May 19th, 2010

+ + + Eric Illsley MP Charged With False Accounting + + +

Eric Illsley the Labour MP for Barnsley Central has been summoned to Westminister Magistrates for three charges of false accounting in his expenses.

Oink.

UPDATE: Seems there was some discrepancy in council tax claims. Illsley claimed £10,000 over four years  for a Lambeth Band C property. The cost was barely half that.


226 Comments

  1. 1
    Stumpy says:

    Fuck the trial. Let’s get on with the hanging.

  2. 3
    Nick2 says:

    Haha! Speaking as an ex-Barnsley resident, good riddance to him!

    But that’ll probably leave the door open for the B*N*P…

    • 169
      the next Mr Katona says:

      terrible….we wouldn’t want an honest person in the HoC, would we ?

  3. 5
    Eclipse says:

    By eck Eric, whats tha dun lad, eh?

    • 98
      Poz says:

      Ecky Thump – Trouble down’t Mill?

      • 159
        t'Harry Benn's Pig says:

        Sithee Poz, Tha knows nowt,
        Ecky Thump is pure Lancs, and it’s trouble ovver yonder at t’mill

        Innit

  4. 6
    The last quango in paris says:

    Nick clegg just saying we will have power to sack
    mps so why don’t the people of Barnsley start with him!

    • 18
      Eclipse says:

      Because they’re simple, idiotic, benefit scrounging liebour voters, there’s not much chance of that…

      • 22
        @Duke_of_Monton says:

        Yeah lad, , unfortunately appen he got nearly 50% of the votes. That still leaves the others to do sommat abart it.

        • 33
          Eclipse says:

          Barnsley has *the* best jobcentre in the country. KFC built right next to it! I’ve seen the inbred twonks sign on, then straight around to KFC for dinner!! Yum Yum!!

          • Surprised New labour didn’t put the KFC in the Job Centre.
            A sort of private /public partnership.

            Could be a winner. A combined blockbusters/KFC/McD’s/Off licence and betting shop.

          • Once bitten says:

            I had a KFC once. It was fucking horrible. Never again.

          • Eclipse says:

            The Blockbusters is between the Jobcentre and the KFC… (no joke)

      • 171
        Tony Devoy says:

        the people who voted illsley back in were the so-called educated, intelligent public sector workers on salaries of 20,000 plus and they voted on the basis that turkeys don’t vote for xmas.
        I stood against him as an independent on a platform of fair play and a living income and got 610 votes. (go on youtube type in devoy election barnsley for details) the facts are that ilsley has always been in business for himself in the 22 years he’s been an mp and to get re-elected with a majority of 11,000 !!
        I’m gobsmacked to say the least.

    • 19
      @Duke_of_Monton says:

      Great point. Just been listening to Clegg… 10% of the constituents to support a move to get him sacked and he has to have been found guilty of a serious misdemaenour.

      You would hope he’d get sacked for this anyway???

      Eric Illsley came to the Commons with a very strong union background having been a full time NUM official for almost 10 years, including for the length of the 1984 miners’ strike.

      A solid if unspectacular Commons performer, he climbed the Labour ranks to become a Whip and subsequently a frontbench spokesman – a role he retained until 1997.

      However, when Labour came to power he did not enter government but was instead returned to the backbenches.

      Since then, he has concentrated largely on his constituency, emphasising the need for the regeneration and retraining of former mining communities.

      He has remained largely loyal to the government, but has been an opponent of the introduction of private finance into the public sector. He voted against the part-privatisation of the National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats).

      Contact

      illsley@parliament.uk

      Constituency office 01226 730692

      • 44
        Edward Devoy says:

        He has done nothing for his constituency, he has concentrated only on his own self interests.
        He should not have been allowed to stand in the may 2010 election, and Labour in Barnsley should be removed from Parliamentary positions and from the council which is one of the most corrupt greedy councils you could have, but because people are afraid they may lose the pittance in benefits or the public service job, they keep voting them in.

      • 154
        Catosays says:

        He was a shoo-in when Roy Mason acquired a Lordship.

        And I use the word ‘acquired’ purposely.

      • 200
        Blinky is Outwood Deadwood says:

        So like the majority of Labour MPs he has had lots of proper jobs adding value to the economy then!

    • 31
      Can't be arsed says:

      They could have sacked him two weeks ago but the brain dead labour voters couldn’t be bothered.

  5. 8
    @Duke_of_Monton says:

    WHAT ABOUT BLEARS?????????????????

  6. 10

    Why; he done nuffing wrong, its in the rules, ask all the others they will agree . . . . .

    • 65
      Steve Expat says:

      Except maybe the three former labour MPs also in the dock – at least thay had the balls to step down.

      Watching a serving MP in front of 12 of his peers (no, not Members of the Lords) will make for a great fun day out at some point over the summer. Let’s hope I’m in the country on that day!

  7. 11
    David Cameron is Humpty Dumpty says:

    Oh don’t be so mean Guido! As Theresa May said to John Humphreys this morning “We are in the NEW POLITICS now John, you must stop thinking of the OLD politics!” – now where is that damned Human Rights Act………?

    ‘I don’t know what you mean by “glory”,’ Alice said.

    Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. ‘Of course you don’t — till I tell you. I meant “there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!”‘

    ‘But “glory” doesn’t mean “a nice knock-down argument”,’ Alice objected.

    ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

    ‘The question is,’ said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

    ‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master — that’s all.’

  8. 13
    archie says:

    never heard of him. i hope he gets cancer

  9. 14
    Nowt Labour says:

    Is he going to resign?

    • 85
      Abu Hamza handshake says:

      How will he eat his dinner without any hands? Hooks are useless for picking your nose too.

  10. 15
    Get the troughers says:

    What about Jacqui and Blears.

  11. 16
    MI5 says:

    This piggie was an official of the NUM during the Miners Strike…

    Says is all…

    • 24
      Maggies Drawers says:

      Was he the chauffeur or a passenger in the Jag as it rode up to the barricades?

  12. 17
    Prezza says:

    Leave the poor lad alone – he’s one of us and a northerner as well.

    • 25
      Prezza Fan says:

      But aren’t you Welsh! I don’t think Eric is from North Wales.

      • 42
        Prezza's Croquet tutor says:

        I only realised I was Welsh recently.

        • 71
          Smig says:

          How are the Banjo lessons coming along John?

          • John "George Formby" Prescott says:

            I go down t’ pub each night,
            and I get really plastered.
            Then I go home, and beat my wife,
            ‘cos I’m a big fat Northern bastard.

          • Do the one about the window licker!

          • Smig says:

            Now I go licking windows to earn an honest bob
            For a 12 toed Northern knacker its an interesting job

            Now its a job that just suits me
            A window licker you would be
            If you can see what I can see
            When I’m licking windows!

            Fellow Northern Monkeys with hands caught in the till,
            Kept on stealing money, not caught by the Old Bill
            If you could see what I can see
            When I’m licking windows!

            I got myself some croquet and some beams for my big house,
            Prefer to nob the intern, instead of my fat spouse.
            If you could see what I can see
            When I’m licking windows!

            The CPS is charging and they’re kicking up a stink,
            Eric o’er Barnsley will be going in the clink
            If you could see what I can see
            When I’m licking windows!

          • Tessa Tickles says:

            ROTFL! Excellent.

  13. 20
    Bob says:

    There should be stocks in Parliament Square where taxpayers can throw eggs (and other things) at these bums…

  14. 26
    Jack says:

    Have AL-Jebeeba been instructed to “invite” people, like you now Guido ??!

    Makes me think of that old joke of Groucho Marx

    When asked to join the LA Country Club

    He replied

    I would not join a club which elects people like me…

  15. 29
    Dan Taylor says:

    Some interesting thoughts on Clegg/Cameron and the Human Rights Act…

    http://ddtaylor88.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/cameron-must-hold-firm-on-human-rights-act/

  16. 37
    Nick2 says:

    Uggh! Balls announces his candidacy! But let’s hope that he wins…

  17. 38
    Steve Expat says:

    Offtopic but notable, looks like Boy George is following through on promises to tell the EU to go fuck themselves… Well done!!

