I always thought Chris Patten seemed like a fairly reasonable cove - so what on earth was he doing serving so long in a Thatcher govt? It does seem to disqualify you from basic human decency.
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:23 (sixteen years ago) link
No Ian Curtis?
No Mark E. Smith?
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Where's the proof Mark E Smith is a Tory?
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:25 (sixteen years ago) link
PAY YOUR RATES!!!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Tories hated the rates tho!
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Derek Laud
― V, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link
^ ban
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Stevie T, Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:23 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
age of the professional politician. i doubt many of the young tory front bench today would really have a problem with serving under a labour PM, but it's a matter of clans and positioning.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:29 (sixteen years ago) link
PurgaTory?
(nevermind)
― StanM, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Mark E Smith hates socialism doesn't he? That probably makes him a Tory. (xposts)
― aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I think it makes him Labour!
When I was younger, my dad said David Owen would probably join the Tories eventually. Now Owen's making noises about returning to the Labour Party. Shows how things have changed.
― Alba, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:36 (sixteen years ago) link
He just likes annoying people
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:36 (sixteen years ago) link
... that's Mark E. Smith I mean, not David Owen... MES does it deliberately, David Owen annoys people just by being
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Chris Patten = Poll Tax yes?
― NickB, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:38 (sixteen years ago) link
ILX poster (deleted to save flame war)
A compendium of ilxors calling other ilxors Tories would be a fine old read. Maybe someone with nothing to do could start it?
― DJ Mencap, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:40 (sixteen years ago) link
MES hates socialism because he went to Bulgaria in the 80s and everyone was wearing the same brown trousers.
― Alba, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:42 (sixteen years ago) link
... as him?
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Fuck them all.
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
John Bercow.
Peter Bottomley was (probably still is) a genuinely nice guy.
― Bob Six, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i sawa philip hammond - shadow chief secretary of the treasury - on newsnight last night and he has a great way of talking - it seems as though he's about to laugh at every word that comes out of his mouth. but he actually sounded pretty sensible!
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:07 (sixteen years ago) link
You see this is how they win elections...first you think they're nice guys, then you think they sound pretty sensible, next thing you know they've got over the desk and you're taking it like a dog. And you're loving it. And saying thank you, can I have four more years...
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
I had dinner with Peter Bottomley once, he was a wanker.
― Ed, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:19 (sixteen years ago) link
But not a waker?
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link
That must have really spoiled the meat course.
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Ed - Impression based on him stopping to help change a car-tyre in poor weather. Political views not discussed!
― Bob Six, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:34 (sixteen years ago) link
I pwned Theresa May for being basically 'I'm all right, Jill' re. women in the workplace when we were both on this panel discussion once. Good times.
WAHT no Widdicombe?
― suzy, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Every time someone votes in this poll, a bit of John Major dies inside.
Konnie Huq got in trouble recently for being enthusiastically pro-Ken in some public appearance or something, so I doubt she's a Tory.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:17 (sixteen years ago) link
o rly? still hot as.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Mark E. Smith openly declared that he voted Tory in the 1983 General Election.
I thought this was quite well known.
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Obviously not
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
still hot as.
damn i thought kenlove would be a real stumbling block for you so i arranged that PA myself.
― blueski, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh hang on - Billy Mackenzie. Also dead.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:42 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost.
Did you know MES supported the Falklands War as well? Just like Jim Davidson....
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Jim Davidson was the only other person in Britain to support the Falklands War?
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Well, I was broadly in favour.
So that's at least 3.
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Jim Davidson took Goose green single-handed.
― blueski, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:52 (sixteen years ago) link
While Mark E. Smith was back at home complaining about Ted Rogers.
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:53 (sixteen years ago) link
It's called getting your priorities right
― Tom D., Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:54 (sixteen years ago) link
DUSTY BIN 4 MAYOR
― blueski, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:55 (sixteen years ago) link
But Ted was a Tory too...
It's a weird and frightening world......
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Ken Clarke also saw Sun Ra play live, which is more than I can claim
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:29 (sixteen years ago) link
just googled konnie huq.
thx!
― gff, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
This is basically half of marcello's shtick?
I like Oliver Letwin. Not sure why.
In summary, politics makes fools of us all.
― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Where's the option for "A Dead One"?
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
oliver letwin? if only all tories were so obviously totally fucking disgusting
― RJG, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Where's the all torys are cunts option?
― pfunkboy, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 18:00 (sixteen years ago) link
look down
― RJG, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm amazed that "Tony Blair" was omitted as an option. He's normally a cert for this kind of poll.
Satire obviously IS dead.
― PhilK, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 7 September 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 8 September 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
It had to be.
― Alba, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Why wasn't Tony Blair in this?
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought that gary numan wasn't a tory any more?!?
― Eisbaer, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Where is Chris Rea band?
― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 11 September 2008 11:04 (fifteen years ago) link
And Monty Panesar?
― Wrinkled Aeneas (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 September 2008 11:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Not to mention Steven Berkoff and TV's Theo Paphitis.
― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 11 September 2008 11:13 (fifteen years ago) link
amirite
― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 11 September 2008 11:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Those were the days.
― Alba, Monday, 26 September 2016 07:46 (seven years ago) link