Bye bye my Darling.....
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This pisstake from our Chancellor:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-exp...
Winky says 'investigation':
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-exp...
He has to go. This our the Chancellor ffs.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-exp...
Winky says 'investigation':
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-exp...
He has to go. This our the Chancellor ffs.
Clegg says he has to go:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8076012.stm
'His moral authority has vanished'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8076012.stm
'His moral authority has vanished'
GM - "Well Blackadder it seems a lot of the big knobs have been dipping their wick in the money trough just a little too often and have been found out. As you could imagine this could have disastrous consequences for morale amongst the men. To this end we have been asked to remove the knobs"
B - "..........Really sir?"
GM - "Yes, we have come up with a convincing plan to remove all of the knobs, all at the same time, in one big push.
B - "And that is?"
GM - "Operation Lemming."
B - "Of course."
B - "..........Really sir?"
GM - "Yes, we have come up with a convincing plan to remove all of the knobs, all at the same time, in one big push.
B - "And that is?"
GM - "Operation Lemming."
B - "Of course."
Darling's going to be shuffled away from the treasury on Friday anyway.
He's repaying £600 he shouldn't have claimed. Big deal, so is David Cameron. Think he should be toast too? Time for some perspective. I think Darling is basically a decent person, unlike the man who will replace him.
He's repaying £600 he shouldn't have claimed. Big deal, so is David Cameron. Think he should be toast too? Time for some perspective. I think Darling is basically a decent person, unlike the man who will replace him.
unrepentant said:
Darling's going to be shuffled away from the treasury on Friday anyway.
He's repaying £600 he shouldn't have claimed. Big deal, so is David Cameron. Think he should be toast too? Time for some perspective. I think Darling is basically a decent person, unlike the man who will replace him.
Cameron is voluntarily repaying £600 he claimed for a repair (within the rules). Darling's claim seems to be in breach of the rules. He's repaying £600 he shouldn't have claimed. Big deal, so is David Cameron. Think he should be toast too? Time for some perspective. I think Darling is basically a decent person, unlike the man who will replace him.
As noted above, the thing I find scary is not the fact that Darling may have been a little "liberal" in his interpretation of the rules. He is a professional politician and longtime stalwart of a Party Machine, so I expect such venality.
What I find scary is the likelihood that the abominable Ed Balls may be called in to replace him. That really would be a travesty.
What I find scary is the likelihood that the abominable Ed Balls may be called in to replace him. That really would be a travesty.
Quaint said:
As noted above, the thing I find scary is not the fact that Darling may have been a little "liberal" in his interpretation of the rules. He is a professional politician and longtime stalwart of a Party Machine, so I expect such venality.
What I find scary is the likelihood that the abominable Ed Balls may be called in to replace him. That really would be a travesty.
On the positive side, Balls is comedy gold.What I find scary is the likelihood that the abominable Ed Balls may be called in to replace him. That really would be a travesty.
"Chancellor Balls"
"Great Balls Of Fire"
"Chocolate Salty Balls"
"I've got Big Balls"
etc. etc.
hornetrider said:
There's a lot in there.In the article Clegg said:
"...given that very unique responsibility that he (Darling) has, it's simply impossible for him to continue in that role when such very major question marks are being raised about his financial affairs."
The article said:
Mr Clegg refused to back down or apologise when challenged about his call for Mr Darling to be sacked, telling the BBC News channel "people at the top of government had to take responsibility for what has gone wrong".
Indeed, but what were the BBC doing suggesting he should apologise or back down? That would mean they were biased storymakers rather than news reporters. Oh yes, nearly forgot, this is the BBC aka New Labour On Air.In the article Vince Cable said:
Mr Darling (has been) "caught with his fingers in the till".
"We need a chancellor focusing on the national accounts rather than his own. There are some urgent economic questions to address."
"He doesn't explain. He doesn't apologise. He just blames his colleagues for not stopping him. His moral authority has vanished. He must go, now"
All good ideas."We need a chancellor focusing on the national accounts rather than his own. There are some urgent economic questions to address."
"He doesn't explain. He doesn't apologise. He just blames his colleagues for not stopping him. His moral authority has vanished. He must go, now"
The article said:
Mr Cable dismissed suggestions he could be invited to join the government as part of a bid by Labour to restore public faith in politics.
Vince Cable said:
I would not agree to be co-opted into a Labour government in its dying days.
So that puts that rumour to rest. Read Vince's last two words a few times, Messrs Clown and Mandy.Cable also said:
What we need now is an election.
In the article The Sunday Times is reported to have said:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is ready to sack Mr Darling as chancellor and replace him with schools secretary and close ally Ed Balls in a gamble to restore Labour's political fortunes.
To restore Labour's political fortunes? By rearranging blunt pencils? Joke.It's to put his faithful sidekick in the role Balls has gone running to newspapers to say he wants, before being PM himself. Another joke.
The article said:
In an interview with BBC One's Andrew Marr show, Mr Brown refused to be drawn whether he would reshuffle key ministerial posts after Thursday's European and local elections, which are expected to see Labour take a hammering.
Well it must be difficult for Meltdown to know what to do next with such depth of incompetency surrounding his own.
The article said:
Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband
After all that, it goes and ends on a work experience placement in a non-job. 
Quaint said:
As noted above, the thing I find scary is not the fact that Darling may have been a little "liberal" in his interpretation of the rules. He is a professional politician and longtime stalwart of a Party Machine, so I expect such venality.
I would have expected far more honour and decency from a QC myself.Jasandjules said:
Quaint said:
As noted above, the thing I find scary is not the fact that Darling may have been a little "liberal" in his interpretation of the rules. He is a professional politician and longtime stalwart of a Party Machine, so I expect such venality.
I would have expected far more honour and decency from a QC myself.
Quaint said:
Jasandjules said:
Quaint said:
As noted above, the thing I find scary is not the fact that Darling may have been a little "liberal" in his interpretation of the rules. He is a professional politician and longtime stalwart of a Party Machine, so I expect such venality.
I would have expected far more honour and decency from a QC myself.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff