DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived Cleggeron era

Prime Minister of England David Cameron is to fly the flag of St George above Downing Street for the duration of the World Cup.

― James Mitchell, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 2:29 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

although there are bigger things to be pissed off about, i guess im resigned to them. this is effing lame though.

Should hang a really big one out of the window.

Wonder if this will drive a wedge between him and all the people who are wondering why he's doing nothing to stop the mass graves full of people shot for wearing England shirts on buses.

Have we had the big tourney revival of the FUCKING ENGLAND FLAGS thread yet? I haven't noticed it pop up.

it was revived a few days ago then sank again, I figured the chaveron flag thing would make it pop up.

I was just in Engaland (on a cruise up the Thames) and I was stupefied by all the St. George's crosses, I saw, many of which were ratty and many of which appeared to be plastic.

Gets a bit grubby when you wrap yourself in the cross of St George 365 days a year.

Just a question, would Brown have been castized for running up the cross of St. Andrew had Scotland qualified?

You better believe it

He wouldn't have done it though. Nor would any other Scottish PM, I reckon.

Seem to recall Gordon Brown got criticism for everything he did, even losing the election and resigning, so probably.

Setting aside the likelihood of Scotland qualifying...

It's kind of too bad, that a PM couldn't, if only for a sporting event 'show his colors'. Imagine if there had been a World Cup in Lloyd-George's day.

Wd have lolled if Brown had flown a Scotland flag despite them not qualifying

It's kind of too bad, that a PM couldn't, if only for a sporting event 'show his colors'

The rule is any colour as long as its England's

We are a v. easily butthurt people, the English

Gordon Brown famously cited Gazza's goal against Scotland in 1996 as his favourite - anyone who goes to such lengths to ingratiate himself with Englanders wouldn't fly a Scotland flag over Downing Street.

Wonder if MPs can claim flags on expenses. If not, they ought to be allowed to.

*waves*

http://imgur.com/vOZb8.jpg

She thinks he's Mark, I'm guessing.

Also she thinks she's Jean Simmons, and we're still on the ration.

Somebody needs to table a question about how much the security to protect her grave is gonna cost the public purse.

And Cameron thinks we can't see he's holding in his gut.

Somebody john mcdonnell needs to table a question about how much the security to protect her grave is gonna cost the public purse.

― If it's not hurting, you're not lurking (Noodle Vague), Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:10 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

McDonnell too busy souping up his DeLorean iirc

It's a toss up as to whether McDonnell or Thatcher will hit 88 first...

apparently some attempt to kill cameron in afghanistan? flight diverted, unhurt. some john mcdonnell figure from the future, presumably.

I'm getting the impression that new-lab's economic fuck up/s is/are being totally blown out of proportion by this shower to push through a bunch of ideological shit incl part-privatisation of the civil service. not very good.

Nah I think it's bad, Pash, really bad, but the idea that they have to cut savagely this minute now is bollocks. I think the public will wise up to this pretty quickly, maybe not quickly enough though.

Tory minster admits spending cuts will shaft the poor

But yeah, they are totally using the deficit as a smokescreen to push through a load of ideologically-motivated shit they wouldn't be able to get away with otherwise.

You can tell by the barely-concealed "wow look at that axeman GO!" glee in the right-wing press.

I'm getting the impression that new-lab's economic fuck up/s is/are being totally blown out of proportion by this shower to push through a bunch of ideological shit incl part-privatisation of the civil service

Cameron: "We are not doing this because we want to. We are not driven by some theory or some ideology. We are doing this as a government because we have to..."

... pants on fire

I've noticed recently, I am violently suspicious of everyone who claims not to have an ideology.

I don't claim to have one, what about that?

<_<

~*suspicion*~

>_>

I'm just suspicious of Thatcherbabies; it's easier.

http://shop.conservatives.com/category10612/baby-clothing.aspx

campbellclaret
I know Nick Clegg speaks hundreds of languages but could he start saying 'going to' rather than .'gunna'. And stop being a Tory
about 1 hour ago via txt

pretty lame tbh

agree who does clegg think he is etc

He thinks he's important

Today sees the launch of the Marine Management Organisation NDPB, which will oversea the UK's fishing industry (based in the South West). The new body's HQ will be in, err, Newcastle.

The brave new quango-less age of austerity, everybody.

Tbf I think they might fish a bit in Scotland and the NE of England.

Just as one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, so one man's quango is another man's, errrrrrrr, well I don't know what really... what is the non-pejorative term for quangos? Other than the fact that the GBP don't (or think they) don't like quangoes, what is the Coalition's objection to them? Surely they're right up their street?

the tories basically invented them!

but yeah i have had need to find a non-pejorative way of describing them. not easy.

Thatcher was the Quango Queen. Still, history is (re)written by the victors.

A non-departmental public body is the polite term for a quango, folks.

catchy.