absolutely nothing to do with house prices - gwyneth dunwoody dies

Zammo

mr.broderick wrote: »

Thats not funny zammo.

I laughed, and that's all that matters Brodders.

jamescredmond

Zammo wrote: »

How much was her house worth?

not much (s'allright, zammo. I can see a funny side). if memory serves: she was repo'd in the late 80's , so not the best choice for chancellor.............errr....on the other hand...

jamescredmond

mr.broderick wrote: »

Yeah good call jimmy, she will be missed. Honesty, where's it gone?

the entire cabinet/shadow cabinet are actively engaged in searching for it.....behind a sofa.

m00m00

Modern politics is all about spin and pseudo-celebrity, it has nothing to do with ideology, conviction or values.

we'll never again see the likes of Robin Cook at the highest level of government, prospective candidates will be groomed more for image, and supine adherence to focus group reports, than for integrity or intelligence.

Zammo

m00m00 wrote: »

we'll never again see the likes of Robin Cook at the highest level of government, prospective candidates will be groomed more for image, and supine adherence to focus group reports, than for integrity or intelligence.

He wasn't too easy on the eye though was he?

m00m00

he was brilliantly clever, and resigned on a point of principle.

If only there were more 'ugly' politicians in looks, rather than ugly in morals.

Zammo

m00m00 wrote: »

he was brilliantly clever, and resigned on a point of principle.

If only there were more 'ugly' politicians in looks, rather than ugly in morals.

So having six lovers behind his wifes back and then leaving her for his secretary was moral then was it?

What a wonderfully principled human being.

Such a loss.

jamescredmond

Zammo wrote: »

He wasn't too easy on the eye though was he?

this reminds me of an old joke.

went something like this:

tom thumb, snow white and quasimodo meet up in the forest.

'I'm the smallest guy in the world', says tom.

'I'm the most beautiful girl', says snow white.

'I'm the world's ugliest bloke', says quasi.

the fairy godmother twangs into view.

'you've all got a high opinion of yourselves', she snorts. 'there's one way we can settle this. down at the old crooked cottage hangs the magic mirror. let's be having of you and we'll have a dabble'

first up is tom thumb, while the other 2 hang around outside.

'mirror, mirror on the wall. who's the smallest of 'em all?'

'that'll be you, y'little b******.

tom comes out smiling.

'definitely me' he tells the other 2.

next up is snow white.

2 minutes later, she's out. 'definitely me', she purrs.

last up is quasi.

2 minutes later, he's out with a face like thunder.

'what's wrong quasi?' they ask.

'WHO THE **** IS ROBIN COOK!??'

an old joke, but it still makes me smile.

JonnyBravo

mr.broderick wrote: »

Thats not funny zammo.

Oh come on mr.b don't be so touchy.... black humour, it's the British way isnt it? Made me smile anyhow.

jamescredmond wrote: »

anyone reading this under the age of 35 may not be aware that there was once a time when politics was actually interesting. seriously!!!

Yep, depressing isn't it.

Last General Election was the first time I cast no meaningful vote. I went alright, but I spoilt my paper.
Shame there's no "None of the above - can we have a random decision making machine please" option... couldn't do any worse.

This time I'll be going and voting for whoever has the most chance of defeating Brown around here. Can't stand him. Two faced *******

jamescredmond

I've thanked you for this because my father does the spoilt paper thing at local/nat./euro elections, and has done for the past 10yrs.

pleased to see he's not alone.

I argued that by spoiling he's wasting a vote.(tongue in cheek a bit).

he argued back: it's purely my vote. by spoiling I make a vote. nobody can accuse me of being too lazy/indifferent for not visiting my polling station. I've made a choice that wasn't offered to me on the ballot sheet.

I've sometimes wondered if this type of approach would work in future elections. the turnout is high, but so is the no. of spoilt papers -in fact so high they outnumber the votes cast for any candidate.

I, personally, would love it.