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Archive for August 4th, 2009

Mandelson, have you got the X-Factor?

Tue ,04/08/2009

Ok, where are we today with the Mandy vs Hattie X-Factor trial? Has the PLP got talent?

In yesterday’s Telegraph supporters of Mandy chose their words extremely carefully by attempting to dismiss suggestions that he could return to the House of Commons as an MP and fight for the Labour leadership.

Very clever. Note the …and fight…, if Mandy and his supporters get their way there will be no fight, their will be no opposition to his candidature.

In my post from yesterday I made mention of Mandy’s Grand Moff Tarkin persona which could all to easily come into play and once the first hurdle has been overcome/erased/wiped off the politicial map who would stand up then?

The lady with a mans name!

Hattie Harman - The lady with a 'man's name!

There is probably only one real man left in the PLP and that is James Purnell, the brave man who stood down a few months ago full of bravado but without his colleagues who had stated they would back him, he was left, all alone.

He is a man amongst cowards within his party.

Other than Mr Purnell I see nobody capable of taking on Mandy hence there will be no competition.

In the coming days @Parlez~me~’n~Tory shall be pondering the chances of this becoming a reality and whether there really is a place for Peter Hain alongside Mandy.

New helicopters unsafe to fly in combat

Tue ,04/08/2009

Honestly, you couldn’t make this latest scandal up.

#GoBro must be thanking his lucky stars for the summer recess and for the fact that he doesn’t have to face David Cameron over the dispatch box to the now familiar tune of:

Why won’t he admit…helicopters…

Whilst the country holds it’s breath waiting to see as to whether the Government will supply enough helicopters to help our troops in Afghanistan it transpires that the 6 strong fleet of Merlin helicopters planned for delivery to Helmand in December cannot fly on combat missions because the Government has not provided funding circa £100,000 per kite to fully equip them with kevlar.

Unnamed source:

We are going to send aircraft out to Afghanistan that are lacking in the required protection. It will be the same as driving a Snatch Land Rover along a road full of mines

Unsafe to fly combat missions?

Unsafe to fly combat missions?


Decisions, decisions. What’s the Government to do? FAIL!

Delay deployment until the kevlar is fitted or deploy with a known risk and retro-fit the kevlar?

How about getting it right the bloody first time?

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-04

Tue ,04/08/2009
  • @iaindale couldn't get near a radio, how did it go? #
  • Has this photo been manipulated? Sure looks dodgy and not just because of who's in it! http://bit.ly/JU4Hm #
  • Considering Aus slow over rate yesterday, what're the chance of Ricky Ponting being banned from the 4th test as punishment? #ashes #
  • RT @Nick_Osborne: rain dammit rain #ashes at 59/4 you're gonna need more than rain dear boy ;o) #
  • Lord Mandelson or Harriet Harman, will the ppl or plp decide? http://bit.ly/6Oqlo #
  • Dizzy Thinks is a damn funny read this morning http://bit.ly/3wGwx3 #
  • RT @deejackson: 200 year history may not be enough to save Observer: http://bit.ly/Gyzc1-WOW #
  • Difference between Gordon Brown and Ricky Ponting? Both about to lose their job but Ponting was actually good at his! #
  • Was accused of being an Arrogant Tory Twat today via DM! Hmmm maybe I should out your @? Me thinks she has me confused! #
  • RT @CllrRichardLowe: If Lab are party of the many, why do they moan about Old Etonians? Tories/LDs dont attack one social group..? So true! #
  • Read many negative trolls claims, I do wish those who have a lot to lose in the coming year would at least own up to realism #
  • RT @BevaniteEllie: RT @georgeowers: Mandelson lined up safe seat; leadership? NO. Over my dead body, over my membership| prepare to resign! #
  • RT @Searching4Obama: @Parlez_me_nTory bonjour….. ca va? Oui, ca va :) #