Whining and Dining
Tom Watson has a new bee in his bonnet. Like so many Labour MPs who are finding it deeply “unfair” that they are no longer in power, Watson has decided to try carry on the scorched earth-policy from the other side of the Commons chamber. Because he no longer gets to quaff it, our old friend has started a justified campaign to have Government Hospitality, a unit that answers the Foreign Office, sell off their entire wine cellar. The mandarins are strangely stalling at the first stage with the fairly astonishing excuse they get such a good deal on the wine that they couldn’t possibly reveal how much it costs. Offers too good to be true?
Tom and Guido have had their moments in the past but for once there is some common ground here, other than an appreciation for a good bottle. However for someone so willing to rebel against his own party in government, be it on the Digital Economy Bill or instigating a coup against their most successful leader ever, it’s mighty strange that only now that he finds himself in opposition is he willing to take up this new cause.
He’s a coward, unlike me.
Come on punk, make my day!
You know who’d be interested in those vintages? Hugo Chavez.
At least, that’s what I learned from Oliver Stone’s latest doco, ‘South of the Border’. No, really…
http://southoftheborder.dogwoof.com/
didn’t stop him objecting to the Bushes buying up a junk of Bio fuel growing land.
It would be for the best if Cameron and Clegg were immiediately -i-m-p-e-a-c-h-e-d-
broken record la la la la la
Thank you for bringing that up. We should never forget the roll played by that trojan horse Anthony Lynton Blair, Europe’s biggest mass murderer since Adolph
ehr, are we still in a democracy?
What sort of roll was blair, a Swiss roll or a bread roll? Or maybe it was an Adolf roll?
He only wants to get it at a discount at the fire sale, the four eyed fat fucking lardarse.
A certain Shat-oh for a total Shat-oh.
I think you have done a Harry Roberts,gone to ground in the woods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Roberts_%28murderer%29#Arrest
just heard Moat was on the phone for 6 minutes to the cops,I thought we could trace calls faster than that?
will you accept the charges?
Trace a call in 90 seconds. But it takes 15 minutes to complete the risk assessment first.
We should have done a risk assessment on the LibWhigs
presumably a mobile phone?
Can you tell anything other than which “cell” they’re in?
So, it was a cell phone?
Every BMI busting ounce of blubber is tax payer funded.
Didn’t they just recently add to this,the coalition?
fuck,says double comment but fuck all on
tom twatson is a fat useless prick that loves himself (well someone has to) he and all the other leftie wankers should be hung from there nearist lamposts!
and all the condems too,and you for leaving them out
ok they can swing as well
your reprieved.
Cheers Guv
just another Columbian marching powder user with closeted desires
Me and my wife often use the codeword “Washing Machine” for sex.
Last night I whispered to her “washing machine,” and she replied “Not tonight, I’m tired.”
Feeling guilty, she turned to me ten minutes later and whispered “Washing Machine.”
I replied “Too late. It was only a small load, so I did it by hand!”
He is just like a red balloon in glasses that needs to be popped.
He should have gone to weightwatchers !
Why the fuck are they drinking at work?
I take it Guido you will be first in the queue at this Wine Sell off
Why the fuck are they d*rinking at work?
bit stupid having a post about d*rinking when you mod any thing to do with D*rinking.
hes got a point there guido
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fuck off
I just had a conversation with a consultant who said if it wasn’t for Labour he would not have his new care unit,and a very smart place it is too.
PFI, no doubt…
I hope you set him straight.
I’ve already thanked my grandchildren for our new hospital.
Ask Tom about the rugby photo taken years back…..the pint glass one?
Let me guess what was in it.
A Greyfriar’s Bobby?
Is there any public body that isn’t rotten to the core? And the closer one gets to the centre, the worse the putrefaction is.
Hi, My names Tim Lovejoy and i am a legend
Chelsea twat
Better than the twat Max
I will be distracted if the BBC tell me how much they are paying who.
Just heard that on Sky,fucking arrogant bastards
I dont slap my wife, i just Hi-5 her face.
“Mind the windows Tino”
Fuckin class , gonna miss the bloke
Loads of planning has gone into the olympics 2012
unfortunately most of it by Al Qaeda
waste of fuckin money anyway
Ed Bollocks on Sky News at the moment – now he could turn any one to drink!
Looky-likey:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/images/2007/04/05/jeffrey_john_203_203x152.jpg
Jeffrey John (an arse bandit peedo vicar who thinks God is OK with eatin da poo poo, felching, cock gobbling, fisting, weeing up arses, and other gay stuff).
Apparently the filthy old tramp, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, is strongly in favour of Bummer John being made a bishop.
Another half million to cross the Tiber in the foreseeable, then.
I asked the shop assistant what filling I should have in the duvet.
She said ”Get down.”
So I hit the fucking deck.
OK, let’s unpick this a bit.
