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

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If Libya goes the way it's looking, then its consequences are unlikely to be containable or tidy the way kosovo (or the falklands) could soon seem, headline-wise: just as likely to lead to problem -- from DC's perspective -- as seemingly solve them; and quite likely quite quickly

― mark s, Monday, 22 August 2011 13:40 (fourteen years ago)

Well, yes, but what I meant is even LOL Bliar started with a foreign policy 'success' and it was rapidly downhill from there.

― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:11 (fourteen years ago)

Was that when he fixed Ireland?

― ^^^ this (onimo), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:28 (fourteen years ago)

yeah tbf we'd have to give him that. Responsible for riverdance n all the same man

― 10/11 of a dead jesus (darraghmac), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:32 (fourteen years ago)

Smooth façade, lots going on underneath.

Wasn't he going to fix Palestine in his post PM career? How's that going?

― The Vagina Monikers (onimo), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:56 (fourteen years ago)

Don't think Cameron really has Blair's Messiah complex.

― Matt DC, Monday, 22 August 2011 14:57 (fourteen years ago)

he got some superb olives xp

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:58 (fourteen years ago)

'ha you couldn't even fix israel/palestine' not really oh-snap material
xp

― sexual union prayerbook slam (schlump), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:58 (fourteen years ago)

I think he was convinced he could.

― The Vagina Monikers (onimo), Monday, 22 August 2011 15:00 (fourteen years ago)

yah cameron doesn't really care about politics as praxis any more than as ideas

it's like he drew the short straw twenty yrs ago and had to go run the conservative party while his chums got to make proper money

― nakhchivan, Monday, 22 August 2011 15:06 (fourteen years ago)

^ precisely

― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Monday, 22 August 2011 15:15 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/24/prison-inmates-painting-jacqui-smith

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:25 (fourteen years ago)

Everyone's a winner, baby!

― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:29 (fourteen years ago)

That is just too deliciously fucked.

― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:30 (fourteen years ago)

I expected more, after that url

― Alba, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:30 (fourteen years ago)

Her husband won't have a minute to himself...

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:31 (fourteen years ago)

I mean FFS! I know it's just an amusing LOL-typical story on the surface but it is SO FUCKING TYPICAL it basically sums up my misgivings of this whole debacle in one story.

― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:37 (fourteen years ago)

would just like to take this opportunity to thank the heroic class warrior rioters for enabling this sort of shit

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:07 (fourteen years ago)

They're lucky if they make it that far tbh. Seems like the police have adopted a policy of randomly offing suspects. Three dead so far this week (two tasered to death, one dead after pepper spray) - what the hell's going on?

― NickB, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:39 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/23/volunteered-work-cameron-blair

john harris on the mandatory work placements thing

― (using no way as way) (schlump), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:46 (fourteen years ago)

would just like to take this opportunity to thank the heroic class warrior rioters for enabling this sort of shit
― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 13:07 (46 minutes ago) Bookmark

Not sure I fully understand this post

― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:56 (fourteen years ago)

beginning to wonder if i should include footnotes w/all my posts
― Once Were Moderators (DG), Friday, August 19, 2011 4:00 PM (5 days ago)

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:59 (fourteen years ago)

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion

2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality

3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Assizes

― Countdown to Alma Cogan (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 21:30 (fourteen years ago)

dorries and co really are a fucking nuisance eh

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 21:49 (fourteen years ago)

but then http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/31/downing-street-uturn-abortion-proposals, so
but yes obviously totally

― (Chris Isaak Cover) (schlump), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:46 (fourteen years ago)

Manufacturing led recovery carries on apace

― Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 September 2011 10:57 (fourteen years ago)

If we can manufacture enough LEDs we'll be out of this recession in no time.

― dubplates and monster munch (seandalai), Thursday, 1 September 2011 11:00 (fourteen years ago)

LED zeppelin

― Mark G, Thursday, 1 September 2011 11:57 (fourteen years ago)

Zeppelin Led recovery

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/09/01/361500/hybrid-airship-set-for-cargo-development.html

― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 1 September 2011 14:14 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/sep/05/david-cameron-court-verdicts-televised

Televising just the sentencing seems completely pointless.

― Ned Trifle X, Monday, 5 September 2011 18:42 (fourteen years ago)

it'll make a good intro to the public floggings

― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 September 2011 18:57 (fourteen years ago)

how to get people back into politics via things we learnt from the rodney king trial

― Jay-Z ft. Kanye 'Big Hat Club (Spiritual Big Hat Club Jazz Remix)' (a hoy hoy), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:33 (fourteen years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/zrLA0.jpg

FFFFFFFFFFFFFU

― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:35 (fourteen years ago)

calm down dear

― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Monday, 5 September 2011 21:46 (fourteen years ago)

get a lawyer, morans

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:42 (fourteen years ago)

is this a thing worth getting aggravated abt?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6989408/Andrew-Lansley-bankrolled-by-private-healthcare-provider.html

― low content wine racing (stevie), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:42 (fourteen years ago)

I'm easily aggravated

― Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:45 (fourteen years ago)

Lansley has one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet. He's also the least trustworthy. I hope he goes.

― mmmm, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:58 (fourteen years ago)

there it is http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/05/punishment-rioters-help

― caek, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 12:57 (fourteen years ago)

Is Health really one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet?

I don't know how you would judge these things but he must be responsible for a hell of a lot of budget, in a high profile area (if not the highest), and have to deal with powerful stakeholders like the GMC. Plus there are the massive changes that the Coalition are trying to put through, while he seemingly gets little support from Cameron.

― AlanSmithee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 16:36 (fourteen years ago)

Of course it isn't one of the easiest jobs in the cabinet, that's complete nonsense.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 16:41 (fourteen years ago)

Also that Telegraph article is dated January 2010 so I doubt it's going to have much effect on Lansley now.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 16:41 (fourteen years ago)

probably nagl to be lold at by your own leader

nagldine dorries <---subtle that

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:51 (fourteen years ago)

12.32pm: Labour's Huw Irranca-Davies asks if Cameron agrees that housing minister Grant Shapps is a star - because he is promoting house boats as a response to the housing crisis.
Cameron says Shapps is doing a great job.

― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:36 (fourteen years ago)

2.24pm: Nadine Dorries's amendment has been defeated by 368 votes to 118 - a majority of 250.

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:43 (fourteen years ago)

(xp) House boats, prison ships, seem the Right are obsessed with getting the British on the water to relive our glorious nautical heritage

― Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:55 (fourteen years ago)

House boats and prison ships for the poor; punting, Henley and Cowes for the rich.

― Neil S, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:59 (fourteen years ago)

The occasional booze cruise for the squeezed middle.

― Neil S, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:59 (fourteen years ago)

newsnight getting bizarre

― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 22:02 (fourteen years ago)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/30/1269963294471/Conservative-poster-featu-001.jpg

― James Mitchell, Thursday, 8 September 2011 10:01 (fourteen years ago)

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