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

Some people like to think of these dudes as cuddly but impotent centre-rightists but its important to remember that TORIES ARE FUCKING NAZI SCUM AND LIB DEMS ARE THE BROKEN TOYS OF NAZI SCUM AND IF YOU VOTE TORY YOU = NAZI SCUM AND I HOPE U DIE SOON

― Widow of Opportunity (Noodle Vague), Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:38 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark

^^^^

wish someone would fire iain dale into the sun

Ahhh...
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48904000/jpg/_48904035_010054418-1.jpg

then he bites its face off

That's three chins on Cam.

This story appears at the top of the Daily Telegraph's front page: 'Cabinet Minister may act over false claims of gay affair'. It's not hard to realise who the cabinet minister in this case is, as there has been only one minister who's had year old photographs of him and his aide appear in the papers in the last week. But it is a strange piece which appears to have been placed after high level chats between newspaper executives and the cabinet minister in question.

The Foreign Secretary appointed Chris Myers, 25, as his third Whitehall adviser, on a salary of £30,000, it has emerged.

its 2010, crazy that a politician would still remain in the closet

progress is very much 2 steps forward 1.9999999 steps back

(obv that isn't the point of this story but still)

its 2010, crazy that a politician would still remain in the closet

― Chaki doesn't have beef with unicorn (stevie), Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:48 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

for a new politician, yeah probably, but not so much for a veteran

poor ffffffion...

"I just have to pick up some distressed denim at Firetrap. Won't be a mo."

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01701/Hague_1701145c.jpg

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01701/hat_1701211c.jpg

Some wag on a blog I read made the comment that if you added the goatee to Hague in this picture, he becomes Gary Glitter.

What are Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys and Sean Penn doing on this thread?

http://politicalscrapbook.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cameron_clegg_baby_photo.jpg

^^^Ned, nobody told me they were remaking How To Get Ahead In Advertising...

Disappointing: No results found for "miliband slams balls".

Check again tomorrow!

Hague should hire Sean Penn straight back if he's the one who wrote this statement.

No mention of Guido's FOI request in the statement? I presume that now becomes null and void?

Having said that I am quite enjoying the slagging of off the aforementioned Guido by his up till now loyal fans - "you've gone too far this time" etc.

my impression is that Guido would not be a pleasant companion in real life

I was sure I called Hague's CONTROVERSIAL MODERATOR EDIT on this thread months ago but apparently not. It's allegedly been an open secret in Tory circles and probably in other parties for years.

If you were trying to cover up your homosexual affair, while travelling around the country and checking into hotels with your gay partner, wouldn't it be a bit stupid to book into the same hotel room? If you were trying to avoid arousing suspicion you'd book two separate single rooms.

indeed
the only interesting part of this is, who within the tories is trying to do this? who is feeding that anal wart guido fawkes?

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/9/2/1283456235291/Andy-Coulson-006.jpg

god, coulson, huh. WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?

Even if Hague was gay, it's not a resigning issue, is it? And the completely plausible denial that these two men were involved in a relationship throws out any suspicion there was any impropriety in Myers' position as a SpAd. Not to mention that's he's resigned, anyway. Plus it plants a little doubt in everyone's mind the next time a scandal comes up. There's something a little fishy about this, like someone's been trying to keep Coulson off the front pages.

And, as if by magic...

According to Conservative officials, Andy Coulson, the party's director of communications, played a key role in the decision to release the statement on a day when attention was focused on the publication of Tony Blair's autobiography.

Even if Hague was gay, it's not a resigning issue, is it?

interesting qn, kind of a test case for the new tory party. twenty years ago i think it would have been? not 'for being gay' in itself of course. there are all sorts of sanctimonious wankers saying it's 'an improper use of funds' to hire this guy etc, which is how they'd knife him.

In totally unrelated news NOTW have complained to the NYTimes like the big crybabies they are.
http://documents.nytimes.com/response-from-news-of-the-world

I would ask you to consider, for example, what your reaction would be were Jayson Blair to make allegations now to a rival newspaper group about editorial practices and the culture at the New York Times, given that he left the paper approximately five years ago and a new editorial and executive team has been installed

Take that NYT.

that's been edited for clarity? xp

(His) termination was later challenged at an employment tribunal in an acrimonious case which we vigorously defended, but which Mr. Driscoll won.

If you were trying to cover up your homosexual affair, while travelling around the country and checking into hotels with your gay partner, wouldn't it be a bit stupid to book into the same hotel room? If you were trying to avoid arousing suspicion you'd book two separate single rooms.

Surely Hague would be aware of past politicians/celebs that booked double (or twin) rooms and got the same crap from journos though?

Guardian still going after Coulson this morning, but is anyone else?

can i just say this is one of my favorite thread titles ever

ty brah

kind of makes up for its misplaced optimism

Dem gwan Con Dis Nation, an' t'ing

It's still only been five months! xp

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/03/article-1308561-0B03791F000005DC-218_468x608_popup.jpg

Convenient that

Hmm, Nick Clegg's name not boldened!

At least it's not lower case. Suspect the word Liberal to be in inverted commas though.

xp - yeah I thought that - haven't these people got, like, little document holders from Smythsons or something?

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01707/ChristopherMyers_1707569c.jpg

Dude certainly has brooding filmstar good looks: Myers isn't bad either

BBC finally giving some space to the NYT allegations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11175076

it was a big item on the today programme too

Yeah, that article is a distillation of that mostly.

I see the Telegraph is still banging on about Hague. I thought they liked him? I'm confused by the New Politics.

I'm confused by William Hague's sleeping arrangements

Don't think any part of the Hague story is a resigning issue, even if his statement was a lie. Although if he did turn out to be gay or bi it would be deeply amusing given the extent to which he campaigned against abolishing Section 28 while leading the Tories.