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7130245.ece

    George Osborne picked a fight with the European Union on his first visit to Brussels as Chancellor by calling for a freeze in its annual budget.

    He was confronted with demands for a 6 per cent increase in EU spending to €130 billion, a figure he said would mean a £600 million rise in Britain’s annual contribution

    • 47
      Moley says:

      Still no audited accounts from the EU.

      If they cannot audit their accounts because of theft and corruption they cannot justify demanding more money.

      And Osborne is right; everybody should be tightening their belts.

      I think the Greek people might have something to say about their country being told to pay more money to support EU fraud and corruption.

      • 61
        Archer Karcher says:

        Osborne has a legal duty to ensure that the UK is not complicite in fraud.
        As the EU is a wholely fraudulent enterprise, he should by law, pay nothing at all until the books are audited and everything is accounted for.
        Of course he does not have the balls for that, but he could do it and fuck the EU forever and be legally correct.

        • 168
          anony-mouse says:

          The USA hasn’t paid its UN fees for years – no audit and UN diplomats owe zillions of dollars in parking fines:) George should say ‘no more money until you lot pay all your outstanding parking tickets.

      • 107
        Jack says:

        The Greek people received EU grants (cash donations) worth 3% of their GDP BEFORE the crisis

        They pay NOTHING net to Brussels…

        Just trough trough trough

        Like UK and all Euro MPs…

    • 52
      Anonymous says:

      funnily enough the FT did not report it that way – instead focusing on how he did not raise a fuss about hedge fund regulation, and calling it a surprising ‘charm offensive’

      http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/319a20c4-62bb-11df-b1d1-00144feab49a.html

      • 67
        The Watchman on the Wall at the end of days says:

        Osborne can say what he likes. QMV will ensure the final obliteration of the City of London. The entire EU Projekt was done when the Conservatives were on watch.

        • 176
          Green Dave and EU Nick, judge a man by the company he keeps says:

          I hate to be churlish, but our dear friends and loyal patriot’s in the Labour party, did rather a lot to enslave the British too.
          I seem to recall a certain Tony “I’m a regular sorta guy” Blair, signing Amsterdam and Nice, while a certain Mr. McBust applied the final coup de grace, with Lisbon.
          However, you are correct that the Tories are entirely untrustworthy regarding the EU and with the connivence of the awful Lib Dim’s, are seriously bad news where all matters EU are concerned.

  18. 39
    Gordon Brown says:

    pig

  19. 40
    Mitch says:

    Shouldn’t his electorate have been told he was being investigated for a criminal offence? Isn’t trust a consideration in electing an MP?

    • 119
      Yorkie Barred says:

      They were waiting for the election result before deciding whether to prosecute – can you imagine how happy Lord Mandy would have been if a 2010 Labour Majority of 1 was jeopardised by such a court case, and what he would have done to the CPS as a result ?

      They’ve not made enough KY Jelly for that scenario.

  20. 41
    Gordon Brown says:

    Being corrupt is the right thing to do.

  21. 48
    Moley says:

    CPS now stands for;

    CAN prosecute socialists.

    There should be no hiding place.

    • 72
      Archer Karcher says:

      Have the CPS binned arch Labourite, Kier Starmer then?

      • 105
        itchy consverative trigger finger ready to fire says:

        He has a laser dot pointed at his forehead just waiting for him to make a wrong move friend.

  22. 50
    Laddie says:

    What happened to coverage of PMQs?

  23. 51

    His constituents must be mad to return someone to parliament with a nose like that!

  24. 54
    A Copper says:

    Is he any relation to Elliot Morley?

  25. 58
    Edward Devoy says:

    Still with corruption in Barnsley, for those who don’t know how corrupt your council is, Your council leader Steve Houghton and the rest of the cabinet have spent hundreds of thousands to obtain a piece of land off Cadwell close, Cudworth that they could have had for £1, they made a decision in cabinet on 9th December 2009 to go for compulsory purchase so they could end up using 1/2 million pounds of taxpayers money to pay for something they can still have for a pound and was an offer that their advisor’s said was a good deal at a £1.
    What is that all about?
    Not to mention the unlawful tax on all those on district heating systems by charging twice as much as EON British gas and other companies. No company charges 8.5 pence per KW/h for their fuels. only BMBC who are a set of thieving lying bastards.
    Time all those conspirators elected councillors, unelected executives of the council and the executive of the corrupt Bernslai Homes were in court and then in jail.
    They have my details if they want to provide valid reasons for their actions, oh I forgot they are refusing to answer my questions even when made under the Freedom of information Act.

  26. 62
    Gordon Says says:

    It’s in our DNA!

  27. 63
    God help us says:

    Nice to see another fraud taken down.
    Can someone tell me why Bercow isn’t facing charges of tax evasion rather than demeaning the Speakers chair?

  28. 64

    Outrageous troughing! Did MPs learn nothing from the great expenses scandal???

  29. 69
    Captain Alberto Bertorelli says:

    What a mistake-a to make-a!

  30. 70
    Cato Street Conspirator says:

    Wonderful news – I’d like to see them taken out one by one. To be shot.

    • 87
      Engineer says:

      Sadly, we can’t afford the cartridges.

      Now we know why Liam Byrne spent all the money. Naked self-interest.

      • 95
        Site Foreman says:

        Not if you use a nail gun to the back of the head.

        Make sure you put plenty off barrier cream on beforehand incase the blood gets on you.

        • 133
          Engineer says:

          Have you seen the price of those nailguns? Totally out of the question. Get down to the local secondhand emporium and see if you can find a claw hammer and some assorted nails.

      • 139
        Backwoodsman says:

        BASC run an excellent re-loading course, very reasonable at £125.

        • 202
          Henry's Afterthought says:

          Also, prior to 1997 there were a wide variety of reloading manuals for pistol, rifle and shotgun cartridges readily available from booksellers and gunsmiths in the UK. Despite the efforts of the police and politicians to prevent participation in the shooting sports there are probably still a lot about.

          To my limited knowledge, reloading rifle and shotgun cartidge cases is still legal. The down side is that the number of people with the means to legally shoot the results continues as a matter of policy to be reduced every year. We will all feel so much safer, or else!

  31. 74
    Justice Fingers says:

    Why was this not sorted before the election?

    • 78
      Barnsley (Central) Chop says:

      What, risk a Labour MP not getting re-elected? Why are you asking?

  32. 75
    Jackass Straw says:

    Why doesn’t he just use my defence ??? Accountancy does not appear to be my strongest suit ??

    http://tinyurl.com/ry82bf

  33. 76
    Sleezefinder General says:

    Anyone have a ducking stool? There is a quicker way of getting to the truth. If they drown then they’re innocent. If they float or come up for air, then it’s a public hanging.

  34. 79
    Eric Handinthetillseley says:

    Oink! Squeal! Oink oink woffle woffle snort! Squeeeeeeeeeeal!!!!

  35. 83
    Taxfodder says:

    You have to laugh at Westminster, throw another deadbeat MP on the fire lets see if that will regain the trust of “the people”

    Lets huff and puff about “letting the people sack their MP, only let us decide what is a sackable offence.

    Lets blather on about cleaning up Parliament unless of course it one of our mates (see Caroline Spelman).

    Let “the people” say what laws they don’t want, we will decide on the out come though.

    Just makes me smile…………..I will give it six months!

    • 91
      A Pessimist says:

      Your a cock eyed optimist friend.

      Wait till people see their wage slips in September

      • 188
        Green Dave and EU Nick, judge a man by the company he keeps says:

        Wait till we start our green tax and EU tax scams too. Hey someone’s got to pay for the PIIGS and all the ecobabble and errm, it’s you.

  36. 88
    After trying bumsecks, I came to the conclusion says:

    I’m not gay hoo pip hooray

  37. 89
    Sarah Tweet says:

    Rediscovering new freedoms (1): driving 5 year old Ford up A1 to Scotland #roadtrip

    http://twitter.com/SarahBrownUK/status/14289194125

    • 92
      Mrs Brown and The Furry Cup says:

      From Canterbury?

      Also using your phone while driving is an offence.

      Arrest the Bitch

      • 99
        £ penalty points and a £60 fine says:

        Gordon can’t drive so she must be at the wheel.

    • 103
      Unsworth says:

      Fucking Wow! Only five years old? You know how to live, eh?

    • 111
      Liar Byrne says:

      Wow !! This is grippingly interesting !!

    • 115
      Rip Van Winkle says:

      Such in-depth analysis, such cutting wit.

    • 121
      Yorkie Barred says:

      And who is this 5-year-old boy-child called Ford you’re driving up to Scotchland just so that McMental and Mandy can finally slip into something fresh for a change ?

      And whatever happened to Hollie Grieg ?

    • 129
      You can't park here luv says:

      when you get to the border, keep driving.

    • 144
      amongymous says:

      lol, no doubt that can become the official Guardian/BBC measure of poverty – a 5 year old Ford – my god she is having to rough it isn’t she? How terrible, nevermind my car is 9 yrs old, I could probably buy a new one if taxes were a bit lower. But then her husband has blown all the money.

    • 152
      sarah tweet 2 says:

      Rediscovering new freedoms (2): Rug munching in Canterbury whilst Gordon has a trip to Cape Cod to catch up with some old friends.

    • 173
      Dont Twive says:

      ‘Tweeting and driving’ is new road danger
      http://www.metro.co.uk/news/615020-tweeting-and-driving-is-new-road-danger

      If it can be proved that she was driving at the time of her “mobile Tweet” which is in itself an admission of the crime. Is it the same penalty as phoning and driving or is it worse due to the fact she is looking at her phone’s keypad and not the A1?

    • 183
      fat hipped whore says:

      5 year old Ford,eh?
      Poor thing. Mine’s 13 years old and my car tax is up to £205 this year. As a full-time carer, thats all I need.
      Fucking horrible slag.

    • 185

      The “5 year old Ford” is Gerald’s grandson.

  38. 93
    dr. sipp says:

    the prob is having two homes

    mixamitocis on council tax

  39. 96
    Leibor_Scorched_Earth_Policy says:

    Has Brown made a secret visit to Bangkok?

  40. 100
    Koba says:

    Recall him now, I suppose his electorate examined his expenses record. These people should lose the right to vote.

    • 106
      The Watchman on the Wall at the end of days says:

      They didn’t know they had voted. None of them speak English and even the English ones can’t read. So they just marked the X where they were told.

  41. 101
    Slly "bury me in a Y shaped coffin" Bercow says:

    My little boy has got away with far more
    Leave this poor Yorkshire person alone you Tory snobs

  42. 104
    Sally "bury me in a Y shaped coffin" Bercow says:

    Damn, its so hard to give two hand jobs, and a blow job and type at the same time
    It isnt easy being a working mother

  43. 112
    The Morris Marina a nasty log laid by British Leyland says:

    Wow yet another Liebour MP up in front of the judge. but the BBC keep talking about moats and duck houses. Oh those evil Tories. Liebour MPs were just helping themselves to some wealth redistribution you bastards.

  44. 113
    Fabian Ed Mili loses control of his legs says:

    http://www.daylife.com/photo/04sc1Yh6Jb5sz?

  45. 117
    A Firm Pair Of Breasts says:

  46. 118
    The Court of Public Opinion says:

    Did the retards that returned this thieving bastard know exactly who they were agreeing to let “represent” them?

    • 179
      Tony Devoy says:

      why insult the majority of barnsley folk when you know it was the middle-class public sector workers who voted for their own self-interest. barnsley is a rotten borough run by people who put money above all else, simple as. it’s also one of the poorest boroughs in the country with the majority of the poor not bothering to vote at all.
      Barnsley will never become Bangkok unfortunately.

  47. 120
    Keir Starmer QC says:


    “we concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal charges against Eric Illsley MP”

    “In total the charges allege a sum in excess of £20,000 was dishonestly claimed over this three year period.”

    http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/press_releases/119_10/

  48. 123
    streamfisher says:

    + + + Eric Illsley MP Charged With False Accounting + + +

    Little crook goes to jail (unlikely in this case as in all the others) but big crook Gordon Brown became Prime Minister.

  49. 124
    The prophet says:

    Ooh Guido has a corrupt politician story to tell us about this afternoon.

    • 140

      Were you expecting something different from a gossip/chat and political blog?

      A discussion on the inclusion of Emile Heskey in the 30 call up?
      A good place to go for a pub lunch in Stanmore?
      A wiring diagram for a Zanussi 4500 thunderspinzer ?

      • 149
        Engineer says:

        At the risk of upsetting Hattie Harperson, we haven’t had a totty-watch post for a while…..

      • 222
        Terrace Wit says:

        If Heskey plays for England so can I
        If Heskey plays for England so can I
        If Heskey plays for England
        If Heskey plays for England
        If Heskey plays for England, so can I

  50. 126
    Retard labour heartlands says:

    Barnsley is NUM country. They would return a pile of dog shit, if it had a red rosette on it! Dumb northern wankers.

    • 128
      That's News says:

      Oops!

    • 151
      Northern R Sole says:

      It would appear that they did indeed return a pile of dogshit with a red rosette on it.

    • 167
      Angry and Despondent says:

      As I said on a previous post, Labour voters DON’T CARE if their M.P. is a corrupt, lying, thieving cockroach, so long as he or she is a LABOUR corrupt, lying, thieving cockroach. Labour’s supporters are cut from the same cloth as their M.P.s.

      Don’t forget it’s in a Labour supporter’s DNA to be as corrupt, spiteful, resentful and envious as their politicians. They all want to take money from those who are better off than themselves until they have the opportunity to make a nice little earner. Then they want to keep it all – paying Labour taxes is for non-Labour mugs.

  51. 130
    The Archbishop of Canterbury says:

    Some mong on the News last night said that Harriet Harman was perfectly capable of handling herself in the House of Commons.

    I’ve searched (exhaustively) all my usual pοrn sites but haven’t been able to find any video to back this up.

    Anyone got a link?

    • 141
      Harrpy Person One Of The Prime Architects of Wrecked and Unrecognisable Britain says:

      She has been spotted sitting between Gordon and Balls doing a bit of handy ‘ski pole’ work.

  52. 132
    Raving Loon says:

    Can I get the taxpayer to pay for my council tax please?

    • 135
      Benny Fitz-Clement says:

      I do.

    • 193
      Green Dave and EU Nick, judge a man by the company he keeps says:

      No you cannot, however, although we are both multi millionaire sons of multi millionaires, we can. Good eh?

  53. 136
    LADY GAGA says:

    ON MY VIDDDDD VIDDDDDD VIIIIIIDDDEOOOOOO FONE

  54. 137
    Long Memory says:

    Looks to me like he could live off his own fat for years! Why screw us!

  55. 138
    A very professional journalist from the BBC. says:

    Mr Illsley is innocent and the Awesome Party will rise again. Now shoo you peasants & don’t forget to pay your license fee. The botox & designer clothes do not pay for themselves you know.

  56. 147

    Sarah tweet..
    Just heard something wonderful from little James Fraser.. “Daddy..I thought you did a good job as Prime minister”

    “Thanks son. I was wondering when someone was going to say that.”

  57. 148
    The BBC says:

    is a racket and your paying for it

  58. 150
    Anonymous says:

    So all Liebour has to offer is either the sons of Blair or the son of Brown.

    Really! is there nothing else?

    Just white middle class males. Or should would just ask Unite who they are going to install?

    Where are the 4million liebour voters who are going to elect him?
    Does each union member get a vote then?

    • 164
      hey fuckwit! says:

      What the fuck is wrong with white middle class males?

      Perhaps you think our white, anglo-saxon/celtic country should be run by cosmopolitan j*w*sh munchkins and disabled, black lesbians?

    • 170
      Moley says:

      There is the mystery as to why so many people are joining Labour just in time for the leadership election.

