Ashdown on Cameron

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Topic started by But Not As We Know It (markonsea)

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markonseaMon 15/03/10 01:14		In today's Indie, Paddy, Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon ("I only agreed to go to the Lords so that I could use my vote to abolish it") is asked by Cathy Saunders of Bath: "Is David Cameron the most impressive Tory leader since Churchill?" His reply made me do a little LOL: "David Cameron isn't even the most impressive Tory in the current Conservative Party. I find the idea of comparing him with Churchill so absurd as to be laughable. In David Cameron we have a man who went straight from Oxford to the back rooms of Tory Central Office, the highlight of which was his role in the catastrophe of Black Wednesday, and then straight into PR. And not just any kind of PR, PR for the media industry. "His real-world experience is seven years as the spin doctor's spin doctor. He's then parachuted into a safe seat, from which he writes for Michael Howard the most right-wing manifesto his party has had for generations. His greatest success for the Tories has been giving it a cosmetic makeover. Most impressive since Churchill? Come on!"
bassetMon 15/03/10 07:13		The calibre of present-day political leaders is the best argument that there ever was for a hung Parliament. They keep on pandering to the female electorate with talk about change, inventing new soundbites, etc and they keep having ideas. The latter is utterly dangerous because it affects people. My view is that we want a nicely peaceful and sleepy five years where any attempt at making policies is stymied by the other side in a no-win administration. In fact that'd suit me nicely for life. I'm all for a "baked chicken era" as the Germans call it - a period where nothing much happens, and if anything does start to happen it's stifled at birth. At least that way nobody gets hurt or loses out. Cameron is ideal to help run the country because he's an idiot. A bunch of people like him of different political backgrounds - though you might not realise it - is a dream ticket. Osborne is even better in the idiot respect but let's not go telling people eh...they might realise. If the UK had any real interest in a quiet political life we'd be breeding people like Osborne (and Prince Edward too) in test-tubes. *rattle of teacups in club lounge and turn of newspaper*

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