Vince Cable has gone off Coalition message during his LibDem party conference speech, not wasting the opportunity to twist the knife into Andrew Mitchell. Cable’s speech was almost identical to the copy given out to hacks by LibDem press shortly before, except for one cutting line:
“I’m told jokes about social class are not good for the Coalition, but as a mere pleb I couldn’t resist it”.
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Tom Harris bemoans the public’s attitude to politicians…
“Mr Oborne echoes the lazy, anti-politics whine we hear so often these days, all based on the absurd notion that politicians were once loved and only fell out of public favour during the expenses scandal. He should take a walk to the Strangers’ Bar. But not to sup with the patrons he seems to despise so much, dearie me, no; he should instead look at the paintings on the corridor outside the bar, which depict the devastating fire which consumed most of the Palace in 1834. And he should reflect on the fact that on that dramatic night, as the Commons went up in flames, a crowd gathered on the South Bank to clap and cheer.”
The thing that Dave needs to work out is which group is more likely to vote Conservative. Mad swivel-eyed loons or mad homosexuals wishing to get married.
He also told a joke about texting Ed Miliband > http://kebabtime.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/vince-tells-joke.html
Seems that everyone wants to be a pleb now.
What a total arsehole he is, he tried to portray himself as a financial guru when he couldn’t run a whelk stall, It’s time he retired.
Agree with whelk stall but disagree with retirement idea. Far too kind and civilised.
How about a kind of purgatory – for ever having to listen to speeches by Kinnockio – and other suchlike National Treasures?
Vince needs a bit of lead in his left ear. That should do the trick.
Why do they suddenly call him Dr, randomly ? whatever he is a Dr of, i would imagine he is well out of touch with now !
I’m a pleb, – at least, that’s how I portray myself.
vince certainly didn’t portray himself as pleb when chatting to lady journalists from the telegraph !
I know i sound nieve, but the lack of loyalty by the Lib Dems towards the Conservatives has shocked me.I know they have to remain a separate party etc but they just come over as really self serving, and totally deluded as to their own worth.
This particular pleb is a real piece of work, or even a slime-ball?
Mitchell should go, but so should Vince.
Cables are often suspended
and hung/hanged/hanging.
and twisted …
frayed old cables are dangerous.
Only if they actually have power, and Vince doesn’t (luckily).
… and they aren’t earthed.
This one is disappointingly slack.
……Who needs enemies? Yes, Mr Grumpy has really shown his true colours today!
Not ageing well is he?:
http://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/284/011930_14.jpg
well rounded performance from someone I have always thought to be a later day wurzel gummidge.
truly pathetic
A truly pathetic gathering of the yoghurt knitting, selfpitying, out of touch f**kwits that comprise the Liberal Party, truly they now need to disappear without trace.
Cable ably demonstrating the old saw “In the land of the blind the one eyed man in king” etc., etc.
Oh good God, I hope so– then I’ve got a chance!
R5 was excruciating this morning. Vicky garbage and the ‘balanced’ BBC audience.
By balance they mean one trot, one Marxist , one old buffer, ten students, ten unemployed, 10 disabled, a hat full of activists and assorted loonies all bleating special interest pleading.
Switched off. And I was interested, moderately, to hear what the limps had in mind. But not listening through an hour of pointless arguments, screechy eco teachers and platitudes.
Indeed, as Clint Eastwood so sagely pointed out, “Opinions are like assholes – everybody’s got one.”
You can’t call her ‘Vicky’, Bill…she doesn’t like it. What a self-important prima donna she is.
I jumped in the car to hear her screeching theatrically at some interviewee. Every time she opens her gob it seems that she breaches the BBC’s charter obligations.
I cant bear to listen to VD any more, the audiences are usually all nutters and its so tedious.
What a pity she deigned to travel from London to Salford, i bet she hasnt moved there to live.
I am rather King-like aren’t I?
Alf Garnit commenting on Plebs
Moussy old boy, who the hell is Alf Garnit? Again I ask, is English your first language?
Are we still using the Ashcroft line boss. Or is it Tory pleb now?
You are not answering your Blackberry and I ran out of change for the phone box.
I still support your campaign for better terms for Interns though. Hope you overcome the Tory-led opposition to it.
Surely he is a patrician by definition?
