tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post4134602825753111711..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Gordon Brown's Top Ten DithersIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85495002591944082832009-10-21T10:16:57.401+01:002009-10-21T10:16:57.401+01:00Gordon has spent enormous amounts of taxpayers'...Gordon has spent enormous amounts of taxpayers' money on cynical and incompetent spin doctors. I used to vote Labour, but Burdett, McBride and their ilk have put me right off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82356205788172387742009-10-21T09:24:23.544+01:002009-10-21T09:24:23.544+01:00Brown DID end 'Boom and Bust'.
It's ...Brown DID end 'Boom and Bust'. <br /><br />It's just 'Bust' from now ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90126235853547219862009-10-20T23:35:49.525+01:002009-10-20T23:35:49.525+01:00"They are very loud!"
Sounds like some ..."They are very loud!"<br /><br />Sounds like some dim-witted uncle trying to 'get down with the kids.'Martin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65597828194380257582009-10-20T23:27:11.663+01:002009-10-20T23:27:11.663+01:00Iain what about his number one mistake :- "N...Iain what about his number one mistake :- "No more boom and bust!"?<br /><br />I also think something like the Gurkhas, and then 10 p tax muck up would be on the top 10.<br /><br />You re right about the not calling of the election though. That has echoes of Callaghan not calling the election in 1978(which he possibly would have won), and I think Brown might have won the election then if he called it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86738339860754914872009-10-20T21:58:06.749+01:002009-10-20T21:58:06.749+01:00"Does 10+ years of backstabbing and undermini..."Does 10+ years of backstabbing and undermining Tony Blair, rather than challenging him outright for the leadership, count as a dither?"<br /><br />I agree with what anonymous said. This is the heart of the character of the 'man'.<br /><br />If Brown had the courage to resign just before the Iraq war (As Robin Cook did), the UK would not have illegally invaded Iraq and he would have been PM by the end of the week.<br /><br />This either shows that he has no back-bone or he agreed with the illegal invasion of a sovereign nation contrary to all international laws.<br /><br />Either way. He does not get my vote.John Chaytornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84479933006417023942009-10-20T21:18:47.625+01:002009-10-20T21:18:47.625+01:00Good to see you are still alive Q, hope you are ke...Good to see you are still alive <b>Q</b>, hope you are keeping well.<br /><br />Valiantly defending the indefensible. <br /><br />Was his decision on Northern Rock prompt? Or is 5 months not 5 months in Liebour land?<br /><br />Leaving it late only caused the problem to become greater and to cost more.<br /><br />Still what does that matter when you can leave the debts to our children and grandchildren to sort out.<br /><br />Today it was reported that the National Debt is now the greatest it has been since records started in 1946.<br /><br />So much for making the necessary decisions promptly...David in Romehttp://my.telegraph.co.uk/David_in_Romenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52969399552584096992009-10-20T20:51:14.706+01:002009-10-20T20:51:14.706+01:00Can we please have a follow-up article to this cal...Can we please have a follow-up article to this called "Top 100 Stupid Things That Gordon Brown Has Ever Done"?The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543130733645367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70949661582895732042009-10-20T20:12:57.401+01:002009-10-20T20:12:57.401+01:00Gordon has made all the necessary decisions prompt...Gordon has made all the necessary decisions promptly, to the chagrin of his political opponents most usually.<br /><br />History will laugh up its sleeve at many tories who now affect so many emotions.<br /><br />I hope he has the Balls to sort the Tory Party after the next election, for the legal situation re such a division will be quite unclear, and the law may not provide for the protection of Tory members' interests.Quietzapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422598703061456846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85936773036186049582009-10-20T18:34:11.569+01:002009-10-20T18:34:11.569+01:00In neither of the quotes you give from the PM abou...In neither of the quotes you give from the PM about the Olympics does he say he will go, he says "Britain will be represented" at both ceremonies. <br /><br />So how was it "contrary to his earlier position" when he announced that he, personally, would not be going?<br /><br />Why the need to make things up, Iain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67340616603485194382009-10-20T17:26:09.199+01:002009-10-20T17:26:09.199+01:00Perhaps Broon had heard the warnings about biscuit...Perhaps Broon had heard the warnings about biscuit safety from the British Biscuit Advisory Board so was reluctant to specify which biscuit until completing the Risk Assessment.<br /><br />http://www.bbab.org.uk/<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1221667/Dunkin-danger-Councils-admit-specific-Health-Safety-rules-eating-biscuits-answering-spoof-survey.htmlJMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862227988978988383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89153875220247219142009-10-20T16:17:16.826+01:002009-10-20T16:17:16.826+01:00I've just listened to Brown on BBC News 24 tal...I've just listened to Brown on BBC News 24 talking about Afghanistan. For most of the interview his face looked like a tragic mask, but he kept momentarily breaking into his weird grin. This is a man in a state of intolerable stress. How will he cope with a general election? In 2005, Tony Blair chose to hide away during the campaign in order to avoid anti-war protestors, but he had a lead in the polls.<br /><br />Coming: Brown --- The Crack-up?Cardinal del Montenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41907482995829375792009-10-20T15:48:25.809+01:002009-10-20T15:48:25.809+01:00Which nostril to pick "left, right no left ag...Which nostril to pick "left, right no left again" ...<br /><br />... now where shall I wipe it "tie, inside jacket, no tie again. "Javelinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32697452062540735232009-10-20T14:40:27.556+01:002009-10-20T14:40:27.556+01:00I've never met Gordon Brown.
