tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post1400940180929035394..comments2024-03-29T07:19:33.505+00:00Comments on The Diary of a Geek in Oxfordshire: Dear Prime MinisterDungeekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181585428709956991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-3159238336455854462009-02-04T15:10:00.000+00:002009-02-04T15:10:00.000+00:00Absolute magic - couldn't have summed it up better...Absolute magic - couldn't have summed it up better myself. Should things come to the worst I am sure I could go halves on a single match with you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-5637892844123494932009-01-24T03:32:00.000+00:002009-01-24T03:32:00.000+00:00I heard that entire interview, Evan Davies did a s...I heard that entire interview, Evan Davies did a splendid job ( for a Beeboid ) trying to wind Gordon up though it turned into a pantomime ritual of "you said no more boom and bust" V. " international economic crisis " ad nauseum.<BR/>I particularly liked his ( from memory ) " Come on, admit it, your so called brilliant record as Chancellor with X quarters of successive growth has now been followed with recession which makes your overall record just very average, not brilliant at all".bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-81367895348701839352009-01-24T00:15:00.000+00:002009-01-24T00:15:00.000+00:00Its a real shame for the UUK that this man wasn't ...Its a real shame for the UUK that this man wasn't forced out after Glasgow East.<BR/>If he had been, even though there would probably still be a Labour government, it would at least be able to acknowledge previous mistakes.<BR/>Ever since little Al had to become the pretend chancellor he has to read from the fomer chancellors script. Unable to do anything that would reflect badly upon his master.Unable to mention past mistakes. Unable to effectively U-turn on previous errors, or worse still , even admit that any errors had taken place.<BR/>How Alistair must envy Barack Obama. A President who is able to start again unconstrained by old choices.<BR/><BR/>Even if the unsuitable Milliband was in charge he could legitimately say encouraging things about the future..<BR/>"we have run up too much debt, with the best of intentions to overcome years of Tory neglect in schools and hospitals, however it is clear that all future planned PFI schemes must cease and a plan put in place for the end of this recession that will bring borrowing more in line with income.<BR/>I will act decisively with my new chancellor to ..."<BR/><BR/>at least it would prevent us having to listen to the unlikely scenarios that the goblin paints.<BR/><BR/>"Northern Rock ..started in America. Republicans made them lend 125% mortgages. The FSA was got at by the FBI.. Newcastle united ran up the debt.. it was all the fault of the pensioners withdrawing their life savings for no good reason but they were cold and wanted to buy a new fleece..<BR/>And so on.<BR/><BR/>I remember hearing him as chancellor on the today program in 2002. it was quite rare for him to be interviewed. he didn't answer a single question and just tractored his way through it.<BR/>He hasn't changed much. Why anyone thought he would make a good PM is a mystery, solved only by a dinner with Tony.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-51095764045162190002009-01-23T16:19:00.000+00:002009-01-23T16:19:00.000+00:00Excellent. Let us know if you get a reply!Excellent. Let us know if you get a reply!Hacked Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016667577546745576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-61634825462920750892009-01-23T10:47:00.000+00:002009-01-23T10:47:00.000+00:00"light touch regulation"...I missed the interview,..."light touch regulation"...<BR/><BR/>I missed the interview, thank (insert appropriate deity here). Otherwise my nice new DAB radio would have ended up on the other side of the kitchen window on the back lawn.<BR/><BR/>Who was responsible for this light-touch regulation - yes that's right, Gordoom himself. <BR/><BR/>AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>wv = aness (n). A homonym, sounds like the place the government find their economic policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-57327891769390332232009-01-23T10:11:00.000+00:002009-01-23T10:11:00.000+00:00Excellent, laughging my head off reading it.I'd lo...Excellent, laughging my head off reading it.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see the mealy mouthed response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com