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Praises Tony as a three times winner in tune with voters.
War-on-Terror, Backs Blair, "Liberty, Democracy and the American Way"
Economic Prudence. Everything is Brilliant we live in a near utopia.
Changing circumstances mean changing policy solutions.
The back story : my dad, "I don't romanticise my upbringing" then does that...
Partnership British Whatever Blah Blah Blah War on Terror Afghanistan Iraq Wherever Hearts and Minds
Yawn Globalisation Education Reforms Aspiration Education, "no child left behind". Education up to 18. 60% rise in spending promised "invest in education."
Energy-saving, green technology global crumbly candy bars job creation climate changing.
$20 billion foreign aid for climate change through World Bank.
Equality citizenship give me my preciousssss.
Minimum wage migration common language British "it is right".
Shared national purpose. Britishness. Proud to be Scottish. Britain Britishness Brit I'm British I am, I am, Roll Out the Barrel me old China
Young people, young idealism, British, I want the preciousssss, infants, maternity benefits, breast is best.
Labour is on your side, more money, more homes, more more, give me the preciousssss
STILL NO LAUGHS
I believe there is nothing we can't achieve as a country blah blah Beveridge blah blah society we the people partnership
Did you know I made the Bank of England independent? Nationalise the banks comrades!
Modernise NHS Best in the World modernise lead the world not standing still
Now about me me me me me
Not a celebrity, in it for the people
Arctic Circle not Artic Monkeys JOKE AT LAST
"I'd relish the opportunity to take on David Cameron and the Conservative party" Give me the precioussss....
Says in a revealing Freudian slip "Noble purses worth fighting for..."
Britain blah blah Great Society.
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It IS near Utopia compared to a Tory government! We were the Third World of the West after Major, Lamont and co. had finished.
Turgid stuff - This is more DD than DC.
Christ he's a boring public speaker...
What's not facile and banal is simply incoherent. Still, Prescott's response is entertaining and informative.
GORDON WILL SAVE THE PLANET!
He has saved Africa already.
He likes the Artic Monkeys!
He is mates with Bono!
He could have brushed his hair, at least.
Sentences too long. Too many subordinate clauses. Never one word when he's got wind for three. No jokes. Who writes for him ?
Voltaire said to be boring it is only necessary to tell everything.
Scottish and British. Values by committee.
Both Brown and Blair are now begining to believe their own spin...
In today's speech Brown claimed that this GVN have transformed Britain's unemployment rate: when we entered GVN, Brown claimed, we inherited Western Europe's highest unemployment rate, we now have the lowest...
This statement, often repeated by junior minister's to broadcasters who haven't the balls to correct them, is in fact a bare faced lie. Unemployment was below the European average in May '97 and falling...
New leader, same old spin, it seems
No applause for 28 days detention. They aint happy.
Interesting that he mentioned the Scottish thing so directly. Also that he's talking about the BNP etc...
Did he put his teeth in ?
Tied to the lectern, meat-chopping gestures. Is it the 'eighties yet ?
Apple-pie praise of the NHS only raised polit applause. Hall is dead.
I'd have had him coming on in a skin-tight red lycra all in one, to the strains of Queen with someone doing a voice over of:
"Gordons Alive!"
Guess thats why my spin-doctors PR company folded.
Pass the sickbag Alice ...
The "relish the opportunity" bit sounded like: "My name is Gordon Brown and I'M STANDING FOR PRESIDENT!"
If you are in a hole stop digging. He has had the biggest Ming moment ever witnessed.
Pass the sickbag Alice ...
I think we better buy shares in the sickbag maker...
BBC News 24 presenter: "Obviously there's a standing ovation... are they going widl in here? I would say not... but what would you expect?... The strange think for Tony Blair is that he's not dead"
Dry, worthy. Service. Sacrifice. Volunteering. A vision of the country as a sort of Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme.
He's just a cunt.
And it's over...
If there's any money left over after he's given most of it to Africa, he going to give the rest of it to the undeserving poor. Presumably he'll keep a bit back to raise the Labour Party out of poverty.
I'd like to punch him on the nose.
Purses worth fighting for - I heard that, fantastic.
What a load of old crap - nothing we haven't heard before from blair, just senseless feelgood chit chat. Labour supporters are such dumb wishful thinkers if they rate that trite shite.
Oh, and did you notice the "lottery money for local services" point?
