March 22nd, 2013

The Many Faces of Emily Thornberry

Well worth taking a look at Michael Gove skewer Emily Thornberry on last night’s Question Time just for her facial expressions, from 40 minutes in. She didn’t fare much better on the Daily Politics today either, accusing the government of “starving out” cancer sufferers from their homes:

Thornberry: I met a guy in Lancashire, right, and he lives in a three bedroom house. His wife has recently died, wife has recently died and he has cancer. He is in a three  bedroom house, and they have written to him and they have said unless you move you’re going to lose £80 a month. I am not saying that in the long term it wouldn’t be a good idea for him to move. But basically, to starve him out is not right, and…

Brillo: You’re accusing the coalition of starving him out?

Thornberry: I mean I think this is what happens.

A strong nomination for an Order of the OTT…


164 Comments

  1. 1
    wine-o-matic says:

    chin chin

    • 5
      • 19
        AC1, kosher knobjockey says:

        phwoar! she is totty, right?

        • 48
          rick says:

          To quote:

          ‘If I had a dog that looked like that, I’d cut it’s tail off and teach it to walk backwards’

        • 60
          Anonymous says:

          Can I ask, how much savings Gidian had made in the last three years? I mean savings excluding Enron accounting and cheque in post.

          Guy in Lancashire might be better off to move into a care home or supported housing. He might have a better standard of living than a 3 bed room house he might even struggle to afford to heat.

          • Pricky Vyce says:

            He’s be better off moving into an open prison.

          • annoyed user says:

            In inflation adjusted terms? Somewhere slightly north of £60 billion, and that is without tens of billions in fuel duty rises he’s scrapped.

    • 82
      Talking of graduates, has Clare Solomon graduated yet ? says:

      Notice the Shill Dumblebore interupting Gove as he tears into the Thornberry for her “charicature” and “straw man” arguments and notice also the nonsense spouted by the Harpie on his Right who is obviously too stupid to realise,along with most of the Left, that you are not required to pay any fees up front before going to University and therefore there is no bar to prevent a “poor” student from attending , indeed such a student will never be required to pay any for as long as they remain “poor” after they graduate. This is of course as a consequence of fees kicking in only AFTER someone enters into very well paid employment.

      • 91
        Bollocks to getting a pseudonym says:

        You overlook the fact that only English-based students have to pay such extortionate fees. People residing and studying in Scotland don’t have to pay any fees at all.

      • 139
        Anonymous says:

        I dont know if people really dont understand the rules for paying back tuition fees (which are simple) or if they deliberately try to mislead.

      • 150
        Anonymous says:

        Why waste money on a student who’s content to remain “poor” ?

        The effect of the policy should be to weed out those students for whom a university education will result in no benefit to the rest of the taxpayers but this dog’s breakfast does come close to doing that if it means that poor stidents can dump the costs of their degrees in meedja and applied mud on the rest of us . Another epic coalition fail.

    • 111
      Uglies in Parliament says:

      She is actually the twin sister of Diane Abbott, seperated at birth. Note the rolling of the eyes, girth, and above all the spouting of absolute idiocy in patronising tones whilst troughing both expenses and food.

      • 115
        Talking of graduates, has Clare Solomon graduated yet ? says:

        “Spouting of absolute idiocy” LOL , very well put good sir.

    • 136
      JabbaTheCat says:

      Bit of boot polish on the face and, hey presto, we hav de Fatbutts twin sista…

  2. 2
    Paniagua Solo says:

    Looking at that morbidly obese rotund face makes me certain she is not being starved out.

    • 32
      Grrr says:

      Another fat blob of hippocracy – step forward Private School supported and Marxist hero Dianne (where are the pies) Abbot.

      • 63
        Greeggs diet says:

        Not la de dah like some Tory women, more lardy dah.

      • 64
        Anonymous says:

        We are all going to get home subsidy to buy holiday homes or second homes. Seems there is a lot of money around to give.

      • 74
        Diane Fatbott says:

        West Indian mothers will go to the Walls for their sausages to the wall for their children.

      • 79
        Jeffrey Bernard says:

        How can you say such nasty things. Dear Emily was the daughter of left-wing academic parents (just like the Milipede) and has herself been at the forefront of champagne socialism for decades – what with her career as a barrister in trendy-lefty Michael Mansfield’s Chambers and her marriage to Radley- and Oxford-educated Christopher Nugee QC (a senior member of the exclusive Chancery Commercial set known as Wilberforce Chambers where barristers were reported to earn an average of £550,000 per year as long ago as 2005). Nugee, as one of the most fashionable members of this fashionable set could well be earning sums significantly to the North of £1,000,000 per year.
        If darling Emily’s children did not themselves go to private school then at least it can be said that it was not for lack of parental choice. No doubt the money saved was put to good use.

        • 85
          Grrr says:

          I sincerely apologize.

          This Champaign Socialist has sacrificed her life for the good of other Champaign Socialists – where today do we see such heroism.

          I sincerely feel that Champaign Socialists like the victim Diane (No Socialism for me) Abbot need to work together to defeat angry biggots like the commentators on this site.

          Can we please have another Quango to help them?

        • 88

          Another set of very good reasons to despise the hateful old bat.

        • 93
          Bollocks to getting a pseudonym says:

          I thought it was the thing to rebel against your parents’ political views. Silly me. That only applies if the parents are right-wing. Typical lefty hypocrisy.

          • Grrr says:

            Champaign Socialists are the true heroes of Britain.

            Sacrificing their lives for the good of Champaign Socialists.

            Help For Heroes – where are you?

    • 102
      the savant 10.4 highway patrol says:

      Is she the Thornton of Thornton s the chocolatier?

      That would explain the skeletal body and the hollowed out face then .

      • 103
        the savant 10.4 highway patrol says:

        Alright then ThornBERRY

        Probably a cousin …. same difference

  3. 3

    She has more chins than the Chinese phone directory.

  4. 4
    Anonymous says:

    I wouldn’t.

  5. 6

    She looks like she’d eat her own feet if a) they were covered in sugar and b) she could reach them.

  6. 8
    @Spock_Thornaby says:

    Yup. Few months back on Question Time she refused to answer the question put to her because she did not know the party line. Not very good.

    • 15

      And she went on again?
      Dear oh dear.Under the old Mandy-Ali regime she would have been disappeared from the media.

      • 94
        Bollocks to getting a pseudonym says:

        Under the Soviet or Nazi regimes, she’d have disappeared, which might not have been a bad thing.

        • 104
          the savant 10.4 highway patrol says:

          Under the Spanish Inquisition she would have been excommunicated — then placed on the rack then drowned as a witch ( if she floated she was guilty if she drowned she was innocent — obviously ).

      • 126
        Thick o'It says:

        They would have need an aircraft hangar to disappear her into.

  7. 9
    stewart edwards says:

    Personal abuse aside it simply is not right. The law of unintended consequences at work again.

    • 14
      Question Crime says:

      Yes Personal abuse aside she is a fat obese slob.

    • 30
      Shock and Awe says:

      This is true. Because of Guidos blog she may go on a diet and get her health back and I am sure Guido did not intend that.

  8. 10
    Facts says:

    To be honest, a lot of the Victorian Homes in northern cities are high ceiling, poorly insulated brick buildings. They’re ridiculously expensive to heat. You’d be better off downscaling if you had a house that was too big for you. Especially the way fuel bills are going.

    She’s advocating forcing this guy to pay extra to heat a house that he doesn’t need.

  9. 13
    • 51
      Casual Observer says:

      UKIP have picked up a number of council seats in the past few weeks:

      Congleton : UKIP Win (~Mar 8)
      Runnymede : UKIP Win (~Mar 15)
      Wiltshire : Tory Counillor defected to UKIP (~Mar 16)
      Waverley : Tory Councillor defected to UKIP (~Mar 21)
      Gooshays : 9% (+12% Lab) (~Mar 21)

      IDS just called Ed Balls : Angry Mr Potato Head in HoC, like in Toy Story.
      - To infinity and beyond on borrowing.

      That is better than bedroom tax.

      Shadow Chancellor: Angry Mr Potato Head.

  10. 16
    pissed off voter says:

    tuned in part way through QT and took an instant dislike to her without knowing who she was. Arrogant, pushy and very much up her own rear end, I thought

    • 142
      Happy expat says:

      “This video is not available in your country”.

      Why can’t we expats join in the fun? Izzit coz we dohn pay the teletax praps?

  11. 17
  12. 18
    George North says:

    She appears to be wearing the popes robes.

  13. 20
    G1llian McKe1th says:

    Damn I only clicked this as I thought it said “The Many Faeces of Emily Thornberry”

    Oh well

  14. 21
    (I don't need no doctor) says:

    Thornberry before becoming a labour MP was a barrister. If she had made her “starving” accusations before a judge, the judge would have thrown the book at her. When she speaks it is the typical scare mongering verbal diahorrea, all too common from labour.
    There is something very disturbing about labour female MP’s. They all come over with this arrogant, pompous and loud mouthed attitude. Thornberry needs a dose of humility and the truth.

    • 25
      Dan Biggar says:

      How terrifying that she might have defended or prosecuted anyone.

    • 26
      Costa Coffee says:

      She was a Barista actually

    • 28
      Hank The cat says:

      Watched a clip of her on QT apart from talking shite, she can certainly fill a chair her and fatty watson perfect bookends

    • 66
      DWWolds says:

      Lillian Greenwood, Labour MP for Nottingham South, has been making similar statements over the past few weeks with massive coverage in the local newspaper. The illness the social housing tenants are supposed to be suffering from varies but the sob-story is very similar.

      It is strange that these aweful women are not so vocal with their sympathy for people who work hard, pay their taxes and struggle with a mortgage only to find they too have to move house to find employment.

    • 96
      Bollocks to getting a pseudonym says:

      Labour’s male MPs can also do the arrogant, pompous and loud-mouthed. Well, Labour keep telling us how they’re into equality.

  15. 24
    Pies says:

    Pies. That fat Lady eats too many pies.

  16. 27
    Diane Abbotapotamus says:

    What a f’in heffalump

  17. 29
    Snaplegs says:

    Expertly dissected by Gove; who by the way was a calm and analytical voice which QT hasn’t seen for a while.

    Quite enjoyed QT last night, if there was a clear example of why not to vote for Labour, or the Greens, it was the answers given to the first question – borrowing will not get us out of a debt/deficit problem.

    • 55
      Julia Gillard Lookalike says:

      ‘cor strewth cobber..look mate..if we keep burnin’ coals on the barbie, then the whole kookabongalonga planet is gern’a start to melt and all of us will drip off into space.
      Turn yer heatin’ off yer bluhddy pom bahstards!

    • 92
      Ichabod says:

      I remember Peter Hitchens putting her in her place a year ago so on QT, when he referred to her ‘simulated anger’; she is truly epically ghastly–she even looks like an odious shoutty slob of a labour whore. Where do they find them ?

      • 130
        Its like debating with a sixth former says:

        They are usually culled from the upper middle classes, privileged upbringing and private schooling.

  18. 31
    Paniagua Solo says:

    Is she entertaining the invisible man on the first photo?

  19. 34
    Emily Fatbelly says:

    She’s a horribly affected person. On every QT appearance, she indulges in the most annoying facial expressions and histrionic mannerisms. Pathetic.

  20. 35
    Blowing Whistles says:

    She has ‘cognitive dissonance’ all over her persona.

  21. 35
    Emily Fatbelly says:

    This evil creature tried to downplay the Mc-Bride scandal.

    • 38
      Emily Fatbelly says:

      Her comments on Guido are hilarious.

      • 62
        Anonymous says:

        Don’t be so harsh. The fat Trotskyite “property developer” is probably reading.

    • 58
      (I don't need no doctor) says:

      Thornberry has taken having a thick skin to a new level. That’s one of the thickest skins I’ve ever seen.

    • 117
      To be read in a voice dripping in sarcasm says:

      Just as well she didnt come across as smug, patronising or condescending in this interview.

  22. 37
    Another Champagne Socialist says:

    Since 1993 she has lived on Richmond Crescent, where Tony Blair lived until the 1997 general election, moving in on the same day that the Blairs moved in.[citation needed] She also part-owns properties in Guildford and South London.[43][50]

    In April 2005 it emerged that Thornberry had sent her son to the selective Dame Alice Owen’s School fourteen miles away from her home and outside her constituency.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Thornberry

    • 43
      And there's more says:

      Thornberry was widely criticised over the issue as a result.[52] Chris Woodhead, the former chief inspector of schools stated “I celebrate her good sense as a parent and deplore her hypocrisy as a politician. When will those who espouse the virtues of comprehensive education apply the logic of their political message to their children?”

