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May 01, 2005
Blunkett
What a guy!
In case any of you were on planet mars for the last 6 months Blunkett scewed around with a married woman, helped her nanny with a visa application, and used governement expenses to pay for a rail ticket for his lover. The Budd report investigated the 'fast track' visa and the Mawes report investigated the rail fare bit.
Everyone seems to think that the cuckolding activity is essentially blameless and no-one investigated that. But the man was in charge of law and order in the UK, and regularly pontificated on anti-social behaviour and standards. If you want to be a feckless rake, then DON'T take the job of Home Secretary.
So why do we care? After all he got sacked.
Well, a couple of reasons. Most people when they get sacked lose their salary. Tends to go with the territory. Not Blunkett. He lost a bit of it, true, but a bl**dy great house is still given to him rent free. You all pay for that. Not only that but a story in today's Sunday Telegraph says he will return to cabinet as THE ENFORCER.
Blunkett says "Thanks"
Back Door Tories?
Of course, that this story gets out at all tells you that despite her protestations Ms Toni Blair is sure of victory. Doesn't stop her publicly claiming that a vote for the lib-dems will let the TBCs in. An article in Saturday's Independent comprehensively debunked such amateur psephology. In it they quoted John Curtice, the respected psephologist and professor of politics at Strathclyde University, who said: -
"Labour's claim that switching from Labour to the Liberal Democrats could enable Mr Howard to win the election is highly misleading."
He went on to say: -
"It is even highly unlikely any swing could result in the Conservatives becoming the largest party. The most likely consequence of any large switch from Labour to the Liberal Democrats is simply nobody would have an overall majority."
As usual ZNL, and its lovely leader Ms Toni Blair, will say what sounds good, not what's true.
It's a shame to rake over old coals, but Iraq too refuses to go away. An article in today's Sunday Times claims to have proof of planning for the war, and the approach needed to 'sell' it, from long before Blair ever admitted having taken a decision. (Download a text copy of the article)
15 Minutes of Fame
And a final note. George Galloway's wife is filing for divorce. Seems he ain't shown no respect. Sad for Amineh Abu-Zayyad (his palastinian borne wife), but, as far as George is concerned, it couldn't happen to a nicer bloke...
Good luck Amineh!
Posted by Flo Ting Voe Tah at May 1, 2005 03:26 PM