The Rehabilitation of Liam Fox Part I
With bright lights, cameras and TV Political Editors, it certainly looked like a comeback attempt from Liam Fox this morning. The excited glint in his eye and a new tie were only let down by the cheap polyester Union flag next to him. In many ways Fox had won before he reached the podium – the trail of his speech was enough to force the Prime Minister’s hand yesterday, triggering a U-turn on his dismissal of a referendum just hours previously. The first chance to question Fox since his cabinet departure proved more interesting…
Nick Robinson seemed horrified by Fox’s claim that he was not afraid of a post-EU Britain. “Why don’t you fear it?” pushed Robbo with terror in his voice. “Why are you not afraid of leaving?”. Asked if Dave would be happy about the intervention, Fox tried to avoid the politics. Apparently “we have to start thinking about life beyond the Westminster village”- somewhere the former Defence Secretary has spent plenty of time recently. Surely renegotiating would be impossible with LibDems? “Well it’s not easy.” Guido put it to the good doctor:
“One day people may look back at this speech as the first step towards an EU exit for the UK. Might we also look back at your first step toward politically recovery? Is taking on this cause part of your rehabilitation process for a return to high office?”
Suddenly the smile was gone. Fox replied with cold stare and chatter about the need to escape the prism of Westminster village, avoid petty personality politics, represent his constituents et cetera. So that’s a yes then.
The one time Tory leadership runner is clearly still very sore. “How do you feel?” asked Christopher Hope of the Telegraph like he was talking to a poorly aunt. “Do you wish you were back in government?”
“I don’t imagine I would be in the heart of government for about twenty-five minutes if I had given this speech.”
Apparently there aren’t “a huge amount of consolations” on the outside, but Fox said the freedom to speak out is one of them. Over to a serving Cabinet Minster to prove him wrong…
Woop ! Woop !
That’s my boy.
“That’s my bumboy”, surely?
Easier said than done…ask the wife.
Stop being beastly to the wealth-creating International Financiers!
“NATO POLICY”
Train Afghans to Kill, give them weapons and munnitions, and let them kill our Troops. The Political class have fucked up and would rather our troops die to save face that to get our boys out of that Shit HOLE
If that the Best we can do. Whats the next one. GAY MEN LEADING THE MILITARY CHARGE??
Has he got some financial interests in keeping the WAR going. That Cu-t in Norway was a bit mixed up when it came to getting his trousers off, says it all really at Waffen SS headquarters.
Mandated same sex marriage is the cornerstone of my premiership
It’s the only way to breed intelligent and competent LieBore voters and MP’s.
If you are disgraced you should not be allowed back
Jeesus fucking Christ. Look at that line up of prize c’unts.
That is what polls 40%+ in this country folks. Sickening.
bang on the money mate and there will be dick heads up and down this land that will vote for them because they haven’t a scooby what a bunch of fiddling socialist bast***ds they are
Duck houses dear, or moat cleaning?
Well done Liam you speak for all the dissalusioned over Europe.
…and the illiterate in London.
You reckon?
It’s just so he can slip back in to front line politics through the back door
Next speech will be by David Laws
Pls don’t mention Fox, Laws, and ‘back doors’ this close to lunch…
Did someone say lunch?
Sorry about the pseudonym, Mark.
But please, please don’t ever think anything will come of it. For all Dave’s recent posturing, How do you know he hasn’t had the whisper.
Keep the budget up, not too many waves and when the electorate kick you out (next GE) you can have a lovely EU comm. job. – Look at Kinnochio. Never trust any of the bastards unless they are elected on an extreme anti-EU ticket. So, only Farage left in it really.
Dave will crush Fox.
The Tory party statement on Liam Fox’s arse !
“We’re all in it together”
Looks like Liam Fox can smell blood, and Cameron is about to be beheaded.
Or at least be told to bend over
Good ! Cameron is fucking useless !
and a liar
“When the time is right” political speak for NEVER !
Why, whose fag is he?
Your UKIP application form is in the post Mr Fox.
Nith Nige
Is Liam one of the Westminster Village People ?
I love it. I love it!
Has anyone noticed from that picture of Foxy is he catching flies or is he morphing into Ed Balls
What do you mean, Is his mouth orating Eds Balls??
Can a Leopard change his spots?
Can a Fox change his coat
Nick Robinson is a disgrace.
