Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted August 5, 2014 Yesterday there was a debate about the large numbers of members who are elligible to sit in the House of Lords apparently they are having to share five to an office. Betty Boothroyd wants them to consider retiring. She should drop some hints by registering on this site and next year submitting a DDP team of elderly lords who need to consider their health. Come on Betty you know you want to. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,552 Posted August 5, 2014 Former White House Press Secretary, James Brady has died at the age of 73 He was shot and left permanently disabled during the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan in 1981 John Hinckley really was a shit assassin, took him 33 years to polish off a hanger on He even failed to impress Jodi Foster 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 5, 2014 Surprisingly, the man that 'broke in' Thatch didn't die on the spot. Tony Bray @ 88 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11013968/Tony-Bray-obituary.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted August 5, 2014 Who gives a fuck about Baroness Warsi.....another one who resigns on principle??????As Jim Royle would say "political frailty , my arse" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted August 6, 2014 Yesterday there was a debate about the large numbers of members who are elligible to sit in the House of Lords apparently they are having to share five to an office. Betty Boothroyd wants them to consider retiring. She should drop some hints by registering on this site and next year submitting a DDP team of elderly lords who need to consider their health. Come on Betty you know you want to. If the recent murmurings actually come to fruition they'll be able to reduce it by half if the cops do a mass job on them. I just wish our corrupt politicians could be bought to justice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 6, 2014 Who gives a fuck about Baroness Warsi.....another one who resigns on principle??????As Jim Royle would say "political frailty , my arse" By my reckoning she must have been the first Tory cabinet minister to resign on principle since Lord Carrington in 1982... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted August 6, 2014 Did Geoffrey Howe resign on principle, or did he just throw his toys out of the pram. Also news that Boris is standing for Parliament next year, so we need to look at elderly safe seat holders in the London area who are "politically frail". Could Rifkind be moved upstairs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted August 6, 2014 Did Geoffrey Howe resign on principle, or did he just throw his toys out of the pram. Also news that Boris is standing for Parliament next year, so we need to look at elderly safe seat holders in the London area who are "politically frail". Could Rifkind be moved upstairs? Both. He objected to being moved to what Bernard Ingham described as a non-job and he disagreed with Thatcher over the issue of Europe. Finally boiling over into a decision to resign in a untypically inflammatory fashion and setting the course for the downfall of Thatcher. If you ever watch The Iron Lady his part is taken by Anthony Head who was superb. I think there are a number of seats in London that Boris may fill, he won't want one out of the city as he will still be mayor till 2016. Maybe he and Zac Goldsmith could swap jobs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 6, 2014 Did Geoffrey Howe resign on principle, or did he just throw his toys out of the pram. Also news that Boris is standing for Parliament next year, so we need to look at elderly safe seat holders in the London area who are "politically frail". Could Rifkind be moved upstairs? Is the fact that Boris made the announcement the day after David Cameron left the country on his summer holidays a sheer coincidence I wonder.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted August 6, 2014 Is anything a coincidence with Boris? I personally think that his euro-sceptism will be a vote winner for the Tories, and it will be interesting to see which of the pack align themselves to him during the run-up to the 2015 election Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted August 7, 2014 Is anything a coincidence with Boris? I personally think that his euro-sceptism will be a vote winner for the Tories, and it will be interesting to see which of the pack align themselves to him during the run-up to the 2015 election The optimistic view of this is that Boris thinks the Tories are going to lose or not win an outright majority because then the top job will probably become vacant. Can anyone see Boris serving in a David Cameron cabinet? However Cameron will have to offer him a cabinet level job to keep him from mouthing off on the back benches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted August 7, 2014 It looks like Uxbridge for Boris and upstairs for the current incumbent. I think that we will see Cameron taking on board Boris's vote winning ways, and adapting some of his ideas and I personally think that the Tories will get an overall majority next year. Watch the money men come back on board in the approach