Ok speech. Solid, but without "moving ground". What you would expect from Gordon.
"Oh, and did you notice the "lottery money for local services" point?"
Yep, I wondered about that...
Quoted by reuters:
"It's not what's on your i-Pod, it's not how you dress, it's not ... the celebrity that often we spend a lot of time talking about, it's character, it's about who can best represent the aspirations you have."
Wrong, asswipe - that's exactly what it is about. You can't fake charisma and thank goodness you don't even try.
He didn't give any assurances that if he became leader he would ensure that his wife did not run away with the idea that she was co-leader
Great - Labour Party realises it hasn't got anybody to challenge Gord-awful, so he has the job - but they know in their sinking stomachs that he is a throwback, a relic, above all - a loser.
That should cheer up the troops. "Return to your constituencies and prepare for opposition....."
I wonder what reception Tony will get....
He should get Steve Jobs to do it next year.
Not half bad, I thought.
100 per cent awful, I thought.
Have you noticed how he always asscoiates Blair with Terror. Always congratulates him on the "war on terror" I think it is a backhanded compliment to deflect that negative on to Blair.
The Scowling Scot read out a list of things he wants to do with ever-larger wads of my money.
Ummm.... nice, all just read to me of -
"i promise to continue raising the burden of taxation."
Gordon, stfu about investment in services, third world debt and Dafur!. Stop financing the illegal invasion of middle eastern countries costing 100s of thousands of lives and billions of pounds and we might have some money to address those problems. Shifty bastard not to be trusted imo.
Did I miss Gordon's new initiaitive on transport? Something about letting monkies drive articulated lorries? I hope it was a joke.
What next - primates running the CofE???
so, nothing about reducing the tax burden?
eursoc,
Nice idea, but Steve Jobs is too busy changing the world.
"reducing the tax burden"
When will you get it into your thick heads? Your money does not belong to you - it belongs to the government who will generously allow you to keep a small percentage if you behave.
Yes, noble purses...
"You have a NOBLE purse, milord. I'll wager that purse has never been raided by a Communist, and spent on quangos before your very eyes!"
Flush Gordon made another bodywatch moment right at the end where he rubbed his nose. Not sure of the exact words, but some pap about citizens and government as one. No surprise the lie detector flag tripped.
By the way has anyone noticed one of Blair's fron teeth have fallen out?? And that hair dye is just not the right colour too.
has he mentioned hard working families yet?
or inclusiveness?
Peter Hitchens thread almost at 300 - much more significant than GB's flannel. Don't you agree, Guido?
"Arctic Circle not Artic Monkeys"
Enough to freeze off brassy Balls. Oh, I see, Ms Cooper is already here!
I agree with what marywhitehouse said at 12.57.
Bugger off, Gordon - we all hate you!
Even worse than David Davis?
Not a word about enterprise, self reliance and taking risks to earn rewards. Surely to God there's more to life than social justice.
Why does he make politics so grindingly dull and boring, and if I hear him say, let me say, just one more time I'll scream and scream and scream. Oh, how I wish I was Just William and could have played one of his pranks on Gordon.
Shhhhhh Don't mention the war(s) and how much it is costing all of us
Conference worthies are all saying, "He's not really as dull as all that, wait until you get to know him better" No thanks.
and ssssssh, nobody is allowed to mention the leadership succession all week, apart from me, that was the stalinist moment of zen !
...stick to doing the Budget mate, at least we expect that to be dull.
He's really stung by this Scottish thing isn't he.
Well done Guido. I half expected him to turn up in a Pearly King constume topped off by a Grenadier Guardsman's bearskin.
He's obviously really nervous about what people think about his dour protestant persona seeping out of his false clenched smile.
he did an interview with the bbc this morning and the first thing he mentioned was that weird looking kid he has just had, apparently even said "of course the british people want to know more about me"
No we fucking don't, we know all we need to know, you thieving incompetent arsewipe
just fuck off back to the land of rain turnips and self righteous miserable bastards,
Guido,
Interestingly he did not use the phrase 'war' on terror, but discussed the 'fight against terrorism'.....a little distancing going on perhaps.....
Mrs B.liar didn't seem to like the speech either... According to ITV News she walked out and accused Brown of lying about his admiration for Tony.. Whoops!!
"Gordon is a Moron"
No, actually he is a CUNT!
who wants to bet that Blair will go in a blaze of glory tommorow with a tour-de-force of a speech that will make Gordon seem even more dour and boring...
I'm not sure this was the speech to inspire Middle England to vote for him - unless Middle England is somewhere north of the Clyde these days.
Pizza was miles away maybe thinking... ffs Gordon, 'urry up, I could be 'aving 'Cider with R...', before the pills wear off.
He didn't mention the war. That's because it does not exist. There is no war. Only peace and happiness.
Despair is.. never having to say you are happy.
5 live reporting Mrs Blair walking out mummering "liar" at the 'working FOR Tony' part of the speech
Gunslinger,
shouldn't that be Rosie, with John in Cider.
Big distancing Carlotta ! it is costing the treasury (sorry its costing Gordon, I thought it was our cash for a minute), a fortune every day- I think he has put Bush on notice there is going to be no 'yo Brown'. Note the 'we the people' tag though, perhaps we are going to sign up to be the 51st state, and have all our businessmen tried in the States as a cost cutting measure.
Bloomberg are reporting the Cherie Blair walkout
He will fight for noble purses - with his noble friend, Lord Levy.
He is so shit. New Labour ain't dumb enough to pick him.
Brown will not win...wait for newsnight tonight...Commo Reid will be the eventual winner.
COMRADES...all
All very stacatto, very grim, very Gordo. Not even remotely uplifting and the sychophantic drivel about the Dear Leader was gut wrenching. Though, I liked the touches about his upbringing in a Scottish rectory "surrounded by books, sports, music and encouragement". And imaginary friends that continued into the early twenties, no doubt.
If they actually ever get round to crowning Gordo as King, we'll be on our way back to 10 Downing St. come the next election
Unemployment was only below the European average in 1997 because the Conservatives had redefined it (hiding some 2 million in incapacity benefit).
It's only lower now because New Labour redefined it again.
Anyone thinking any of the parties wouldn't do the same is in cloud cuckoo land.
"I made the BOE independent you know..." ZZZZZZZZZZZ
Great to hear from you STRAPWORLD.Where have you been the last few weeks. I have missed your realistic political views.
Tony, you just have not got the balls to say Gordon you are a two faced git, so I will get the wife to stage manage a walkout, while I sit and smirk through David Davis boring ear bleeding speech, sorry I meant Gordon's, but its going to have the same effect on his chances of being crowned PM. Surely we are not going to have this humourless erk tellin us how to live our lives and spent our cash.
I miss the Cherie Blair walk-out while watching it on BBC2.
John Prescott looked bored, a man in the front row of the audience was yawning and the only time the audience came alive was when Gordon talked about taking on David Cameron. If the only time an audience gets excited is when David Cameron is mentioned, then this is not a good omen for Gordon.
I rang up the BBC to get on the Daily Politics telephone panel in order to boost the anti-Gordon vote but I couldn't go through with it, not a whole Gordon speech. Turned instead to ITV's (I think) Loose Women. They were talking about the drawbacks of living alone, dying and being found a week later covered in flies. Much more entertaining!
Gordon thinks more money spent on education equals higher IQ. In that case Cameron must have a much bigger brain than him cos Dave's education was clearly the more expensive.
The thought that this bloke is contemplating imposing a written constitution on us should fill our hearts with terror, what gives him the right, Churchill, Thatcher,Atlee etc didn't have the audacity so who does he think he is....... The Queen???!!!!
Humphing about the corridors of power.
http://www.ghostofhumphrey.blogspot.com
When chucking tens of billions at schools does not stop them churning out illiterate morons, does it never cross Gordo's mind that a change in teaching methods might be rather more useful than yet more money down the drain?
Japanese class sizes are double ours. Their results leave the "bog standard comprehensives" - the ones no NewLab minister sends their own kids to - for dust.
Interesting to hear our PM in waiting mentioning new corporate manslaughter laws. That'll teach those bourgeoisie oppressors in the boardrooms. Government statistics show the NHS killed 2159 people last year as a result of 'serious lapses in care'. I take it Gordon will be granting himself immunity from his new laws.
Just HOW LONG is he going to dine out on making the Bank of England independent????
worried are we?
Hooray! Other people heard 'noble purses', that's made my day.
In a chameleonic style he refered to every single group in the country and gave a throw away policy for them (climate change for greens, Britishness for wavering Tories). He tried to attract everyone in and so far seems to have successfully repulsed them all, good job Gordon.
so we are worried then.
