Kennedy Drink Problems

Tealeaf said:
What is amazing is that the entire parliamentary Lib-Dem party was fully aware of the extent of Kennedy's drink problem and so was much of the fourth estate; yet the Great British Public was kept in blissful ignorance, instead getting an occaisional snippet which referred to his health problems. Given the Lib-dem policies on government transparency and openness then this must be unparalled in the history of political hypocracy. I just hope that when it comes to the next elections, people will remember & vote away this entire bunch of slimeballs.
agree entirely- but on this basis WHO can we vote for:D
 
Thats a good point cashy as there aint much of a choice out there. Well not unless Gayle can be up for the PM's job in the next few years.
 
Thought i would share this with you:

Breaking news from Mail online: Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has resigned after finally succumbing to insurmountable pressure from his party's MPs and activists. Several senior MPs had threatened to quit the frontbench if he did not resign by Monday.
 
Here is a parting gift for Chick to help his sorrows;
 

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extremely disapointed
another victim of biggots behaviour to british politics.

what kind of world is this where a man is discriminated for having the guts to admit his problem to millions of people.

bloody toffs
 
To be fair im quite happy he's resigned if the reports ive heard about the news are true.. Apparently a lot of journalists have been threatened to be taken to some special newspaper court thing (I dunno!) anyway, basicly they were threatened to be quite about Kennedys drink problem, then ITV got some solid proof so were going to go ahead with posting it and thats only when he admited it..
 
shakermaker said:
:(
extremely disapointed
another victim of biggots behaviour to british politics.

what kind of world is this where a man is discriminated for having the guts to admit his problem to millions of people.

bloody toffs

MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ALCOHOL AND NOT HARD DRUGS.

There is more to be gained publisity wise from drink than drugs.
 
shakermaker said:
:(
extremely disapointed
another victim of biggots behaviour to british politics.

what kind of world is this where a man is discriminated for having the guts to admit his problem to millions of people.

bloody toffs

Because Shaker how can they dish dirt on someone who admits to their own failings :D
 
I feel that Emperor Ming was behind it all......I am not very political, but to me he seemed to have been their best leader for a very long time...even though they have only a snowflakes chance of getting into office.
 
SPUGGIE J said:
Thats a good point cashy as there aint much of a choice out there. Well not unless Gayle can be up for the PM's job in the next few years.

A job I'd never want. But glad I can count on your vote if I change my mind.
 
I think the way his party have treated CK is diabolical. How many so called 'esteemed' MP's don't have a drink at lunch time or at the end of the day to 'unwind'. You don't have to be a falling down drunk to have a drink problem, so maybe some of his 'attackers' should look at themselves before casting aspersions on others. IMO Kennedy was the Libs best chance of ever winning power, now without him they don't stand any chance at all.
 
I feel gutted for Kennedy, yes he had a drink problem but I doubt that he’s on his own. At least he’s thought this through and stood down before things really got nasty.

Charles Kennedy at least as shown some dignity, more than can be said for the rest of the front beach, I personally think they’ve shot themselves in the foot. Pity they don’t seem to have learnt the lessons the Tories still haven’t learnt from when they did the same thing to Thatcher.

Just a foot note:

Deepest thoughts for Tony Banks who’s currently fighting for his lift after suffering A major stroke whiles on Holiday in Florida. God Bless.
 
Doug said:
Just a foot note:

Deepest thoughts for Tony Banks who’s currently fighting for his lift after suffering A major stroke whiles on Holiday in Florida. God Bless.

Too late matey. He's dead and gone. And good riddance to! This is the lentil-munching clown who when supposidly Minister of Sport actively campaigned for the outlawing of the three greatest sports - Hunting, Shooting & Fishing. Well, despite the best attempts of him & his ilk, he's failed - hunting is stronger than ever.
 
grannyclaret said:
hunting is diabolical........as was cock fighting and bull fighting...
I'm in total agreement with you granny. How can any animal lovers think different.
 
Easy if the hunting is for food puposes. Fishing is a form of hunting yet I do it for trout which I eat. I have eaten rabbit hare pheasant quail etc.

Chicks constituancy has fishing and hunting and he was hunted and hounded the same way.
 
If everyone who has a drink problem was sacked or forced to resign we would be in a mess. Think of those in their early 20's that sup alcohol like an elephant sups water were out of a job where would we be?
 
grannyclaret said:
hunting is diabolical........as was cock fighting and bull fighting...

Hunting is the noble sport of Kings and and peasants and everyone in between. It is the great test between man & beast. As for cock fighting - well I am quite sure that if I was a cock and had the choice between living for 30 days in a tiny wire cage in order to end up on the shelves of Accy ASDA or that of living a free and pampered life for 60 days and then getting stuck into a life or death struggle, in which I would have a 50/50 chance of survival - well, I know which one I would choose. And as for bull fighting - what more magnificent spectacle is there to be seen?

As for Tony Banks & the Animal Rights Mob - these people have no place in civilised society. The simple fact is organisations like the League Against Cruel Sports are terrorist organisations and Banks was on their political wing. |And as they say - the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist
 
If they banned all hunting we will all be vegans. You cannot ban the ones that suit because its the in thing. If hunting goes then fishing would have to followed by cattle and sheep farming. How long would it stay as this if we had no meat fish eggs etc. It might reach the point were we dont have milk because that is robbing a calf of its own food.
 
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