      My suspicion is that Unite is using its money to buy memberships for people who might or might not exist and who might or might not know that they have just joined the Labour Party.

      Anybody who thought that the General Election was fairly fraudulent should be reminded that when it comes to corruption and fraud in its internal democracy there are sections of the Labour Party which will be totally unrestrained.

      All it takes is enough Balls.

      • 175
        Chi for leader, Big Di Abbott for deputy, Dave Lammy for shadow chancellor, Vaz for shadow foreign m says:

        Perhaps Labour should elect that female Asian/African MP for Newcastle, Chi Onwuhra?
        You know, the one who couldn’t be bothered to turn up for the first day of Parliament yesterday because she was doing something more important. (playing bingo)

    • 177
      anony-mouse says:

      ‘Brown’s PPS says new leader must be untainted by past mistakes‘ – take a while then, anyone up North planning on giving birth to a leader this week?

  59. 153
    Eric Handinthetillsley says:

    In this world
    One thing counts:
    In the bank
    Large amounts.
    I’m afraid these don’t grow on trees,
    You’ve got to pick a pocket or two
    You’ve –
    Got to pick a pocket or two!

  60. 160
  61. 161
    lmfao says:

    Ed Balls is to announce his leadership bid on the Richard Bacon show on Radio 5 shortly.

    • 165
      KL says:

      Those dusky Militwins will be shitting themselves already!

    • 174
      streamfisher says:

      Bacon and Balls in, Don’t call me shortly!

      • 178
        lolol says:

        Dave Miliband is a geeky overgrown schoolboy who fires blanks and Ed is the spit of gormless Bernie Winters. No-ones going to elect either of them as PM.
        Besides we haven’t had a J***sh PM since Disraeli.

    • 190

      There must be some ex-MPs who have books to flog that have some examples of the McMafia methods. Balls’bullying ways.

      Jacqui Smith is down salary, cabinet salary and Hubby salary. Not even sure if he can still claim the £5 for letter of the week from the Redditch Advertiser.
      If she doesn’t get a job soon that back bedroom may genuinely become her residence.

      Maybe Guido should email her. Bit of good old fashioned cash for splash.

      • 218
        Blinky is Outwood Deadwood says:

        Won’t Cinq-Bellies get a £67k parachute payment when she hits the Championship!

  62. 191
    The BBC says:

    Is an exclusive club and you aren’t in it.

  63. 194

    Balls sounds as if he is launching his bid from a car park! Can’t hear a word he is saying amidst the traffic.

    Mandelson has only been gone 5 minutes and they’ve forgotten everything they have ever learnt about PR.
    Embarrassing..and an embarrassing pitch..”I’m the most vulnerable to being defeated so I will try harder..”

    FFS!

  64. 204
    Marina says:

    Wow another Liebour politician up in front of the judge

  65. 206
    Edwin Balls says:

    I love little choir boys

  66. 208
    ester ransoms dog says:

    Ed Balls hazzz a lidle tank.

    • 209
      ester ransoms dog says:

      Dooooh was supposed to come after Captain Alberto Bertorelli at 69.

  67. 219
    Blinky is Outwood Deadwood says:

    Is Eddie Gizzard & Crop standing, he’s called Ed and has good Zanu connections?

  68. 221
    Yvette Cooper says:

    Personally, I’d love to see Balls as leader so I can watch that dish Cameron read him his horoscope every Weds afternoon.

    Nothing funnier than watching the fat fucker sweat or gurning on the opposition benches in the knowledge that he’ll never lead the country in his generation, it would be great seeing the piggy little fucker getting his arse handed to him on a regular basis.

    Balls for leader !!

  69. 224
    Tyke says:

    Fat Eric Ilsley is my MP, not that he’s done anything for the local area, prefering to hobnob with the towns business community. The only thing that surprises me about this episode is that he has not been caught earlier.

  70. 226
    Angela Merkel has V2 rockets hidden up her skirt says:

    Stupid Englanders surely you can see we can run your country better than you can! Now submit! I already put my place men in place!



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