tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post8978856496816245314..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: G20 Reactionsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-14019883507265486832009-04-22T20:15:00.000+01:002009-04-22T20:15:00.000+01:00By their abuses do we know them - "scumbags" a sou...By their abuses do we know them - "scumbags" a sound traditional tory word no doubt, shows the style of their breeding I suppose.Quietzapplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-12660796776419179422009-04-20T00:17:00.000+01:002009-04-20T00:17:00.000+01:00'Labour is closing the gap'
Famous last words, e...'Labour is closing the gap'<br /><br /> Famous last words, eh?Juniusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-18495342770112216332009-04-17T09:54:00.000+01:002009-04-17T09:54:00.000+01:00Biggest story of the G20 was surely how quickly it...Biggest story of the G20 was surely how quickly it faded from the news cycle.<br /><br />Brown got a few good headlines but for 2 steps forward, the following weeks have been 6 steps back.Harry Flashmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-85861446829456327512009-04-13T13:36:00.000+01:002009-04-13T13:36:00.000+01:00So back to business as usual with the New Labour s...So back to business as usual with the New Labour scumbags sinking to yet even lower levels and Brown's gone into hiding.What's new?<BR/><BR/>Brown's great moral compass!<BR/><BR/>Bet team Cameron can't believe their luck.broncodelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-41831359176728888672009-04-11T22:19:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:19:00.000+01:00It does seem that no deceit is too ludicrous for t...It does seem that no deceit is too ludicrous for tendentious tories these days.<BR/><BR/>Gordon Brown had been arguing for restructuring of the international finance system for over 10 years which made the Franco-German attempts at grandstanding the issues a real guffaw!<BR/><BR/>Sarah is a quiet delight so far as I am concerned. They all hated Cherie because she was so evidently clever, and her Quietzapplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-4606581514829064052009-04-05T20:15:00.000+01:002009-04-05T20:15:00.000+01:00Sarah Brown is average weight, which could be the ...Sarah Brown is average weight, which could be the same as 'normal' weight...but it doesn't have to be.<BR/><BR/>The problem with Brown's very recent conversion to Keynesian economics is just that---it is very recent.<BR/><BR/>Keynes believed that it is the govt's role to be 'out of phase' with the general economy. So in boom times, the govt should take a frugal attitude to its spending, and put david kendricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-23752718341629124292009-04-05T14:27:00.000+01:002009-04-05T14:27:00.000+01:00"Britain was central in driving the agenda (the fi..."Britain was central in driving the agenda (the first time this has happened at these meetings in decades)."<BR/><BR/>Not sure I agree with that. The G8 Gleneagles agenda was very much Blair-lead.<BR/><BR/>Brown's clearly had a very good week, PR-wise. The summit reached conclusion without serious dissent and the media's been focussed almost exclusively on Brown hosting and apparently leading DavidHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-33327034190134780962009-04-05T09:44:00.000+01:002009-04-05T09:44:00.000+01:00A good piece by John Rentoul in the Indy on Sunday...A good piece by John Rentoul in the Indy on Sunday<BR/><BR/>“…His early reputation as Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he was a brilliant and prudent guardian of the nation’s finances, was terribly damaged by his attempt to count planned spending on schools and hospitals twice, and to roll up consecutive years’ numbers into impressively large “bullions”, as he called them. You would have thoughtbroncodelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-67303452299897082742009-04-05T08:32:00.000+01:002009-04-05T08:32:00.000+01:00Snowflake. I like the choice of picture. Seems to ...Snowflake. I like the choice of picture. Seems to imply the place for the women is making tea for the men while they sort out 'man matters'.<BR/><BR/>Pretty much all experts had been expecting a post G20 bounce for Labour provided it didn't collapse. The YouGov poll has Labour gaining but the Tories unchanged, still over 40%. Time will tell if this is a one off shift or if there will be future DevonChapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-78102077525878213472009-04-05T02:36:00.000+01:002009-04-05T02:36:00.000+01:00broncodelsey - Sarah Brown is normal weight. No wo...broncodelsey - Sarah Brown is <I>normal weight</I>. No wonder Tories are losing the female vote with prejudices such as theirs... Insult us women at your peril...<BR/><BR/>As for the IMF, LOL. Tories are consoling themselves for the narrowing of their lead by pretending that labour are about to go to the IMF. Just like they pretended to themselves that the G20 was "bound" to be a failure... snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-83029399720399715002009-04-05T00:57:00.000+01:002009-04-05T00:57:00.000+01:00I must apolgise in that my earlier post omitted th...I must apolgise in that my earlier post omitted the fact that Brown has managed to get agreement to increase the funding of the IMF.<BR/>This will certainly help this country when Darling is sent with the begging bowl to the IMF later this year.<BR/><BR/>At least we got the reassurance from Mandelson and Timms that their is no stigma attached to the IMF giving us a loan.broncodelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-20513125598921959142009-04-05T00:31:00.000+01:002009-04-05T00:31:00.000+01:00As Brown's key objective for the G20 was his f...As Brown's key objective for the G20 was his fiscal stimulus which was blocked (by the French,Germans,Governor of the bank of England,IMF & Darling amongst others)in the week before the meeting,by any stretch of the imagination the meeting was a failure.<BR/>Brown milked the Obama's for all they were worth,but Obama's meeting with Cameron obviously showed that he realises Brown isbroncodelseynoreply@blogger.com