Reply to: not a good move

[Moscow Mule]

Don't worry he will have ATOS redefine the car park space as fit for work!

Or will it be one of 900000 spaces to go back to work without taking the test?

[hyperD]

In which case, it's a very simple explanation to give - "the police driver chose to park there for normal operational reasons". To say that Osborne didn't know where they were parked is something that the MSM and the Tory-loathing bien pensants will drone on about.

WTFS, and a quick FTFY

[EternalOptimist]

Could it be some security thing, where his bodyguard deliberately parks close to the building or where no one else should be, so that in an emergency there's more room to manoeuvre round the car, or they can dive for cover faster in the service station, or make a quick getaway?

OH in "trying to think of all the angles" mode

I dont thinks it's good security to be so predictable. If I were in charge of security, I would vary the MO
Monday - Park in the main area
Tuesday - Park in the disabled bay
Wednesday - Mother and child bay
Thursday - drive through
Friday - Deliveries only unloading area

[TheFaQQer]

Could it be some security thing, where his bodyguard deliberately parks close to the building or where no one else should be, so that in an emergency there's more room to manoeuvre round the car, or they can dive for cover faster in the service station, or make a quick getaway?

OH in "trying to think of all the angles" mode

In which case, it's a very simple explanation to give - "the police driver chose to park there for normal operational reasons". To say that Osborne didn't know where they were parked is something completely different.

[OwlHoot]

Q: Why didn't you see the signs? It's not as if you can accidentally park in the space
Q: If you saw the signs afterwards, did you tell the driver this was unacceptable?
Q: If not, why not?

Could it be some security thing, where his bodyguard deliberately parks close to the building or where no one else should be, so that in an emergency there's more room to manoeuvre round the car, or they can dive for cover faster in the service station, or make a quick getaway?

OH in "trying to think of all the angles" mode

[EternalOptimist]

I would have thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer of one of the top 10 economies in the world would be doing things other than noticing where his driver had parked his car. The chap is a turd burglar of the highest order, but blame should lay at the right place here and his Police Driver should be carpeted over this.

whs

[doodab]

He probably thought that as the British economy is crippled he had every right to park there.

[Old Hack]

Q: Why didn't you see the signs? It's not as if you can accidentally park in the space
A: He wasn't driving, and was probably looking at papers, etc.
Q: If you saw the signs afterwards, did you tell the driver this was unacceptable?
A: Do we know he didn't?
Q: If not, why not?
A: See above.

Hmmmm.

[Old Hack]

I would have thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer of one of the top 10 economies in the world would be doing things other than noticing where his driver had parked his car. The chap is a turd burglar of the highest order, but blame should lay at the right place here and his Police Driver should be carpeted over this.

[vetran]

Don't worry he will have ATOS redefine the car park space as fit for work!

[TheFaQQer]

So is he too scared of his driver to tell them not to park there, or too unobservant to notice where they're parking? Unless David Cameron was driving, he's the boss, so he's responsible.

"The Chancellor would not condone parking in a disabled parking bay. But he had no idea this had happened."

Q: Why didn't you see the signs? It's not as if you can accidentally park in the space
Q: If you saw the signs afterwards, did you tell the driver this was unacceptable?
Q: If not, why not?

[TheFaQQer]

Isn't the real story the fact that Osborne has been seen in public three times since the budget??

They don't call him the Submarine for nothing.

[EternalOptimist]

So is he too scared of his driver to tell them not to park there, or too unobservant to notice where they're parking? Unless David Cameron was driving, he's the boss, so he's responsible.

he was dropped off, did his business, came out, saw the car and got in.

If he parked up, did his business, came out, saw the car and got in, then you would have a very good point.

[NickFitz]

No.
I see Osborne getting into a car that was parked in a disabled bay.

So is he too scared of his driver to tell them not to park there, or too unobservant to notice where they're parking? Unless David Cameron was driving, he's the boss, so he's responsible.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

a lot insensitive, thought they were brighter than that.