tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post3454552002226429419..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Gordon's paper anniversaryPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-27052588239408434062008-06-30T11:17:00.000+01:002008-06-30T11:17:00.000+01:00You mean the shark-like grin he flashed after Blai...You mean the shark-like grin he flashed after Blair was forced to announce his departure, and when Darling pinched the Tory inheritance tax plans? Your comparison is far more tasteful than the Richard Littlejohn comparion, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69085673608858819092008-06-29T21:16:00.000+01:002008-06-29T21:16:00.000+01:00Firstly I would say Browns smile reminds me of the...Firstly I would say Browns smile reminds me of the alien Doctor, Flox, in 'Star Trek Enterprise'.<BR/><BR/>And it makes me queasy.<BR/><BR/>As for the rest - I am afraid you don't get Brown do you?<BR/><BR/>Never mind the small talk, he is a control freak who lives in his own little world. <BR/>The 10p is a classic. <BR/>He did not believe the issue was a problem because he believed his own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-83708993946111344742008-06-25T07:58:00.000+01:002008-06-25T07:58:00.000+01:00'an overriding concern for the underdog' Right, s...'an overriding concern for the underdog' Right, so that's why, as Chancellor, he scrapped the 10p rate, a decision which left at least one person I know worse off despite a £25 a month pay rise.<BR/><BR/>Decent and serious? Well those two aspects of his character weren't much in evidence when he flew to Iraq during the Tory Party conference. <BR/><BR/>Yes, he's shown some concern for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-8187961969762116142008-06-22T11:16:00.000+01:002008-06-22T11:16:00.000+01:00What odds are you prepared to lay Paul. I will tak...What odds are you prepared to lay Paul. I will take 3/1 against Brown still being PM 2 years after he first became PM. Are you happy to oblige?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-83014298658055057592008-06-21T09:35:00.000+01:002008-06-21T09:35:00.000+01:00The greatest threat to the Labour government at th...The greatest threat to the Labour government at the moment is that the Conservatives will realise the potential potency of the politics of value. For more than a decade Labour have made a certain tax-and-spend paradigm the cornerstone of their appeal. They argued that the keys means of achieving public service improvement was higher spending, that spending more constituted a sort of achievementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com