Presumably in this context ‘government’ refers to the Government of the day, Her Majesty’s Government; it doesn’t mean ‘Labour Government’, or ‘Coalition Government’ or whatever.
So, for the purpose of entertaining foreign dignitaries (heads of State, senior Ministers and so on) the government (or perhaps more accurately, the Civil Service on behalf of the Government of the day) maintains a cellar of decent wines. This wine would presumably be served at State banquets and Official Dinners, and not quaffed willy-nilly by any Minister or Civil Servant who happened to feel a bit thirsty one lunchtime.
So – it’s OK for Labour governments to serve fine wines to visiting dignitaries, but not for Tory governments to do so?
What are the catering staff supposed to do next time the President of the United States of America or the Prime Minister of Australia is in London on an official visit? Nip down the local offy for a few cans of super-lager and a couple of bottles of Blue Nun?
Silly boy, Watson.
Root beer for Obama,Yates for the Aussie
Spot on Engineer. This is for diplomatic entertainment, not for MPs/Ministers general liver expansion, although Popey could bring his own for the State visit – I’m sure he has enough communion wine in the cellar to spare a bottle or two for Brenda & Co (sorry Guido – no offence, but really!).
Davina x
you are correct, but all budgets and savings are up for review.
PS: don’t give anything to sarkozy, he can’t handle it.
Watson looks more like a lager man. “Oi! Manuel! Four more cervezas ere, pronto!”
its funny how they act like hpyocrites so quickly after losing the election, But should we have expected anything else ? scum they are
You can’t keep a slick bastard down
Yikes
Socialists should be in power in perpetuity in order to build a strong and stable economy, and to nuke anybody who disagrees with us.
” the problem with socialisim is that you always run out of other peoples money “
We’ve got you there you western capitalist lackey pig, we haven’t got any.
Dear Leader please re-instate our family’s rice ration. We will not fail again.
Join the bloody club dear.
….er, except for the billions in my personal swiss bank account that is.
Guido, This is a very good crusade. I think, in this day of economic uncertainty, that all government iinvitations (and even HRH) should include on the bottom of the invitation BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE/s
A remarkable lady from Romsey
Sang psalms while collecting her fees
Laid back for the knights of the shires
And sucked when she droppd to her knees
Phwooaaar yeah, she’s got my vote.
“The mandarins are strangely stalling at the first stage with the fairly astonishing excuse they get such a good deal on the wine that they couldn’t possibly reveal how much it costs. Offers too good to be true?”
They will also hide behind the fact that some of the plonk they buy they buy when it is new and then keep it for ages. Which is a sensible thing to do and saves taxpayers money *if* the Government insists it must be hospitable to all and sundry.
There are 4 solutions to this problem; 1. Continue as things are, the cellar mostly buying plonk cheap which then increases in value by the time it is pissed up the wall. 2. Sell it all off and buy posh plonk at market value when it is needed. 3. Sell it all off and buy cheap plonk at market value when it is needed. 4. Stop plonk purchasing permanently.
Given Tom’s clear levels of gluttony I cannot imagine him being for option 4. Given Tom’s party’s ability to waste money I can see him being for option 2.
Why not make all Government doos ‘bring a bottle’?
This kind of information has been dragged out of them before.
maybe what Tom would be better served to do is set up an online wine club and sell it off to those of us who want it – the wine would undoubtedly be enjoyed and the money could go towards the budget deficit. There’ll surely be some gems in amongst that lot??
Your job or Trident nuclear armaments – tough choice., eh?
Ha! laughable, you haven’t had a fucking job ssince 1974 you jock tosser, plus you’re as mad as a box of snakes.
What if you work at faslane?
is fooking crazy.all dis QE and no inflation
My God does this mean they are conspiring with McMental and hiding it.
Don’t tell the children the house is on fire till they’re burnt to a fucking crisp.
As long as he doesn’t attack the Ferrero Rocher budget!
yoy wanna me come and bless you all it will cost you 10 million
Who cares
me/us
What always amazes me is the amount of vacuous, arrant nonsense and obscenity that flows across these pages pretending to be cogent comment.
Sell all the wine and works of art and the potted plants and all the fancy furniture at a public auction and put the proceeds towards paying off the huge debt that Labour saddled us with. If you want ausrterity I’ll give you austerity.
Selling the wine stocks? Silly ass must be pretty bored if that is all he has to worry about. I think we should increase our wine buying, concentrating on the 09′ vintages that are the highest scoring wines on record. we could sell them in a decade at huge profit.
Labour dicks would never think of that. They’d just flog it all at a quid a bottle in the name of equality or some such other stupid socialist dogma.
Sour grapes by Mr Watson? The jolly old FO are quite right to tell him to FO – albeit very politely!
I can see by your grammar and spelling that you are an enlightened and intelligent person.
Listen mate, The Office is over. There is no need to consistently act like David Brent. God only knows what you must be like in person.