Newsnight : Clarke v Reid
Two emails have arrived, one from a BBC producer saying tonight's Newsnight is "is political dynamite" and one from Iain Dale with the transcript of Charles Clarke's denunciation of John Reid which is to be broadcast tonight. David Davis is going to stick the boot in as well apparently.
As the era of New Labour draws to a close they'll revert to fighting like ferrets in a sack.
As the era of New Labour draws to a close they'll revert to fighting like ferrets in a sack.
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Clarke wasn't sacked. To deflect political embarassment he was offered another ministry in the reshuffle but he refused. He walked the plank of his own volition. When listening to him whinging tonight on Newsnight and tomorrow morning on On The Ropes don't forget that he's a witless pratt and the world's a better place with him out of office.
Someone wants to remind Davis, Ried has human rights too.
Then again this could be a section 4 moment!
"...ferrets in a sack."
Skunks, more like
He walked the plank of his own volition
Cranmer thinks he was sacrificed. Accepting demotion was hardly an option if the fault did not lie with him. To accept this would have been to give credence to the lie. His options were to resign or be sacked. This is hardly a matter of volition.
The image of Charles Clarke, the Safety elephant, on a bike will keep me laughing tonight.
Here's a pictoral representation for those who missed the ridiculous sight:
http://www.sm5sxl.net/~mats/graphics/images/clipart/comical/elephant_bike.png
One word for his interview: WHINGE
Oh no, the stupid Tories put David Davis up on Newsnight: "blah, blah, blah, maybe this, maybe that, he was right on this, he was wrong on that, blah, blah, blah" BORING!!
There is nothing sweeter than observing the forces of darkness fighting for the life they once enjoyed.
Revel in your misery,Mr. Clarke, for that misery is only enjoyed by those you once loved.
Doom
I wish Davis would just go for the jugular. Most people are sick of Labour, they'd appreciate a good mauling.
Sometimes I wonder just how the likes of Rawnsley and Finkelstein make it as political commentators. Are they so literal minded that everything has to be spelt out to them in bold Times Roman 20pt?
Andy and Danny - let me enlighten you. The visible target of the attack was John Reid, the invisible (and real) target was Tony Blair. The visible perpetrator was Charles Clarke, the invisible (and real)perpetrator was Gordon Brown.
Can't you see that Charles Clarke is Mr Yesterday as far as the Blairites are concerned? Gordon Brown is the only meaningful chance of patronage that Ol' Cauliflower Lugs has. And he has to earn it...
...by lobbing a few grenades into Tony's trench.
I was particularly amused by the Labour aparachic, and former Home Office Minister (a complete nonentity), trying to defend 'Dr' John Reid against both Big Ears onslaught and David Davis on Newsnight. Priceless!
was that it? explosive my arse....
Nobody who remembers Reid's shameful performance as a junior defence minister at the time of the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash enquiry will be surprised by his whitewashing antics as Home Sec.
He did everything he could to attack and undermine the personnel on board the Chinook - who weren't around to defend themselves. His conduct at the time was that of a good Communist who refuses to believe that the system is anything less than perfect and that individual betrayals cause catastrophes.
Guido, might be worth checking Ye Olde Scrolls for the provenance of the first poster, could be number 10 getting their retaliation in early !
could be number 10 getting their retaliation in early !
Indeed not. Someone who despises Blair, and Blairite toadies like Clarke.
Cranmer, it was the sin of pride that did for Clarke, not the (political) sin of honesty.
Police last night raided the home of former Home Secretary, and now notorious subversive rebel, Charles Clarke.
They claimed to be searching for a quantity of highly poisonous material that could inflict heavy casualties if used to attack a high profile target such as Downing St.
The police refused to speculate on how many casualties such a raid might produce but they did put on white sheets and halloween masks, rattled chains and chanted "Be scared you bastards and give us more power!" at journalists.
Unfortunately nobody was shot during the raid. Chief Constable Sir Iain "The Other One" Blair said the officers involved would be disciplined for failing to follow the correct procedures. He promptly produced a Colt .45 and shot a passing cyclist, filling this months quota ahead of schedule. Sir Iain, was recently awarded a CBE for his long time services to manufacturing, mostly in the excuses industry.
Anonymous (7:47 AM)said...
"was that it? explosive my arse...."
I dont care what the state of your bowels is ...however it is funny to see Clarke bellyaching - and yes we are better off without him, though Reid is no better.
We here at the British Experimental Rocket Group are buzzing over the mess the Government are in. Clarke's painfully awkward audition for a role in the Brown Government should tell us something about the jolly hockey sticks camaraderie of that bunch of miscreants if and when they finally take office. Their self-destructive sniping be a field day for cynics of all stripes, but a dark one for the electorate.
Jesus, I wish Brown would finally just assume the leadership of Labour to finally get things moving!
And would someone sack Iain bloody Blair!!
Some days I wish we find another alien carcass under the Victoria Line just to have something different to fret about.
Someone Cynical,
** CLAPS ** Very good.
Some days I wish we find another alien carcass under the Victoria Line just to have something different to fret about.
The alien carcass has managed to crawl across St James's Park en route from Green Park station to the river, where it will reproduce if we don't stop it. It was last seen in Downing Street. We may have to flatten the entire neighbourhood. Sorry, Guido.
Who exactly was the ferret-like individual put up against Davis on Newsnight and why did he insist on copying the Mark Oaten 'diseased facial rat' style of beard?
I have never witnessed such unanimity on the BBC 'Have Your Say' feature. Llink on the right of this page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5119880.stm
If Clarke thought he was angling for a post in Brown's cabinet he should think again.
Do you think that clarke has sent dog shit through the post to show his disgust?
Didn't see this but could the ferret-like individual with the 'diseased facial rat' style of beard have been Euan Blair?
I'm with Alice Thomson on this, who comments on Clarke's somewhat confused ramblings in today's Torygraph thus,
The Tories said this was a Geoffrey Howe moment, but Mr Clarke looked more like a squashed hedgehog than a savage sheep ...
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