to the election, and watch immigration become one of the big issues. Must start watching House of Cards again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted August 7, 2014 It looks like Uxbridge for Boris and upstairs for the current incumbent. I think that we will see Cameron taking on board Boris's vote winning ways, and adapting some of his ideas and I personally think that the Tories will get an overall majority next year. Watch the money men come back on board in the approach to the election, and watch immigration become one of the big issues. Must start watching House of Cards again. Lynton Crosbie ran Boris' mayoral election campaign and he is in charge of the Conservative GE electoral campaign. They have to be careful on immigration as it may play towards UKIP on one hand a put off centre right floating voters which is where they will need to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 8, 2014 Is anything a coincidence with Boris? I personally think that his euro-sceptism will be a vote winner for the Tories, and it will be interesting to see which of the pack align themselves to him during the run-up to the 2015 election The optimistic view of this is that Boris thinks the Tories are going to lose or not win an outright majority because then the top job will probably become vacant. Can anyone see Boris serving in a David Cameron cabinet? However Cameron will have to offer him a cabinet level job to keep him from mouthing off on the back benches. let's just hope to heaven he's not made foreign secretary or defence secretary.The worlds in a big enough mess right now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,682 Posted August 9, 2014 Former White House Press Secretary, James Brady has died at the age of 73 He was shot and left permanently disabled during the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan in 1981 James Brady's death has been ruled a homicide, according to the Washington DC police. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted August 10, 2014 Farage stranding for parliament as it transpires that some of his people are associating the UKIP with Uncle Adolf. I assume that his chosen constituency does not have a strong Jewish vote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted August 11, 2014 A list of Lords from The Lord of Lists The following 20 peers are the oldest of those who have been given extended leave of absence from their duties in the Lords. It is possible that such leave is granted for other reasons such as holding a UN or EU political appointed post but considering the youngest of these will be 87 this year I imagine most of them are ill or frail, and remember there are many older people than this still active in the Upper House. Michael Sandberg (b.1927) John (J D) Sainsbury (b.1927) Gwilym prys Prys-Davies (b.1923) Jim Prior (b.1927) Beryl Platt (b.1923) Olive Nicol (b.1923) James Molyneaux (b.1920) Roy Mason (b.1924) George Mackie (b.1919) Betty Lockwood (b.1924) Philip Knights (b.1920) William Griffiths (b.1923) Robert Goff (b.1926) Robert Lindsay (b.1927) Alun Gwynne-Jones (b.1919) Asa Briggs (b.1921) Thomas Bridges (b.1927) Derek Barber (b.1918) Ian Paisley (b.1926) Richard Attenborough (b.1923) There should be an obit for any of these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 12, 2014 Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega hospitalized for treatment. https://twitter.com/...245766628884480 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,552 Posted August 12, 2014 Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega hospitalized for treatment. https://twitter.com/...245766628884480 He also claimed that the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II damaged his reputation http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/16/tech/manuel-noriega-call-of-duty-lawsuit/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 13, 2014 The Brazilian presidential candidate and former govt minister Eduardo Santos has been killed in a plane crash http://www.reuters.c...N0GD1GY20140813 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 13, 2014 apparantely his name is Eduardo Campos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hitz 3 Posted August 13, 2014 Indeed Eduardo Campos is dead at the age of 49. Jet crash. http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml I look forward to hearing the conspiracy theories, not here, but elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted August 14, 2014 Nailed on Air Crash Investigation episode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,688 Posted August 14, 2014 Former White House Press Secretary, James Brady has died at the age of 73 He was shot and left permanently disabled during the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan in 1981 John Hinckley really was a shit assassin, took him 33 years to polish off a hanger on He even failed to impress Jodi Foster Or suss that she's gay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 15, 2014 Former MP Charles Simeons has died at 92. http://announcements.../180461/simeons He was the 10th oldest ex MP . I have a list of the 10 oldest ones if anyone wants to see it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
