tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post7360792844824705870..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: When an Exclusive is Not Quite What it SeemsIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75652115207098591932007-02-12T09:17:00.000+00:002007-02-12T09:17:00.000+00:00Cameron has been shrewd in settling the drugs issu...Cameron has been shrewd in settling the drugs issue by ‘fessing up to a little scampish schoolboy caining, thus making any later and more class A misdemeanors an irrelevance (“we’ve already heard this!” they will cry, people will assume they’ve already made up their mind). <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'd bring back Borstals and stick Dave in with the glue sniffers and shoplifters.Paul Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941688096751778537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82790555752739631852007-02-12T08:40:00.000+00:002007-02-12T08:40:00.000+00:00And of course Blair was only in a rock band becaus...And of course Blair was only in a rock band because he "lurves" music ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38108483930083045352007-02-11T21:15:00.000+00:002007-02-11T21:15:00.000+00:00The fact that they use the word 'spliff' is sort o...The fact that they use the word 'spliff' is sort of an indication of how long ago this happened.<BR/><BR/>And the fact that this story will probably not be in the Monday newspapers is an indication of how little we actually care about what Cameron got up to back in his school days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53030061583087565702007-02-11T20:13:00.000+00:002007-02-11T20:13:00.000+00:00Everyone is entitled to a private past.Yes,I'm sur...Everyone is entitled to a private past.<BR/><BR/>Yes,I'm sure Gary Glitter,Jonathan King & surviving Nazi war criminals would concur!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85882620510518297002007-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:002007-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:00funny how they are laying into Cameron and his sp...funny how they are laying into Cameron and his spliff smoking, when far more serious stuff has emerged about a certain minister and his sexual harrassment of a female labour MP - which led to her death surrounded by 15 vodka bottles.<BR/><BR/><BR/>sometimes i really think that that MSM is just asleep at the wheel, too busy snorting coke to notice the REAL news out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36979460449681152192007-02-11T19:09:00.000+00:002007-02-11T19:09:00.000+00:00The fact that this has hit the headlines makes me ...The fact that this has hit the headlines makes me wonder what NuLab are trying to hide now.<BR/><BR/>Could they be trying to divert attention from the road pricing scheme, or maybe the new tax on rubbish removal.<BR/><BR/>having a joint is nothing compared to half the shit the Tony hand his crowd hav ebeen upto for the last ten years.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261785351468776828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7006982921763778412007-02-11T18:50:00.000+00:002007-02-11T18:50:00.000+00:00Anyone out there fancy fighting Yoevil against Dav...Anyone out there fancy fighting Yoevil against Dave's chosen one.<BR/>(A Mr Laws)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54012463568429103782007-02-11T17:35:00.000+00:002007-02-11T17:35:00.000+00:00Although on the BBC website this story has been nu...Although on the BBC website this story has been nuked by the far more appealing pictures of those cuddly pandas. <BR/><BR/>What is the betting that the next time the proverbial hits the fan for Blair/Home Office/whatever, they will announce plans for Britain to adopt one ? There are 15 pandas, so they could have enough to tide them over until the next election..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61463831179242196942007-02-11T17:34:00.000+00:002007-02-11T17:34:00.000+00:00British and American jails are full of people who ...British and American jails are full of people who don't get to pick and mix the laws they obey. Most are mad, some are bad and nearly all are born in the wrong class. It's not a matter of privacy. It's a matter of principle. If you want this freedom please give it to everyone else.peterporcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154674941205714865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51928986058410396602007-02-11T16:37:00.000+00:002007-02-11T16:37:00.000+00:00Had to smile when Sean Curran said on N24, "intere...Had to smile when Sean Curran said on N24, "interestingly there have been no calls for a resignation." Why the hell would there be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-43583367951833117042007-02-11T15:22:00.000+00:002007-02-11T15:22:00.000+00:00So would you rather: a party leader who behaves li...So would you rather: a party leader who behaves like everone else? Or a senior Labour Party politician who is a sexual predator? Indeed a senior Labour Party politician or two, or three? who is a sexual predator.<BR/><BR/>Cynical we may all be, but everyone smokes; the other stuff is rare in the circles of civilized people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64639629985115914442007-02-11T15:18:00.000+00:002007-02-11T15:18:00.000+00:00What's with the past tense in the mail headline: "...What's with the past tense in the mail headline: "Cameron: I used dope at Eton"?<BR/><BR/>I understood that Dave is still employing George Osborne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-80644707130068352092007-02-11T15:12:00.000+00:002007-02-11T15:12:00.000+00:00I nearly fell off my chair this morning seeing BBC...I nearly fell off my chair this morning seeing BBC N24's headline on this story saying 'This really isn't news' (they were reading out editorially filtered e-mails at the time). Unfortunately I couldn't live pause to take a picture for posterity.