose the next election though, sadly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166346602088630632006-12-17T09:10:00.000+00:002006-12-17T09:10:00.000+00:00Why with relentless bad press for NuLab do Con/Cam...Why with relentless bad press for NuLab do Con/Cameron ratings languish? That Blair is a pathological liar and Brown a psychologically flawed tax and spend merchant is beyond dispute. Yet Murdoch's not for turning. If the NuLab shambles does not convert to Con rise in polls, Cameron will have to answer some questions. In meantime sit back and relax as Plod calls on J Pole who knows where the emails and hard discs are. No peerage for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166338998117679072006-12-17T07:03:00.000+00:002006-12-17T07:03:00.000+00:00Anonymous said...I like that. Real class. Someone ...<I>Anonymous said...<BR/>I like that. Real class. Someone called Mr Dizzy criticising anonymous blog commenters. You couldn't invent these people.</I><BR/><BR/>Whilst <I>you</I> may not know who I am that doesn't make me anonymous. My real name was posted by Iain in a post like week, hell it's even on Downing Street's website and linked from my blog. It's not exactly a secret.<BR/><BR/>If I was anonymous you might have a point, but I'm not. Nice try at looking all clever and shit though. Soon you'll be able to take part in a proper flame war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166319977593797982006-12-17T01:46:00.000+00:002006-12-17T01:46:00.000+00:00"The public will recoil from evidence of disloyalt..."The public will recoil from evidence of disloyalty towards Gordon."<BR/>But if Tony sacks the b*****, there's no one to be loyal to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166319608804516402006-12-17T01:40:00.000+00:002006-12-17T01:40:00.000+00:00Tony was no wear a round wen this was leaked.Singe...Tony was no wear a round wen this was leaked.<BR/><BR/>Singed,<BR/><BR/>My MumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166318243351776202006-12-17T01:17:00.000+00:002006-12-17T01:17:00.000+00:00This doesn't sound like an accidental leak...This doesn't sound like an accidental leak...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166316697651989302006-12-17T00:51:00.001+00:002006-12-17T00:51:00.001+00:00The plot thickens, Sky news paper review leads wit...The plot thickens, Sky news paper review leads with the Telegraph Blair/Levy story but no mention of the MoS story.<BR/>Their nightly "what the papers say" seems to have disappeared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166316693580977682006-12-17T00:51:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:51:00.000+00:00W F Deedes has pointed out for a long time that th...W F Deedes has pointed out for a long time that the supposed rift between Brown and Blair is not chiefly on Policy. His view is that the Soap Opera has hidden the fact that this governement is far to the left of its appearance with Blairs support.<BR/><BR/>He has often been right so I think this may need to be read at less than face value . Great post thoughNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166316120884140902006-12-17T00:42:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:42:00.000+00:00"... and there is little Gordon Brown can do to st..."... and there is little Gordon Brown can do to stop David Cameron becoming Prime Minister."<BR/><BR/>Yarrrrr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166315163076318502006-12-17T00:26:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:26:00.000+00:00Gordon has been at the heart of Government. Gordon...Gordon has been at the heart of Government. Gordon has been New Labour's right-ventricle, responsible for pulling the money in, whilst Tony has been it's left-ventricle responsible for spewing it out. <BR/><BR/>Gordon "Right-Ventricle" BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166314887896775582006-12-17T00:21:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:21:00.000+00:00Surely the first rule of leaked info is to ask "wh...Surely the first rule of leaked info is to ask "whose interests does it serve to leak this"?<BR/><BR/>It is a shame this memo or whatever it is has been chopped into pieces so that we cannot see it in context.<BR/><BR/>As for it being the "most damaging memo.. etc" - that is fairground barker material.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing new in the text as revealed in the on-line report. There are no big revelations about the chaos surrounding Number 10 or the antipathy to Gordon.<BR/><BR/>I want to know if I have missed something, but frankly, I am much more interested in that lucky b'stard Lembit and the apparent ease with which he picks up and puts down gorgeously slutty totty. I think we should be told.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166313762195265462006-12-17T00:02:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:02:00.000+00:00I like that. Real class. Someone called Mr Dizzy c...I like that. Real class. Someone called Mr Dizzy criticising anonymous blog commenters.<BR/><BR/>You couldn't invent these people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166313607965088822006-12-17T00:00:00.000+00:002006-12-17T00:00:00.000+00:00In answer to the jasmin's irritated rhetorical "Na...In answer to the jasmin's irritated rhetorical "Name me a woman who has left her husband!" - Carol Vorderman.<BR/><BR/>Dreadful tie Iain - can I have it?The Leadership Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212273253106023958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166312324024138842006-12-16T23:38:00.000+00:002006-12-16T23:38:00.000+00:00"We're shit and we know we are" they say?We knew t..."We're shit and we know we are" they say?<BR/><BR/>We knew they were a long time ago.. they really must have not been paying attention!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com