Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

I agree completely. Even though I'm looking at things from a distance, I do try to keep current with what is going on in the UK ... And this is the way I see it too.

Oh, and a defining moment Canadian style: A letter to Canadians from the Honourable Jack Layton

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Aye. I am afraid, Eric, the noble art of oratory has long since disappeared from mainstream British politics. In its place we have some cut and paste nonsense originally written by some spotted nosed kid in the party central office and posted on websites such as this. Even worse, we get MP's posting on Twitter, offering serious political analysis but is in fact no more than can be read between pages three and four of the Sun newspaper. Still, we do have Prime Ministers Question Time, excerpts of which are now exported and seen throughout the world and which carry the flag of great British comedy alongside Benny hill and Monty Python

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

@GrahamJones_MP Graham Jones MP
#eudebate #eu 83 Tory rebels. Whips said over 75 was a disaster. = Tory disaster.

Surely this wouldn't be one of those Tweets?

Made within minutes of the result being announced in parliament, the night a whole load of M.P.'s voted against giving their constituents a democratic right to have a say in their future, in an E.U. referendum?

That night now called Disaster Night, by any non-rebel?

:rolleyes:

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Protests are "danger signals" and reflect the concerns of millions of people, Labour leader EdM has said.

BBC News - Ed Miliband warns of St Paul's protest 'danger signals'

:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Indeed ... but, let's not forget the Goon Show:D

Re: EdMs speech a defining moment
 

Knowing how all political parties work Tealeaf, not so much a directive from Miliband, but gumph sent out from the research department. I can remember years ago, before the advent of the Internet, that CRD used to send out template letters to be tailored to your own particular area, never used them myself, but I know Labour did exactly the same thing because the same letter appeared in local newspapers from different parts of the country

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Would appear that this thread has backfired on Graham, what started out as a point scoring exersise has gone belly up, maybe thats the reason he hasn't bother to return to the thread since he first started it, ooops Graham:rolleyes:

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Well, Accy Web's always had a reputation as being a place of 'vile and vicous attack' against politicans.

Though it seems some are a bit sorry for themselves now.

Prefering to see themselves as poor, innocent, little victims.

Rather than the same people who once encouraged others, and did it themselves.

What's good for the goose...

:rolleyes:

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I'm too young to have been around for that first time round, but I've heard bits of it over the years. Would I be correct in saying these are some of the main characters and these are some of the comedians now currently playing them:

Bluebottle = David Cameron
Eddie Seagoon = Ed Milliband
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne = Osborne
Eccles = Ed Balls
Minnie Bannister = Theresa May
Count Moriarty = Clegg
Major Bloodnok = William Hague
Henry Crun = Graham Jones

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Ya its funny how the politicos couldn't resist multi posting on the Toilet thread, yet only one has ventured onto the bench thread, :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Who you kiddin'?

You're a hundred and nine!

Profiles don't lie.

:D

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I do. I borrowed the technique from the politicians handbook.

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Well that's honest.

You've no chance mate.

Think of another career path.

Re: EdMs speech a defining moment
 

Ya there was a yolk song poverty, poverty knocks, its now honesty honesty knocks, but not very often;)

Re: EdM's speech a defining moment
 

Nice ... maybe Graham Jones will be happy to see he is right up there with the big names;):D

Seems, though, that Hyndburn's MP is into "trial balloon politics", looks like this one, a hot air balloon, suffered the same fate as the Hindenburg.:rolleyes: