November 9th, 2009

Quote of the Day

Nick Cohen bemoans that…

“The expenses scandal has emasculated public life. Despised and humiliated politicians feel that they cannot fight any tough cause or vested interest. A prominent Conservative told me that … as soon as he opens his mouth, the airwaves will fill with raging voters shouting…”


9 Comments

  1. 1
    Jonny posh-boy Wilkinson says:

    The world-beating England RU team backs Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

  2. 2
    Gordon Brown says:

    ’scientific survey shows English most selfish people in world’ – no shit Sherlock!

  3. 4
    View from the Solent says:

    Did you know that ‘MPs con us, copious unction’

    is an anagram of ‘conspicuous consumption’ ?

    h/t a crossword in a once-good newspaper

  4. 5

    Attention: do not throw your Poppies away on Wednesday: Send your Poppy to ASLEF.

    See if anyone in the union has a conscience..

  5. 6
    The Baiters Master says:

    A PM that fails to write a letter of condolence correctly, was to “stupid” to see the economic tsunami, sold the nations gold reserves at rock bottom prices and presides over a party and Parliament of petty thieves and whingers…… You couldn’t make or up but with Labour in control the twilight zone is never far away.

  6. 7
    Liam says:

    MP’s the answer is to be found in two simple choices:

    1. Don’t thieve.
    2. Do you jobs properly.
    3. You won’t have a tarnished reputation.
    Meaning:
    1. You won’t be emasculated and can fight tough causes.

    Or

    1. Thieve.
    2. Hide your thieving.
    3. Fight like crazy to stop your thieving being uncovered.
    4. Say your thieving was allowed by the rules.
    5. Don’t apologise for your thieving.

    Then

    1. Wonder why nobody trusts you to do your job.

    Frankly the reason why MPs can’t be trusted is not only because they are thieves but because they don’t recognise that being a thief makes people not trust you to run their country.

  7. 8
    Zaphod the Meerkat says:

    Easy solution for all MPs : pay it all back, then resign. Stop moaning.

    Simples.

  8. 9
    Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1967) says:

    ‘Accountants talk of “opportunity cost”‘?! This Nick Cohen hasn’t a clue what he’s talking about.




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Robert H. Heath wrote

“I’m not suggesting that news gathering is inexpensive. Or that bloggers will replace reporters. But many in the industry seem to be tripping over the fallacy that if something is expensive to produce, there must be a profit-making market for that product. If that were true, there would be a vibrant market for diamond-encrusted buggy whips.”



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