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[Banjax]

Just heard a woman on the talking to GB, discussing education, immigration, etc - very polite and respectful all round - unfortunately, he got into his car and forgot the radio pickup was still on him and went nuts at his aides for allowing him to speak to this woman who disagreed on immigration referring to her as "bigoted" - ooops - the fact that she may well be bigoted is of no concern 

[Nickbat]

Just heard a woman on the talking to GB, discussing education, immigration, etc - very polite and respectful all round - unfortunately, he got into his car and forgot the radio pickup was still on him and went nuts at his aides for allowing him to speak to this woman who disagreed on immigration referring to her as "bigoted" - ooops - the fact that she may well be bigoted is of no concern 

Equally, she may not be bigoted.

You can actually have views on immigration without being a bigot, you know. 

[Chris_H]

I can see legislation against the media on the way.  They have no scruples about how they play with issues like this.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Gordon Brown has dropped another clanger.................... 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

The real truth is coming out.

Can't wait for the 6th May!!

[Banjax]

Just heard a woman on the talking to GB, discussing education, immigration, etc - very polite and respectful all round - unfortunately, he got into his car and forgot the radio pickup was still on him and went nuts at his aides for allowing him to speak to this woman who disagreed on immigration referring to her as "bigoted" - ooops - the fact that she may well be bigoted is of no concern 

Equally, she may not be bigoted.

You can actually have views on immigration without being a bigot, you know. 

i did say "may" be bigoted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8649012.stm

[Banjax]

I can see legislation against the media on the way.  They have no scruples about how they play with issues like this.

you're right chris - that poor womans going to go through hell in the next day or two with tv and press doorstepping her - its a storm not of her making and Brown's shot himself in the foot

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I can see legislation against the media on the way.  They have no scruples about how they play with issues like this.

you're right chris - that poor womans going to go through hell in the next day or two with tv and press doorstepping her - its a storm not of her making and Brown's shot himself in the foot

..........and "Sue" the Brown aid (ex??) who he blames for setting up the meet!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Joking aside, the Election race has now become very interesting.

Has it now become a definitive two horse race between technically the two oldest political parties in the land.

As a student of History and Politics I am rather excited that for the first time in my life time the UK may well see the return of Conservative and Liberal Parliamentary battles, as last seen before the Great War, with the "new kid on the block" Labour out of the main running 8-) 8-) 8-)

Yes it will be a new Lib-Dem party as oppossed to the Liberals, that rose out of the 19th century Conservative power house, but for me they are one and the same in so much of their political aims  i.e. The Liberals of 1907 wanted social reform as oppossed to building even more Dreadnoughts as the Conservatives (except Churchill) wanted; The Lib-Dems of 2010 want social reform instead of proceeding with a replacement for Trident, which the Conservatives wish to do 8-) 8-)

What an interesting political battle this has now become 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Banjax]

as far as the election - I don't think it's going to damage Labour too much, they're already 3rd in most polls - what it may do is weaken GB's positon when it comes to hanging on in a Lib/Lab pact - I reckon Darling for pm, Cable as chancellor and Clegg will be given one of the other big cabinet posts.

But very very interesting times 

[cleggy]

as far as the election - I don't think it's going to damage Labour too much, they're already 3rd in most polls - what it may do is weaken GB's positon when it comes to hanging on in a Lib/Lab pact - I reckon Darling for pm, Cable as chancellor and Clegg will be given one of the other big cabinet posts.

But very very interesting times 

Think you're forgetting the dangerous Mendleson
 

[Nickbat]

I can see legislation against the media on the way.  They have no scruples about how they play with issues like this.

You obviously don't remember John Major's famous off-camera, on mic, gaffe when he called eurosecptics "bastards". No one called for legislation then and no one should call for it now.

[Banjax]

as far as the election - I don't think it's going to damage Labour too much, they're already 3rd in most polls - what it may do is weaken GB's positon when it comes to hanging on in a Lib/Lab pact - I reckon Darling for pm, Cable as chancellor and Clegg will be given one of the other big cabinet posts.

But very very interesting times 

Think you're forgetting the dangerous Mendleson
 

I still get the feeling that every time something bad happens to Brown - it's Mandleson that comes out of it OK.....hmmmmm 

You're right (Nick) Cleggy- he'd love to have the pm's power - but I think he must know no one really likes or trusts him doesn't he?

[Banjax]

oh god - he's just gone round to her house to apologise in person - he'll probably boot her cat throught the telly by mistake or something  :-/

[BigAl]

This just goes to show the man is a total moron -i doubt there is a single person in this country* that would not give him a grilling over some aspect of his polices, and yet he is surprised by this

* - apart from the totally deluded dedicated labour supporters

[Banjax]

This just goes to show the man is a total moron -i doubt there is a single person in this country* that would not give him a grilling over some aspect of his polices, and yet he is surprised by this

* - apart from the totally deluded dedicated labour supporters

come on - you've never muttered something about someone after meeting them? you're tired, stressed, exasperated - i don't believe you. maybe GB's big failing is that he's too human, i don't think on reflection he'll view Mrs Duffy as a bigot, and he'll cringe - but no harm done