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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Tory sleaze after just 2 years
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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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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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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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