So Brown grew up "surrounded by books, sports, music and encouragement". Lots of us did, and do; none of us think it qualifies us to be prime minister. And it didn't qualify him to be normal.
Peter Hitchens:No we fucking don't, we know all we need to know, you thieving incompetent arsewipe
You ARE the real Peter Hitchens, and I claim my £5!
"Hooray! Other people heard 'noble purses', that's made my day."
Typical of you lot. Can't think of anything but money.
"Noble Percys"
Scot's bastard hates the english. Still got it in for Harry Hotspur and the rest of the Northumberland dynasty. Probably wants to turn the county into one gigantic windfarm after annexing Berwick
Another reason to hate the one eyed cunt if I needed one.
Can someone please call time on the Gordon Brown 'you're the next leader' joke. Surely no one ever took it seriously. It was just a way to quieten off a troublesome member of staff.
The poor guy's in agony, and so is everyone who has to listen to and watch him. He looks like someone who needs rehab, not a future PM. It would be kinder to him and all of us to find some alternative employment. Someone kind might take him in.
"Just HOW LONG is he going to dine out on making the Bank of England independent???? "
Especially as the Conservatives did most of the groundwork, setting up the MPC in an advisory role. All Brown did was allow them to actually set the interest rates [while controlling the target and the dodgy figures their decision has to be based on]
Cherie walked out ?
Must have a paid appearance scheduled I suppose.
anon 2:26
The japanese education system is the best in the world , not only do they sanction corporal punishment every now and again a teacher kills a pupil , they really do, just google and see.
Coming from a generation where I can recall being thrashed with a thorny stick at the age of 5 I can see the advantages.
Why has he lost control of the hinge of his jaw. Does his lower jaw flap, only when he's lying? (ie every 12 seconds).
Why doesnt cyclops the job slayer just fuck off home and bore the trees cos the ENGLISH aint listening.
Loved it, Gord.
http://davehill.typepad.com/temperama/2006/09/conference_spee.html
Loved it.
I know how Gordon Brown developed that strange oral gape - - Imagine him lying on his back,naked,a hand grasped firmly behind each knee.He strains his head forward thinking 'just another inch...just another inch.'
I would happily put up with any other slimy ingrate in the present cabinet (perhaps with the exception of Patricia Hewitt [we all have limits]) just to see the fart-filled pompous blowhard lose the leadership battle.
To quote Kevin Keegan...
'I would LOVE it!!!'
Lovers of The Moomins know Gordo to be The Groke. Enough said...
Cherie walked out because she wasnt't getting paid. The rest stayed becvause they couldn't believe what they were hearing. A Scot running England? Dream on...
i likey facey botty
Meanwhile in a parrael universe...
"I have great faith in the ability of the British people to make decisions for themselves. So I am going to stop meddling and micro-managing. I am going to slash taxes to levels not seen for over 100 years. I am going to abolish the NHS, state education, the DTI, the CRE and thousands of other quangos. Then I am going to buy a Chocolate Orange and laugh in David Cameron's face."
Who can fail to be thrilled by a nail biting mouth breather who looks and acts like any town hall lout?
GB won't be happy until we're all living the Norman Rockwell life; knitting our own veg, taking in any passing tramps and breeding perfect children. Those who can't achieve this will be labelled The Underserving Poor and treated accordingly.
Gordon may be Queen of Scots but he'll never be Queen of England
Guido, kudos for the Not the Nine O'Clock News reference.
hoarwithy said...
It IS near Utopia compared to a Tory government! We were the Third World of the West after Major, Lamont and co. had finished.
12:28 PM
Do we still have morons like you trotting out this shite? Bring back 1979 and Labour eh?
Imbecile.
GB only in politics to serve the people?
No socialist serves the people, they're in it to tell us what to do because they think they know better than us.
This despite the history of socialism.
hoarwithy (12:28 PM): Orwell had the measure of you and your ilk:
"Comrades!" he cried. "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back! Surely, comrades," cried Squealer almost pleadingly, skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, "surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?"
If you had a brain you'd be dangerous.
At 7:18 PM, god said...
Mrs Brown.It's an honour to have you posting here maam.By your nick I suppose we know who wears the pants in your household?Especially when Gordon's straining forward.
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