DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived post-Murdoch era

yah cameron doesn't really care about politics as praxis any more than as ideas

it's like he drew the short straw twenty yrs ago and had to go run the conservative party while his chums got to make proper money

^ precisely

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/24/prison-inmates-painting-jacqui-smith

Everyone's a winner, baby!

That is just too deliciously fucked.

I expected more, after that url

Her husband won't have a minute to himself...

I mean FFS! I know it's just an amusing LOL-typical story on the surface but it is SO FUCKING TYPICAL it basically sums up my misgivings of this whole debacle in one story.

would just like to take this opportunity to thank the heroic class warrior rioters for enabling this sort of shit

They're lucky if they make it that far tbh. Seems like the police have adopted a policy of randomly offing suspects. Three dead so far this week (two tasered to death, one dead after pepper spray) - what the hell's going on?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/23/volunteered-work-cameron-blair

john harris on the mandatory work placements thing

would just like to take this opportunity to thank the heroic class warrior rioters for enabling this sort of shit

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 13:07 (46 minutes ago) Bookmark

Not sure I fully understand this post

beginning to wonder if i should include footnotes w/all my posts

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Friday, August 19, 2011 4:00 PM (5 days ago)

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion

2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality

3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Assizes

dorries and co really are a fucking nuisance eh

but then http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/31/downing-street-uturn-abortion-proposals, so
but yes obviously totally

Manufacturing led recovery carries on apace

If we can manufacture enough LEDs we'll be out of this recession in no time.

LED zeppelin

Zeppelin Led recovery

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/09/01/361500/hybrid-airship-set-for-cargo-development.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/sep/05/david-cameron-court-verdicts-televised

Televising just the sentencing seems completely pointless.

it'll make a good intro to the public floggings

how to get people back into politics via things we learnt from the rodney king trial

http://i.imgur.com/zrLA0.jpg

FFFFFFFFFFFFFU

calm down dear

get a lawyer, morans

is this a thing worth getting aggravated abt?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6989408/Andrew-Lansley-bankrolled-by-private-healthcare-provider.html

I'm easily aggravated

Lansley has one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet. He's also the least trustworthy. I hope he goes.

there it is http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/05/punishment-rioters-help

Is Health really one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet?

I don't know how you would judge these things but he must be responsible for a hell of a lot of budget, in a high profile area (if not the highest), and have to deal with powerful stakeholders like the GMC. Plus there are the massive changes that the Coalition are trying to put through, while he seemingly gets little support from Cameron.

Of course it isn't one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet, that's complete nonsense.

Also that Telegraph article is dated January 2010 so I doubt it's going to have much effect on Lansley now.

probably nagl to be lold at by your own leader

nagldine dorries <---subtle that

12.32pm: Labour's Huw Irranca-Davies asks if Cameron agrees that housing minister Grant Shapps is a star - because he is promoting house boats as a response to the housing crisis.

Cameron says Shapps is doing a great job.

2.24pm: Nadine Dorries's amendment has been defeated by 368 votes to 118 - a majority of 250.

(xp) House boats, prison ships, seem the Right are obsessed with getting the British on the water to relive our glorious nautical heritage

House boats and prison ships for the poor; punting, Henley and Cowes for the rich.

The occasional booze cruise for the squeezed middle.

newsnight getting bizarre

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/30/1269963294471/Conservative-poster-featu-001.jpg

Too angry about the NHS to think too much about politics at the moment so let's just laught at this instead:

Chancellor George Osborne was jeered off stage at a glossy magazine ceremony after making a foul-mouthed joke.

The shame-faced Tory hurried from the event just minutes later when he realised how badly his attempt at humour had gone down.

Guests including Johnny Depp, Kylie Minogue, Keith Richards and Bono listened in disbelief at the GQ Awards as he cracked the schoolboy gag.

Collecting the award for Politician of the Year from BBC political editor Nick Robinson, Mr Osborne, 40, said: “It is a pleasure to win this award. I’ve just come from addressing about 300 bankers in the City of London and it says something about my profession that I was still the most unpopular person in the room. It is a fine recognition.

“I’m not sure who actually reads the politics pages of GQ magazine though – I suspect they are the only pages of the magazine that a teenage boy hasn’t stuck together while reading the magazine. Some might say that’s because the w*****s are on the page rather than reading them.”

There were a few nervous laughs before hecklers at the back of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, began to jeer. Baronet’s son Mr Osborne’s went red in the face and fled the stage.

Later Stephen Fry was cheered when he queried the Chancellor’s odd remarks.

He said: “What were you thinking? Are you aware the magazine has male models? Were you thinking of Maxim?” He added in a tweet that Mr Osborne had “made an arse of himself”.

An insider said: “It was very embarrassing that Osborne should totally misread the room that badly. It showed arrogance and lack of respect.”

The Chancellor caused more embarrassment backstage when he demanded a flunkie get rapper Tinie Tempah’s autograph for his daughter. When it was produced, he snapped: “It’s not for my daughter, it’s for my son. Now please go and rectify the matter.” His demand was ignored.

Before leaving, Mr Osborne made sure to collect his luxury winners’ goodie bag which included a Samsung Galaxy Tab, DVDs, champagne and spa vouchers.

A source close to the Chancellor, seen out jogging yesterday in St James’s Park, London, insisted his jokes went down well and he was clapped off the stage. He added the speech on Tuesday night was made in “the spirit of the occasion” and was “well received”.

It showed arrogance and lack of respect.

From George Osborne?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6213IAQHk

Urrgggh!

I do sneakily admire Count Osborne of Gligberg-Ottenscrope for doing bad wanking gags in front of smug gliberati. If it had been Jonathan Ross it would have been a standing ovation.

ffs who gives a toss about what Stephen Fry has to say about anything, stupid arse-propped old vole-chewer, go and speak to your old pal Hugh, maybe he’ll give you 10p.

how is osbourne the villain of a piece that starts with

Collecting the award for Politician of the Year from BBC political editor Nick Robinson, Mr Osborne

what the fuck, politician of the year. give it to tom watson or some other guy who hasn't just actively & cacklingly been destroying the future.

clue: Nick Robinson

'Cunty magazine rewards cunt for being a cunt'

schlump otm. the whole thing's a farce.