      The controversy had strong echoes of the cases of Harriet Harman, Tony Blair and Diane Abbott.[53] Thornberry’s daughter now also attends the school

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Thornberry

      • 67
        Old Hobo says:

        Dame Alice Owen’s School

        As the Head, I am also conscious of my responsibility to uphold key elements from our 400 year history, while offering a forward-looking education. This blend of traditional values and innovation is what gives our school its distinctive atmosphere and a vital foundation to our students. To this end, Dame Alice Owen’s offers enthusiastic specialist teaching, caring pastoral support and a very wide range of extra-curricular activities.

        What was that about education Emily? You hypocritical bus faced, champagne socialist.

  23. 39
    Emily Fatbelly says:

    Another classic.

  24. 40
    Glutton 4 punishment says:

    She reminds me very much of that other loveable labour QT guest Dianne Abbott. Same patronising, high handed attitude and lack of real knowledge. If they are Millibands babes……

    • 49
      frank Simon says:

      They are Milliband’s gobby bitches

      • 107
        the savant 10.4 highway patrol says:

        She appears to have two sprogs at least.

        Does that mean someone had the baldfaced courage to ” cavalcade ” her ( at least twice ) or was the turkey baster involved ?

  25. 41
    Your Friendly Neighbourhood Can't-Resist-This-One Service says:

    It isn’t generally known, but many years ago, she was depicted in an animated children’s series– that’s her, in the blue-and-white striped vest:
    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fYTnAhV2L._SX500_.jpg

  26. 42
    No More Boom (or Bust) says:

    He lost his married couple pension already then!!!! What does the fat witch say about this. Should he keep this too?

  27. 44
    Pictures do not lie. Especially ones from 40 years ago says:
  28. 45
    Huge Grunt says:

    Would she like to lick my spunktrumpet in the car?

  29. 46
    Axe The Telly Tax & Religion says:

    Enough of this vile fat socialist pig.

    Have a butchers at this totty.

    Captain’s log stardate 36-24-36. Beam me in Scottie ;-)

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2297264/Captain-Kirk-gets-distracted-saving-universe-Alice-Eve-strips-smalls-new-Star-Trek-Into-Darkness-trailer.html

  30. 47
    Glutton 4 punishment says:

    Also, given her former career, I geniunely cant tell in which or her roles she has done less meaningful work?

  31. 52
    frank Simon says:

    When she came on Question Time last night I spontaneously threw up!

  32. 54
    anon y mouse says:

    Changed channels to have a look at QT, that was on, turned tv off and picked my nose and scratched my ar$e, think it was a better decision for me.

  33. 56
    Optional says:

    Didn’t Emily Thornton star in ‘Birds of a Feather’?

  34. 57
    thick people in power says:

    I did text my mate last night to say that she deserves a good boot in the Hunt. Hateful useless woman.

    i am glad others see right through her.

  35. 61
    (I don't need no doctor) says:

    The many faces of Emily Thornberry. Shouldn’t that read the many kilos of Emily Thornberry.

  36. 69
    thick people in power says:

    Contemptible bloated champagne socialist cow, smug in the knowledge that she can gorge her fat fucking face in the trough of Westminster without having to deliver a single thing of worth in her long career.

  37. 78
  38. 83
    David Attenborough says:

    Imagine her and Twatson in the nude, copulating doggy style, in a muddy African watering hole surrounded by other hippos.

  39. 89
    Another week wasted arsing around with stupid old bags, thick students and scrounging, Labour voting dogshite in Edinburgh. says:

    Fugly cow needs to go for a jog. She is a sponger for the cancerous Labour party.

  40. 97
    Fair play says:

    Aw, c’mon, she’s pretty!

  41. 101
    Anonymous says:

    Emily Thornberry’s mother died in 2008 the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead as a result of MRSA infection after a minor operation.

    Sallie Thornberry was a Labour aldermen at Guildford and had been mayor at one stage. She was about 70.