Is he so institutionalised by sucking at the public sector teat that he is incapable of understanding free trade?
Look at German automotive industry for one example – the UK is one of their biggest market for cars. Audi, BMW, VW & Mercedes do billions of pounds worth of business in new products, servicing & spares every year in the UK.
Is Toenails really saying that the German car industry alone would accept a trade wall / war / tariffs with a free of the EU UK?
I despise the BBC – and Red Robb’s propaganda will only get worse as democracy & the ballot box approaches.
Don’t forget France an Italy, they sell us thousands of cars, wine, cheese and god knows what else. No one will want a trade war with the UK, but Robinson is one of those on the left who love the EU for just being a shithole, don’t forget the BBC have had over 200 million off the EU in bungs.
Robinson is a BeeBoid. The word, “free” is anathema to them.
Apart from “free” taxpayer funded bankrolling, rather than market led strategy.
What happened to the old school BBC Political Editors like Robin Oakley and John Cole who could ask awkward questions without appearing desperate to make themselves the story.
Question for Nick Robinson – What exactly is so scary about a bit more political distance between the UK and the EU?
I’m fwitened mummy
I don’t give answers, only versions of the truth and half truths that support the Labour Party. I am under orders to do this by Lord Thompson of the BBC and need to protect my P45. When he goes to the NY Times I may follow him.
But why on Earth don’t you want to live in fiscal and political servitude to unelected technocrats in Brussels ? Don’t you want to take orders from France & Germany ??
What’s wrong with you ??
P.S. Please check that you are up to date with your licence fee.
This is one of the reasons why I’ve stopped paying the Licence Fee.
What, because Nick Robinson asked a question? Fast moving pre-emptive strike.
‘Dim’ seems about right…
A bit more gobal warming should plenty of distance between say 4 meters that would sink London
Liam tells it like it is.
Omni-whatevers does not explain this useless coalition government, but at least Fox has the experience of understanding a thorough cock-up .
Now then none of this hint, hint, nudge, nudge
If Liam was a but younger he could benefit from my firm guiding hands.
If you saw him crouching down would you help push his stool in for him ?
“I don’t imagine I would be in the heart of government for about twenty-five minutes if I had given this speech.” In other words, Dave on Sunday Telegraph was lying through his teeth. CM D has gone from a worm in sheep’s clothing to a worm in worm’s clothing. He is now so untrustworthy that he should sidle down the Benches and come out as a Lib Dem.
Darling of the Right he may be. Bit of a left-footer-who cares? Correct on an In/Out referendum – possibly but he comes across as slimy, has proved untrustworthy and avoids the real questions so, like all these thieving, gravy-train riding tossers, why on earth should we believe a single word he says?
Don’t be beastly. He’s a lovely man…
Due to the nasty Tory cuts to our lovely Navy
as a goodwill gesture i would like to accommodate any surplus seamen
Nick Robinson – what a fucking arsehole.
More like Chicken-Licken….. If we leave the EU the sky will fall in !!
Nothing screams “substance” quite like the taxdodgers’ alliance
“we have to start thinking about life beyond the Westminster village”
One suggestion. He may want to avoid the “v” word in the circs.
Nasty, nasty, nasty TPA.
Trying to starve Jimmy and his bruvvers of all that luvverly uvver peoples money.
Deff to em, that’s what I say, eh bruvvers.
FOX is trying to steal Farage’s thunder, he’s nothing more than a F*****G plagiarist
Except that Wing Commander Nige’s flying school, sorry, party, stole the whole idea from disafected backbench TORYS.
‘Apparently there aren’t “a huge amount of consolations” on the outside, but apparently the freedom to speak out is one of them…’
And more time playing with me is another.
Dave and Nick are my little puppets.
I’ve told them to make sure there’s never going to be a referendum.
My Common Purpose zombies will ensure that neither they nor Ed Miliband can ever disobey their puppet master.
It’s not just your contemptible little Parliament but all your public officials, from coastguard to parking control, your emergency services, your legal profession, your teachers , they are all in my thrall.
You really won’t escape your fate this time.
Piss off Fox, you had your chance. Didn’t hear you talking in these terms when you were on the gravy train. The only ‘Tory’ I will listen to in future are those who defect to UKIP.
Fox is a cowardly c*** and he was reduced to speak at an event organised by the piss poor Taxpayers Alliance famed for its under researched and over reported pap.