Nevertheless I ...I've never met Gordon Brown. <br /><br />Nevertheless I hate his stinking guts.<br /><br />I don't know if this constitutes a hate crime under the Lisbon Treaty, but it wouldn't surprise me if it did.Stephen Gashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91102088451865390692009-10-20T14:19:59.387+01:002009-10-20T14:19:59.387+01:00http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article6882415.ece<br /><br />At least he's finally made up his mind on this one. No such dithering where Susan Boyle was concerned - she got two phone calls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83116280873716968632009-10-20T13:55:37.160+01:002009-10-20T13:55:37.160+01:00There was also the press conference where he refus...There was also the press conference where he refused to express his support for Harriet Harman over secret donations. <br /><br />He repeatedly ducked the question so obviously that the press were beginning to snigger at him when they asked it.<br /><br />Later No 10 issued a statement indicating she had the PM's full support.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46209922603128528322009-10-20T13:28:16.597+01:002009-10-20T13:28:16.597+01:00The Prime minister's crackers
and other politi...The Prime minister's crackers<br /><a href="http://cityunslicker.blogspot.com/2009/10/gordon-browns-crackers.html" rel="nofollow">and other politician's biscuit choices</a>Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4651255390585250542009-10-20T13:10:41.740+01:002009-10-20T13:10:41.740+01:00Shouldn't the non sacking of Darling be in the...Shouldn't the non sacking of Darling be in the top 10? After all he'd leaked it to Toenails at the BBC that Darling was dead man walking.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574081059364644191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4648932295183605712009-10-20T13:10:41.402+01:002009-10-20T13:10:41.402+01:00Any electorate would benefit more from Iain Dale&#...Any electorate would benefit more from Iain Dale's gentle caring for the people he meets and deals with, compared to Brown's (or Piper's) concentration ont the really important matters of state, which are to abrogate all money, power and responsibility to their insider elite.<br /><br />Piper, and Brown. As you are so certain of your rightness, PLEASE give us mere fodder a chance to agree with you in a GE, NOW.<br /><br />Alan DouglasAlan Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071898364060640779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11212718221481824362009-10-20T12:45:30.813+01:002009-10-20T12:45:30.813+01:00Yes, there's so much to go on.
What about him...Yes, there's so much to go on.<br /><br />What about him cowardly not sacking Darling, and bringing his mate Balls into the Treasury...Oh, there's one there already isn't there?....Plentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205851616053056137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87614074291130410422009-10-20T12:30:18.369+01:002009-10-20T12:30:18.369+01:00I was working but had the "conference" o...I was working but had the "conference" on in the background. I heard Brown droning on about how the Labour party would ensure that almost all of its candidates would be either a]Women 2]From ethnic minorities c]Disabled.<br /><br />I passed the TV and there was a shot of a section of the committee, about 5 or 6 of them. All were either women or from ethnic minorities or both. So, I now knew he was speaking to.<br /><br />At that moment he was talking about opening the House for civil partnerships to be performed there. Obviously important when the discussion was about reforms in Parliament and in politics.<br /><br />I am not sure how this is a conference as it really seemed to be a party political broadcast.<br /><br />I switched off before the other two leaders came on to tell us what their plans were to exclude a] Able-bodied people b] Heterosexuals c] Men d] Persons who appear to be ethnically Caucasian.<br /><br />It really is small wonder that extremists like Nick Griffin gain a following or that commonsense parties like the English Democrats have some appeal.<br /><br />I had hoped that we might move to a time when the best candidate was elected, preferably one who had some local connections. I see that is impossible as we become more and more politically correct. A meritocracy is beyond our grasp.Victor, NW Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778890471547456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7808267462553073592009-10-20T12:08:58.413+01:002009-10-20T12:08:58.413+01:00I am surprised Gordon hasn't commented on the ...I am surprised Gordon hasn't commented on the Jan Moir storm in an apartment. He usually dowes jump on any bandwaggon that comes along. My wife buys the mail and after hearing of the fuss I read the piece and found it unremarkable and innofensive. I then gave it to my 40 year old gay son who like me thought it raised some entirely reasonable questions about Saint Stephen and his husband.Bryan Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58019651688176313982009-10-20T10:56:14.778+01:002009-10-20T10:56:14.778+01:00Although I think Brown is the worst PM since recor...Although I think Brown is the worst PM since records began I'm afraid you are doing him a disservice in repeating the myth that Brown claimed to listen to the Arctic Monkeys.<br /><br />In an interview for New Woman magazine he was asked whether he preferred the Arctic Monkeys or James Blunt. Brown's answer was that he actually liked Coldplay but that the Arctic Monkeys would be loud enough "to get you up in the morning." <br /><br />Tories get understandably annoyed when Thatcher's quote about "no such thing as society" is taken out of context. Please extend the same courtesy to Brown.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41781083551789095442009-10-20T10:52:34.749+01:002009-10-20T10:52:34.749+01:00Well there was the UN vote on isreal last week, wh...Well there was the UN vote on isreal last week, where his government could not even manage to abstain let alone chose a sideBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343313936224731968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4324149575977282009-10-20T10:43:15.341+01:002009-10-20T10:43:15.341+01:00Too true, you could probably get to 100... easilyToo true, you could probably get to 100... easilyStringyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981360858546773845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11518797733690485352009-10-20T10:41:24.298+01:002009-10-20T10:41:24.298+01:00Magnificent list. Bicciegate had completely passed...Magnificent list. Bicciegate had completely passed me by.<br /><br />Can you imagine if he was PM in WW2? <br /><br />"We shall commission a full feasibility study into the logistics of beach-centric organised movement as a stimulant to the overall war effort in co-ordination with the global taskforce, knowing that global problems require global solutions, and we are leading the world in the arena of defeating Hitler because our strategy is very much at the forefront of the very grave crisis that threatens us with utmost seriousness at this point in time, and we know that, as President Roosevelt has said, this is the right thing to do for our times and our country in this world in which we now live."jakenoreply@blogger.com