    It’s difficult to believe that Thornberry, wife of a High Court judge, would not have considered a claim for personal injury against the NHS. MRSA infection can be linked to negligence.

    The question is: did Emily sue the NHS?

    This information can be Googled.

  42. 105
    Anne D.Burnbum says:

    I wonder if the mans wife was one of the 1200 needless deaths on labours watch in Mid Staffs.x

    • 112
      Frank's Son says:

      Who knows? What we do know is he will be £80 a month worse off, so may go without a meal or three each month, unlike our esteemed politicians who will just claim £400 per month for food becaise they are ENTITLED to!

  43. 106
    Boris Carloff 1947 says:

    I cannot understand how such a horrible woman is allowed to be a MP. It is so obvious se can do no good for either her constituancy or this country, and the best cuts that could be made is to sack her and save the costs of her being a MP

  44. 108
    • 157
      john@loggerheads says:

      It’s very flattering, Are you related to Miss Piggy like Teather is?

  45. 116
    Whalewatch says:

    Austerity certainly hasn’t hit her yet.

  46. 118
    GoBalls says:

    I didn’t like that Green woman much.

  47. 128
    Anonymous says:

    Today we had Emily Thornberry MP as a guest on the excellent Daily Politics show, I think that is the second time I have seen her on the TV this week.

    As usual we were subjected to her normal bullying tactics, interrupt constantly anyone that disagrees with her.

    It is amazing she has been let out again after her disgraceful performance on question time on the 15th June last, when she was extremely rude to a fellow panellist and than went on to mislead and lie to the audience.

    Understandably after that she kept away from the media but obviously it is now considered the public would have forgotten that episode.

    The Labour party has many good MP’s who could be invited on to the show instead of Thornberry.

    All I can say she must have some influential friends at the BBC, overpaid BBC executives like her who are part of the Islington Champagne Socialist set.

    Blackeye

  48. 129
    Its like debating with a sixth former says:

    Does anyone know if there is an app one can download which alerts you to the fact that Emily Thornberry is about to appear on telly as I find her superb entertainment.

  49. 131
    robbie says:

    Thornberry was bollocksachingly hopeless on BBCQT last night too. Gove was in slippers and smoking a cigar.

  50. 135
    fitz fitz says:

    Quelle prole … fat, open mouthed, playing to the cameras …

  51. 138
    Jock E. Shorts says:

    Forgive me for daring to ask, but in what way, shape or form can that woman know anything about ‘starving’?

  52. 140
    Weygand says:

    ‘Thornberry’ the scientific term for ‘empty calories’?

  53. 149
    HackneyKFC says:

    I thought you needed Captain Ahab to hunt down the likes of Dangleberry.

  54. 152
    damned impertinent questions says:

    She had a real go at Gove about how wonderful state education was and how the curriculum didn’t need changed.

    So wonderful in fact that (from Wikipedia)

    “In April 2005 it emerged that Thornberry had sent her son to the selective Dame Alice Owen’s School fourteen miles away from her home and outside her constituency. ”

    And whatever happened to all those council properties that were bought up.

    All good Conservative and capitalist values

  55. 153
    Emily Dangleberry says:

    Main claim to fame at Uni was giving 3 of her housemates bjs at a party for a bet. She won the bet and the 4 cans of Strongbow. That’s a true working class heroine for you.

    • 163
      damned impertinent questions says:

      I believe you.In a 4 some there would still be enough to go around and for seconds

  56. 156
    the poor bloody tax-payer says:

    LOOKS AS IF A BIT OF STARVATION WOULD DO HER GOOD

  57. 158
    Haters of hypocrisy says:

    Thornberry, people really do despise you, so please take the insults personally.

  58. 159
    Emily Dangleberry says:

    After I lose my seat I shall be offering face-sitting and squashing services to the discerning gentleman.

  59. 162
    Compassionate Labour says:

    It’s the patronising voice I can’t stand. “Oh I do care, cos I’m compassionate Labour.”

  60. 164
    Anonymous says:

    Emily Thornberry is the Labour MP for Islington South & Finsbury and Shadow Health & Social Care Minister and she meets a guy in Lancashire? Surely a first for a Labour Politician from the trendy London set?


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