I preferred it when there was proper tory sleaze, the bonking and secret 'understandings' with business. There was a sense that all was well in the country when upper class tories were in charge and getting up to all that stuff.
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Yep. At least they had the decency to resign when caught.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostI preferred it when there was proper tory sleaze, the bonking and secret 'understandings' with business. There was a sense that all was well in the country when upper class tories were in charge and getting up to all that stuff.
Obligatory Keith Vaz linkBehold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I was disappointed after 6 months. They did almost nothing. There only plan to deal with the debt is to inflate it away. They have done nothing to generate growth.Originally posted by sasguru View PostI'm very disappointed. I was hoping for radical reform, principles, a chance for rejuvenation, and here we have the same old public school bollux
The UK can compete with Asia given a chance.Comment
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It's a good job they're not running the country.Originally posted by Diver View PostYou just have to ask yourself
1. would I buy a car from any of them
2. would I sign anything they handed me, without first reading it
3. would I trust them with my card pin number
4. would I trust them to look after my children
6. would I trust them to act honestly in claiming their expences
7. could I expect them to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth
If the answer to at least 2 of the 7 is "YES"
Get yer head read

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Originally posted by Sysman View Post
Ha ha ha ha - I do have some nostalgia for those old style sleazy Tories
The only promise Cecil Parkinson ever kept - never to see his daughter - Telegraph
but they often didn't go until pushed - it took Parky 4 months after first telling Thatcher - and he kept on making comebacks like Mandy.Comment
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