<BR/><BR/>I think this story says much more about the media than it does about Cameron.The Stoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193123831918706978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17369042757565911102007-02-11T15:07:00.000+00:002007-02-11T15:07:00.000+00:00Saw you on Sunday Am, you were fab. Well done and ...Saw you on Sunday Am, you were fab. Well done and thank you for keeping it real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24328649949954862852007-02-11T14:23:00.000+00:002007-02-11T14:23:00.000+00:00The Leader of Her Majesty's Govt lied about watchi...The Leader of Her Majesty's Govt lied about watching Jackie Milburn play football, and about running away from home. That's apart from all the lies about the government of this country. Oh yes, and the sleaze, and the sordid sex stories, and most important of all, the sheer bloody incompetence of the lot of them.<BR/><BR/>THAT'S the important story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41698346982160432512007-02-11T14:11:00.000+00:002007-02-11T14:11:00.000+00:00Whatever you think about the news worthiness of th...Whatever you think about the news worthiness of the drugs story, you can bet the next totally unbiased Yougov poll will read Labour 34% Conservatives 32% . The Tories really should be on at least 40% with all thats going on with Blair but the great British public still see them as unelectable. Good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69730083471956549842007-02-11T14:00:00.000+00:002007-02-11T14:00:00.000+00:00What do you expect from the BBC. So many far more ...What do you expect from the BBC. So many far more important things for them to investigate but no, they just run with this non story.<BR/>For BBC read New Labour.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56776808726446841902007-02-11T13:43:00.000+00:002007-02-11T13:43:00.000+00:00Sigh. The BBC follows up a newspaper story on what...Sigh. The BBC follows up a newspaper story on what is quite a slow day and suddenly it's "bias".<BR/><BR/>Sky is leading with this story too. I'm aware it's not publicly funded, but has it ever struck you that the leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition more or less admitting taking drugs is a reasonably good story?<BR/><BR/>I'm sure Jack Straw's son and the Daily Mirror dope-peddling incident was covered just as widely.<BR/><BR/>Steppenwolff: Do you think everyone in a publicly-funded position should be forced to own up as well, then. The lists of confessions of school librarians and Jobcentre workers will be fascinating, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>I have, by the way, and I don't really give a shit who knows.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244614921212446782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29064356515931240002007-02-11T13:14:00.000+00:002007-02-11T13:14:00.000+00:00What I find reassuring is that he did at least get...What I find reassuring is that he did at least <I>get punished for it</I>.Rich Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037296506942507747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24256266058012654572007-02-11T13:11:00.000+00:002007-02-11T13:11:00.000+00:00Anonymous, yes,I was considering writing such a bo...Anonymous, yes,I was considering writing such a book. I don't think I said it wasn't a story. Of course it is, but I don't think it's a story which has much legs or will have any effect at all on people's opinions of David Cameron.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6281877314424395932007-02-11T13:06:00.000+00:002007-02-11T13:06:00.000+00:00Iain, I could well be wrong here, but i seem to re...Iain, I could well be wrong here, but i seem to remember that you mentioned once before that you had considered writing a biography of Cameron but had thought better of it for reasons I can't quite remember.<BR/><BR/>If you had written one then I assume you would have covered the allegations of Camerons drug use and the relevant passage had been splashed across the tabs like this book is today would it be fair to say you'd be quite pleased, rather than deriding it as a non-story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58271426323768909152007-02-11T12:16:00.000+00:002007-02-11T12:16:00.000+00:00This must be all part of Cameron's strategy - by u...This must be all part of Cameron's strategy - by upsetting Tebbit he proves he is modern and electable.<BR/><BR/>The "senior Labour aide" quoted in The Times is having a laugh! I think it's time Guido released the video of the cabinet member skinning up which he trailed some time ago.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46368910073125644352007-02-11T12:07:00.000+00:002007-02-11T12:07:00.000+00:00And when Peter Ainsworth says "it was kind of the ...And when Peter Ainsworth says "it was kind of the odd ones out who didn't (smoke cannabis)," do you condone the message he's sending out to youngsters? Do you condone the message he's sending out to parents who worry constantly about their kids getting involved with drugs? How many of his frontbench colleagues agree with him that it's only the odd ones out who don't smoke cannabis?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/11022007/325/cameron-smoked-cannabis-youth.html" REL="nofollow">Ainsworth quote, Yahoo News</A>The Daily Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897210727324532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53654410622579883412007-02-11T12:05:00.001+00:002007-02-11T12:05:00.001+00:00Dave best leader since 1997 says Hague.Is he start...Dave best leader since 1997 says Hague.<BR/>Is he starting to mix politics with after dinner jokes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30510539278044656732007-02-11T12:05:00.000+00:002007-02-11T12:05:00.000+00:00'Interetsing sense of BBC news priorities'Non stor...'Interetsing sense of BBC news priorities'<BR/><BR/>Non story given hype becomes news, a bit like the 'cripple' Email story.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203026279846542950noreply@blogger.com