Lord Strathclyde Resigns: Westminster Reaction
Strathclyde frustrated by behaviour of LD peers, before Xmas told a colleague that the ‘coalition had already broken down’ in the HofLords'.—
James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) January 07, 2013
Lord Strathclyde decided to quit during a reflective Christmas and New Year after a continuous 25 years on the Tory front bench, sources say—
Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) January 07, 2013
No10 insiders saying Strathclyde resignation "not a story"…..—
JamesLyons (@MirrorJames) January 07, 2013
Presumably Lord Hill told the PM he didn't want the job.—
Christian May (@ChristianJMay) January 07, 2013
If Cameron knew about Strathclyde resignation why release news now, hours before press conference. Why not Friday afternoon or Sunday?—
Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 07, 2013
Announcing a cabinet resignation on day of "relaunch"? The No 10 Press/Political operation must be spectacularly at sea.—
Hopi Sen (@hopisen) January 07, 2013
Labour pointing out Strathclyde oversaw 59 govt defeats since May 2010…—
Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) January 07, 2013
Strathclyde resignation quite simple. Ages in opposition, two interesting years in govt been there done it got the t-shirt, now make money—
Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) January 07, 2013
Whatever the reasons behind the departure, Downing Street can’t be that annoyed. “The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rt Hon the Lord Strathclyde to the Order of the Companions of Honour.” Suggests a friendly exit…
Westminster reaction!?! Give me strength.
“Well, it was expected”
good grief! Seems I’m no. 1 – sit on it,
eech…
I believe in marriage. That is why today, Nick and I will retake our wedding vows in front of the British people.
Lord Strathclyde also believes in marriage, especially shagging married women.
@GuidoFawkes Eh?
Suggests a friendly exit…
BOLLOCKS
Can we be sure that it was a friendly exit?
I’d heard that he favoured the tradesmen’s entrance.
I’m making money doing Hoon work.
He wants to appear on Splash!
Like we would post anything here!
Anyone getting bore of the machinations of inner Lundun-dum Westminster? I am.
bored even?
Do you think in fifty years time if the definition of the word ‘gay’ has reverted back to its old form of meaning to be happy and joyous, old men will be heard sighing and saying wistfully, ‘I can remember when that word meant to stick your cock up another mans arsehole..’
I’m happy. And like a jolly time with my male friends, playing with each other, making fun of our little bits, in the private school gym after, in the showers.
Brilliant memories.
Teddy bears to Oxfam? Now you know what beeb Comic Relief and Children in Need is really about in the Shepherd’s Bush.
A friendly exit you say Guido? You are having a laugh yes?
Nick and Dave are going back to the alter today for a formal ceremony where they will retake their wedding vows. I can’t believe they are feeling friendly towards the lecherous old uncle who has upstaged them.
Lord who?
I’ve heard of him. I wonder who else on Merseyside has?
I think there’s a third rate University up there somewhere isn’t there?
Never heard of him, the main worry is Laws is all over the tv news so Camoron doesn’t give a toss what the voters think, 2015 Camoron not long off .
Perhaps he’s going on The Pathway.
“Anna Sewbury”, What a gal…(sorry if name mispelt)
Soubry
Tom is a good man.
Ah, a UKIP supporter you mean?
D’you know him personally then?…thought not, so feck off back to your cantons!
There are few people who are even aware of quite how much he has put in on behalf of the Conservative party.
He supported Lord Cranborne against William Hague. He lead the Lords for almost the entire term of opposition. No need to stay to keep a socialist government in power.
… AND… he knew the difference between ‘lead’ and ‘led’ too. Not many of his type left you know.
We do!
Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. So many experts, but none of them know FA. Just justifying their jobs.
What about real stories?
Chilcot – what’s happening?
Andrew Mitchell – what’s happening?
Stafford hospital – what has hypocrite Andy Hillsborough Burnham got to say?
“Chilcot – what’s happening?”
‘Iraq war unlawful’: all 27 UK Foreign Affairs lawyers, 2003. ‘Official report delayed again’: UK govt today
http://www.prisonplanet.com/%e2%80%98iraq-war-unlawful%e2%80%99-all-27-uk-foreign-affairs-lawyers-2003-%e2%80%98official-report-delayed-again%e2%80%99-uk-govt-today.html
The unlawful bit, well one part of it, hangs on the issue of whether Iraq posed a threat to US National Security.
Rubbish. Stafford was such a good hospital, I recommended it for foundation status. Anyway, It was the patients’ fault for not speaking up.
I blame Cameron myself, there was never a need for all of this public inquiry nonsense. What’s 1200 deaths, give or take a few?
How bad does your behaviour have to be to fall below Strathclyde’s standards?
Precott? Blunkett? Going further back Peter Freeman maybe?
Mellor? Parkinson?
tra la la … got a little list…
Just saw Tessa Jowell and Mingin menzies on DP.
Both arguing that without mass Eastern European immigration,the food
industry would not function.Are they blind to the fact that we have plenty of our
own people,who could do this work.????
With labour and the libdems adopting that attitude our own people do not stand a chance….I am aware of the stigma of “immigrant jobs”,but our benefit system should toughen up to serve our unemployed…What happened to skillcentres..??
There was a BBC documentary 2010 fruit picking near Peterborough….and the fact that farmers could not get any indigenous workers to pick the fruit and hence were having to import Polish Workers ….the guy fronting the BBC Programme went to Job Centre with one of the farmers in Peterborough and asked a few local lads as they came out of signing on if there was work in the locality….they all as a man said Nope ..it’s a total dead loss mate..no jobs….the BBC guy said well here’s a guy who can offer you a job stat straightaway pointing to the farmer….the lads all sid….I’m NOT working for minimum wage and doing work like THAT…it’s not worth getting outta bed for….I’ll be worse off ….couldn’t play on me playstation etc etc…..says it all really
You couldnt make it up, they are probably still lying in bed !
Lord who?
there’s no smoke without smoke