Reply to: David Starkey on Question Time last night

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Starkey is good at being contrary - that is all. He represents a strand of society that I neither like nor wholly understand which seems to feel that the more aggressive and offensive you are, the better.

[Troll]

he sometimes enjoys winding people up for no apparent reason

Excellent! lets invite him to join CUK

[Waldorf]

Yep and they were also idoits, You never hear Thatcher moaning about the last government, she got it sorted.

Yes, sadly though some of the public quickly forget and of course Labour politicians are keen to assist in helping the public forget that it was on their watch that the fooked up the economy.

As doe David Starkey, I thought he was superb. Yes he sometimes enjoys winding people up for no apparent reason, but his underlying message is very sound.

I thought the Labour woman on the panel was way out of her depth, considering she has a shadow treasury role, I see Labour have no learnt, ie having incompetent individuals in the most important posts.

John Redwood was excellent, some people seem to find him 'odd' but I think he has a good brain and should be in the cabinet, kick Vince Cable out and make him Business Secretary! (I can dream).

[russell]

NuLab spent the first 5 years or so blaming the previous Tory government(s) for everything under the sun, what goes around comes around.

Yep and they were also idoits, You never hear Thatcher moaning about the last government, she got it sorted.

[MarillionFan]

Isn't he a woofter?

Yep. Makes Gricerboy look like Churchill in a Disney Princess chaperone contest.

[pacharan]

No he stayed away from racism.

He managed to bring ..... homophobia, .... into the argument.

Bit like a normal day on CUK really.

Isn't he a woofter?

[gingerjedi]

I thought he was very good actually. The way he shot down the fat bloke said that they shouldn't keep talking about the way Labour left the economy was a highlight. Why should they be excused etc. I can see how he probably bug people, but I thought he was the best person on there last night! Although that wouldn't be too difficult!

WHS^

Opinionated as he is I find it quite refreshing to see someone speak his mind without worrying what others think. I thought he was spot on with most of his arguments, he had a good go at the ungrateful French to.

IIRC he called the fat lefty guy in the audience a moron.

[MarillionFan]

I didn't watch it, frankly I'm a little surprised he's on TV so soon after Newsnight last summer.

Did he have a go at The Blacks again?

No he stayed away from racism.

He managed to bring sexism, homophobia, islamophobia, nationalism, the Nazis, cheese eating surrender monkeys, heartless aliens, Tony Bliar is a war criminal and Labour are tulipe into the argument.

Bit like a normal day on CUK really.

[adubya]

It's OK blaming the previous party for the first year, but that excuse becomes old quickly

NuLab spent the first 5 years or so blaming the previous Tory government(s) for everything under the sun, what goes around comes around.

[Freamon]

I didn't watch it, frankly I'm a little surprised he's on TV so soon after Newsnight last summer.

Did he have a go at The Blacks again?

[SueEllen]

Thought the Tory guy performed very well.

That's cos Starky was there.

The guy from football has the most monotonous voice ever.

With that and Starky I could only watch 20 minutes in bursts.

[TimberWolf]

Great stuff.

[russell]

This is what makes me very cross. All the time I hear Labour and their supporters have a crack about the economy, I feel like stabbing the TV; who the **** got us here? Ed Balls, him, I would defintely go to jail for...

It's OK blaming the previous party for the first year, but that excuse becomes old quickly, they've had plenty of time to get a handle on the economy and have failed, cutting too fast caused growth to stall, anyone with a basic knowledge of economic would have predicted that.

[Robinho]

just watching the first half now.

He really smacked down that Labour propaganda guy.

Thought the Tory guy performed very well.

[Platypus]

KUATB

Didn't read that thread, I assumed it was by or about Suity