Whatever the result tomorrow, Cameron has to ditch Osborne FAST

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chucky wrote: »

his call on the banks... his inappropriate comments about sterling which Cameron didn't back

What call on the banks? They supported the bailout and a Lloyds Bank rescue of Northern Rock. I agree the Sterling thing was daft but so was Vince Cable's cockup over the mansion tax. And I wont even begin to mention Alastair Darling. Like I say, I really don't see how he is that much different to everyone else.

Kohoutek

carolt wrote: »

It's not the history degree from Oxford per se that I have an objection to - after all, I have one myself.

It's the lack of post-degree qualification/experience that really concerns me.

I think the problem is that to be a politician, you usually either need to be independently wealthy or to have connections to a political party from a young age, neither of which is conducive towards candidates who have had a wide range of experience/a career outside politics.

bigheadxx

carolt wrote: »

I really like Harriet Harman, too.

She#s got herself a prime spot on late night TV (npw on BBC News) how much harm can she do I wonder?

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lynzpower wrote: »

I saw her at the fawcett debate at the LSE the other day and to my mind she was absolutely superb.

For the first time ever I wished I lived in Camberwell and peckham.:o

I found her inspirational.

Vince cable has been all over London tv- he was on the news again tonight. Hes in his constituency too, like all MPs.

The cameras are following the leaders, theres no room for anyone else to get on national TV.

You missed the Radio 5 phone in then. And no, you don't wish you lived in Peckham (I did, she was my MP) although Camberwell is fine.

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nickmason wrote: »

I hope this is balanced - looked at some "big guns"....

Law:
Clarke (Cambridge), Darling (Aberdeen)

History:
Osborne (Oxford), Brown (Edinburgh)

PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics):
Cameron (Oxford), Mandelson (Oxford), Balls (Oxford)

Social Anthropology:
Clegg (Cambridge)

Natural Sciences & Economics:
Cable (Cambridge)

So good to see this list of degrees that are essentially useless for running a country (with the exception of Vince Cable's). That sheer weight of illiteracy is a wonder to behold.

StevieJ

nickmason wrote: »

Not if it's evidenced, chucky.

Nick can have you as chancellor ? seriously (as opposed to Georgie) maybe in the future eh!

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Kohoutek wrote: »

I think the problem is that to be a politician, you usually either need to be independently wealthy or to have connections to a political party from a young age, neither of which is conducive towards candidates who have had a wide range of experience/a career outside politics.

The biggest problem with politics is that most decent people don't go into it in the first place or once they do, get disillusioned by the chicanery and leave. So it's difficult for talented people to play the game and end up as ministers, which is what we all should want.

nickmason

Entertainer wrote: »

So good to see this list of degrees that are essentially useless for running a country (with the exception of Vince Cable's). That sheer weight of illiteracy is a wonder to behold.

Why does natural sciences and economics outscore law or PPE?

PasturesNew

I don't even know what natural sciences or PPE are/mean!

I was educated at Cambridge ... 2 O levels then secretarial college (as I was a girl). I didn't even know what the University was/was for. All I knew was "they're rich people" and I knew that when you drove past them on their bike, in your car, in the rain and splashed them (big time), they protested in a most plummy voice. Oh the fun we had .... standing at the kebab van at night seeing these gimps wearing dickie ties and girls in shiny dresses!

I've gatecrashed loads of their posh balls too... about six different colleges
Oh - and nicked the punts to take them for a midnight punt up river.
Big up to the rebel!

nickmason

StevieJ wrote: »

Nick can have you as chancellor ? seriously (as opposed to Georgie) maybe in the future eh!

I always forget to thank messages - but how could I fail to thank that! ;)