tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post774656128012065721..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Vote in the March Political Performance IndexIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41486906808181647042008-03-30T22:44:00.000+01:002008-03-30T22:44:00.000+01:00Welcome back Auntie Flo. We've missed you.Welcome back Auntie Flo. We've missed you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29565903031027686932008-03-30T12:10:00.000+01:002008-03-30T12:10:00.000+01:00too complicated. i haven't heard from most of tho...too complicated. i haven't heard from most of those bozos in the last month apart from alastair darling so the thing is a complet waste of timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58503730338703756642008-03-29T23:02:00.000+00:002008-03-29T23:02:00.000+00:00I now only rate the Conservatives because I only r...I now only rate the Conservatives because I only rate the Conservatives.<BR/> I can't quantify how well a zaNuLabour message is delivered anymore. I'm just tired of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13885255823018888352008-03-29T21:40:00.000+00:002008-03-29T21:40:00.000+00:00I missed Tony Benn off my list. Though no longer a...I missed Tony Benn off my list. Though no longer an MP, he worked his socks off for a referendum too. He also came an queued with us at the parliamentary lobby prior to the vote. What a great politician he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19706499268048164302008-03-29T21:37:00.000+00:002008-03-29T21:37:00.000+00:00I would have included all of the Labour and Lib De...I would have included all of the Labour and Lib Dem rebels who voted for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty this month as a mark of special gratitude and respect for them. <BR/><BR/>However, above all else, the list is surely incomplete without the IWAR MPs:<BR/><BR/>Frank Field<BR/>Gisella Stuart<BR/>Mike Hancock<BR/>Kate Hoey<BR/>Greg Hands<BR/>David Heathcote Amory<BR/><BR/>And IWAR's Chair, Derek Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35243764210915383742008-03-29T18:30:00.000+00:002008-03-29T18:30:00.000+00:00Well, I gave my usual fair and balanced scores. I ...Well, I gave my usual fair and balanced scores. I was slightly more impressed by the Tories than Labour, but I won't be crucifying anyone. Except John Hutton and Caroline Veins Of Flint, both of whom thoroughly merit their 0 scores. (no one else scored below 3).asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-34289325097099915192008-03-29T17:46:00.000+00:002008-03-29T17:46:00.000+00:00Looks like the old Labour leopard of the 80's is r...Looks like the old Labour leopard of the 80's is reasserting itself.<BR/><BR/>From <A HREF="http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/speech_to_scottish_conference_by_wendy_alexander" REL="nofollow">Wendy Alexander's speech</A> today:<BR/><BR/><I>"So this is the territory on which Scottish Labour will be happy to fight...<B>Socialist</B> against Nationalist."</I><BR/><BR/>Looks like Wendy just made another faux pas and handed the Conservatives the ammunition they need to annihalate Labour in the south.<BR/><BR/>And so shortly after <A HREF="http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/03/has-wendy-alexander-revealed-date-of.html" REL="nofollow">giving the game away about the next election</A> as well. You would think she would be more careful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85554438727624822642008-03-29T17:24:00.000+00:002008-03-29T17:24:00.000+00:00"In our lunchtime." That was funny!"In our lunchtime." That was funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-80608158072766919512008-03-29T16:30:00.000+00:002008-03-29T16:30:00.000+00:00How's this for a Beanism? (from the Guardian):As a...How's this for a Beanism? (from the Guardian):<BR/><BR/><I>As a measure of the challenge ahead for his speechwriters, Gordon Brown's address to the Scottish Labour party yesterday was a pretty good indicator.<BR/><BR/>Speaking to delegates in Aviemore, the prime minister described how Nelson Mandela had been released from prison in "our lunchtime". As party members giggled, he paused before correcting himself to say that, of course, he had been freed during our "lifetime".</I><BR/><BR/>Ann Treneman seems to have it just about right: 'Gordon Brown: Stalin to Has-Been'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com