tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post3036649399066147942..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: But whose Big Clunking Fist?Paul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-71504005451058839352006-11-19T21:58:00.000+00:002006-11-19T21:58:00.000+00:00Sorry, misprint, I meant Widmerpool (many people t...Sorry, misprint, I meant Widmerpool (many people think he was modelled on Edward Heath, but the late Anthony Powell insisted he was based on a barrister called Capell-Dunn, while Powell's in-law, Lord Longford, thought that Widmerpool was based on himself).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-44864945457632951412006-11-19T21:55:00.000+00:002006-11-19T21:55:00.000+00:00Re. the pension funds, I'm sure I've acknowledged ...Re. the pension funds, I'm sure I've acknowledged that as a mistake on Brown's part in posts passim (if I haven't, I do so here).<br /><br />As for unemployment, it would be higher but for Brown's policy of independence for the Bank of England. Against many predictions, Britain escaped recession after the slowdown in the world economy seen after the bursting of the dotcom bubble and the World Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69320123297808425562006-11-18T18:08:00.000+00:002006-11-18T18:08:00.000+00:00'
Dear Paul
How high does the relentless rise in ...'<br />Dear Paul<br /><br />How high does the relentless rise in Unemployment Levels have to go, before you come to question Mr Brown's "Gravitas"<br /><br />Would you (or the ever-informative Redeye) feel differently if you or your Children were newly qualified Nurses or Occupational Therapists who are unable to get jobs or if it was your Pension Funds that have been brought to financial Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-83120357855266469852006-11-16T22:32:00.000+00:002006-11-16T22:32:00.000+00:00Redeye
Alan Milburn is an interesting case and,...Redeye <br /> <br />Alan Milburn is an interesting case and, I have to say, not one I fully understand.<br /> <br />I was a great fan of him in his younger days and actually worked fairly closely with him when he was an opposition Treasury spokesman. I do however agree with Bryan Gould's analysis that he became very pompous when in government, as reflected in his rather supercilious attitude to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-74551187251277431182006-11-16T20:25:00.000+00:002006-11-16T20:25:00.000+00:00Milburn did himself no good by flouncing out of th...Milburn did himself no good by flouncing out of the Cabinet twice. Having heard him speak, however, at a fringe meeting two years ago, I'd say comparisons with John Major are ill-deserved. He's far more fluent and charismatic. What a pity he can't work with Gordon Brown - they'd make a great team. Their rivalry could ultimately set back the Labour modernisers' cause in the same way the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-32850483169269839122006-11-16T17:13:00.000+00:002006-11-16T17:13:00.000+00:00Come on then Paul charisma is a disqualification i...Come on then Paul charisma is a disqualification in certain circs. It may be that Labour need a non-divisive figure like Straw or Hutton because it is so divided. that might be what is needed if the divisions after Blair run too deep.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com