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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 30, 2003
Idiots. The ordinary membership choses a leader, then the MPs get bored of him and chuck him out.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
It's the Universal movies monster bunch...which makes major Jekyll and Hyde (remember his little fits of pique? 
) and Hague Abbott and/or Costello.
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Mark the Strange Posted Oct 30, 2003
I rather think that John Major would be a zombie ( walking undead except for Edwina )!
I like to think of William Hague as Dobby from the Harry Potter stories.
A good line else where on the BBC sites - " everyone will be the leader of the Tory party for 15 minutes "
So all you sceptics out there, you will get your turn eventually!
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
And the really galling thing from your point of view Kerr is that you *clearly* can't blame the man in the hush puppies this time around. All down to Lord Voldemort and his undead legions...
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/0,7371,337484,00.html
for Steve Bell's hilarious take on it. For those not familiar with the Fuselli original, it's entitled 'The Sleep of Reason (breeds little monsters)'...
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 30, 2003
I'm not impressed. Particularly as it was really quite a close vote to get rid of him. 75 MPs still supported him, but he is disqualified from running for the leadership again, but I'll bet the horrible little 
can't claim to have the support of 75 MPs 
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Demon Drawer Posted Oct 30, 2003
Tory Democracy at its finest. The first 'fully' democratically elected leader from the membership with 156,000 votes is ousted two years later by 90 of his closest friends and colleagues. C'est magnifique.
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 30, 2003
Steve Bell must be delighted. He's got a whole new and rich seam to mine for his cartoons 
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 30, 2003
As I'm this threads unofficial bookmaker, I'd like to announce that this morning the odds on a Labour victory at the next election have been slashed from 1/2 to 1/5 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
He's found IDS very difficult. Howard is a beautiful target, it's true.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
Thats a bit rich. I think Howard will struggle to overcome the taint of Thatcher and the prison debacle. The media despise him and one fool in a Tory association said 'Maybe a little fear is a good thing'.
But not in the electorate, methinks.
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 30, 2003
Precisely. The 'something of the night' quote and his refusal to answer Paxo's questions is a millstone around his neck that people have not forgotten. It is going to come back and haunt him.
Heck, it's already back and haunting him in this thread and ain't even leader yet!
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 30, 2003
What's a bit rich?
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Demon Drawer Posted Oct 30, 2003
Understandably Keer this thread has picked up a head of steam since everyone got into work.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
Me too. I misread Greydesks post.
I presume, by the way that the new official Tory colours are Orange and Black, in order to celebrate the glorious Hallowe'en Revolution...
I look forwatrd to seeing theresa may appearing as Moriticiaa Adams at a hustings near me soon.
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 30, 2003
Ahh, you never know. We might get Davis yet. He'd send Blair running.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 30, 2003
Well, given that he's already said he won't run and was seen plotting with...sorry, I mean 'talking to' Lord Voldemort only yesterday afternoon that seems a little unlikely.
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 30, 2003
David Davis' statement is precisely why you can't get a price anywhere on Howard becoming the next leader. As soon as he said it all the books closed and the bookmakers have retired from the field hurt.
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 30, 2003
Err, until two days ago was saying he wouldn't run. Davis has until the 6th to change his mind.
No chance of a deal with Howard anyway- he's still smarting from the last time he tried that trick.
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- 81: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 30, 2003)
- 82: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 83: Mark the Strange (Oct 30, 2003)
- 84: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 85: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 86: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 30, 2003)
- 87: Demon Drawer (Oct 30, 2003)
- 88: GreyDesk (Oct 30, 2003)
- 89: GreyDesk (Oct 30, 2003)
- 90: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 91: Demon Drawer (Oct 30, 2003)
- 92: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 93: GreyDesk (Oct 30, 2003)
- 94: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 30, 2003)
- 95: Demon Drawer (Oct 30, 2003)
- 96: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 97: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 30, 2003)
- 98: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 30, 2003)
- 99: GreyDesk (Oct 30, 2003)
- 100: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 30, 2003)
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