He just makes himself look like a catty schoolgirl in the playground.
libdems have been very disappointing in government – really nowhere near the standard of behaviour we have the right to expect of ministers and bumbling vince has been amongst the worst!
Well said Nell.
Why did Cable have to say this?
We already know that he’s a pleb.
I’d say he’s more of a peasant, but you’re quite right. He’s eaten up with envy.
I hate the way he come out with the punch line ! he sounds so pleased with himself.
Make him libdem leader.
Labour will leak support to Libdems, Libdems to Tory and Tories to UKIP. Labour lose. Tory/UKIP coalition as a result.
It’s a good job there is absolutely nothing else wrong in the world so allowing our media total focus on THIS TRIVIAL BLOODY ISSUE! Ridiculous. move on!
it’s a class war gift the Bbbc will milk for years to come.
It legitimises there whole evil-toff/heroic working class and underclass immigrant narrative, which in turn assuages their privileged, traitorous and money grubbing guilt.
We are very relaxed about hating Tories.
But this will run. We haven’t heard from Mad Nadine on the subject yet. It’s bound to re-inforce her ‘posh boy’ aversion.
Kill Dave!
Calm down Nadine, we wont get boundary changes now. You can go back to supporting Dave, now you are safe.
Let me make it quite clear that I fully support John Terry and he will deliver a resounding speech to the Conference faithfull.
Confused asks; Is it now politically correct and not a criminal offence to call John Terry a pleb?.
@Andrew Mitchell
Can you feel that Knighthood ebbing away now?
As an expert on tax efficiency, do you have any tips for us plebs?
Actually that was quite good.
Makes a change for Vince to be telling jokes. Rather than being one.
Not really. He first became famous when he told that joke about Gordon.
Ahhh yes. I meant …telling a funny joke.
Still, in Parliament, where comedy is at a very low standard, he’s a regular John Bishop.
They excel at pathos, bathos and farce though.
Oh, I wouldn’t say that, Bill, Vince beats the Bishop any day of the week.
Yes well…as I say..its of a very low standard.
That joke about putting a mentally unstable Scotsman with a third class degree in social history in charge of the British economy and then when he’d wrecked that in charge of the Country?.
Hahahhah ..hooohoo…hahahhahha..my oh my, dear dear ..heehehheheee…Mercy!
Hang on..Actually, seeing how it all turned out, that wasn’t very funny.
You’re talking about me behind my back again. You know that makes me angry, you won’t like me when i get angry!
Eat your poo, dear.
‘mentally unstable’
Got at least a pair in Blair’s Cabinet, with Jack Straw.
Perhaps cameron can do a deal with the old socialist cabel; if cabel will say nice things about camerons gay marrage policy, then cameron will let cable be prime minister, chancelor and green money spokesman.
Oi, Mitchell– you don’t like how that policeman treated you? Guess what?
http://images.addoway.com/items/1002/1250421/1002_1_9c7f60.jpg
Has Mong Mensch emigrated yet ?????
Mong? I hope you’re not a Labour Supporter
Why are you stalking her again?
♫ They call me mellow yellow ♫
Electrical banana is gonna be the very next craze.
I’ve have one for years!
I’m backing you, once again Mark, for leader of the LibDems, when we get rid of Clegg, who didn’t bother to send me a get well card. Boaz.
Quite right too.
Never is the time for the lib dems.
Not young enough to be an electable leader.
I’m a Hunt!
@Thrasher Mitchell
I’ll have your job for that!
The latest score is
Toffs 1 Plebs 0
That’s only ‘cos John Terry has walked off and left the Plebs a man down.
Update: Toffs down to 10 men after sending off for ungentlemanly conduct.
How are the slaves getting on?
We’re coping m’lord despite the bi-daily rat stew rations being halved.
Raid the pensions and rob the future and give Cable his pension.
With off the cuff comments like this old Vince would make a really great Leader !
The sooner he goes back and rejoins the Labour Party the better.
BOY DOES THIS SHOW UP THE RUMP OF THE LIBDEMS WHO WANT HIM AS LEADER – NASTY SMALL MINDED CREEP.
lib dems are always showing their rumps to somebody ,its their idea of fun.
Has anyone ever dug into Cable’s background in industry? I can’t believe that this shyster stepped sideways into politics if he was top-drawer management material. He’s got an ugly enough kisser to be either, but I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near him, the nasty little shit!