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Clarke is first out the door - Straw moved...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:33 (nineteen years ago)

"Like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic" - I like it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:39 (nineteen years ago)

i hope he promotes hoon.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:39 (nineteen years ago)

Hoon's going to get Europe, it seems, and someone else (Hilary Benn?) will get the rest of the world

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:43 (nineteen years ago)

Prescott survives.

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

Ruth Kelly to be replaced by Alan Johnson?

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

haha

ooh yeah and hazel blears for presidtne, now there's an inspiring figure in our national life.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

Good thinking. Get rid of Clarke AFTER the elections.

― Pete W (peterw), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:45 (nineteen years ago)

Tony Blair to be replaced by David Cameron

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:45 (nineteen years ago)

I'm really hoping that "Rest Of The World Foreign Secretary" is the official job title.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

Good thinking. Get rid of Clarke AFTER the elections.
-- Pete W (petershepherdwatt...) (webmail), Today 9:45 AM. (later) (link)

That was so always coming!

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:47 (nineteen years ago)

John Reid - home secretary - good grief...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:51 (nineteen years ago)

Interesting

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:52 (nineteen years ago)

I wondered if Hutton would get Home Office

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:52 (nineteen years ago)

Beckett - foriegn secretary.

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:53 (nineteen years ago)

when will this mooted and top-secret reid story break?

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:53 (nineteen years ago)

Foreign...even...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:53 (nineteen years ago)

You must be joking

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:54 (nineteen years ago)

None of my predictions right so far :(

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:54 (nineteen years ago)

Come on Alan Johnson, bring it on home for me

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:54 (nineteen years ago)

from 'peep show'? is he qualified?

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:56 (nineteen years ago)

As much as anyone...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:57 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah why not

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:57 (nineteen years ago)

Expect a Miliband or two to pop up

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:58 (nineteen years ago)

So is Hewitt going?

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:59 (nineteen years ago)

... a clearly bitter Mr Clarke said it was "the prime minister's right" to remove him but added that he "did not agree" that he would have stood in the way of the reform that is needed at the Home Office. Downing Street confirmed that he had turned down the offer of another, possibly more junior, job.

- Guardian

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:00 (nineteen years ago)

ed balls? is he an mp yet?

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:01 (nineteen years ago)

Hazel Blears, the Home Office minister widely tipped for promotion to the cabinet, appeared in Downing Street just before 10am. Smiling at reporters, she nodded when asked if she had been given a cabinet job.

sickening.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:01 (nineteen years ago)

She is repulsive

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:05 (nineteen years ago)

ihttp://www.sochealth.co.uk/news/blears.jpg

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:06 (nineteen years ago)

Des Browne in Defence

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:07 (nineteen years ago)

No news on Hewitt yet - my sources (i.e. my Mystic Meg charm ring) thinks she's safe but it was totally wrong about who would get the Home Office.

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:10 (nineteen years ago)

omg alba

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:11 (nineteen years ago)

Robbie Willaims has been moved from Wembley to Milton Keynes...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:21 (nineteen years ago)

margaret beckett wtf wtf.

hazel blears ugh ugh.

charles clarke ha ha.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:24 (nineteen years ago)

"Prescott survives."

Blair can't sack him — as deputy leader of the party, only the NEC can. Though he has had many of his responsibilities taken away, presumably being handed off to one of the aforementioned Milibands.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:26 (nineteen years ago)

Reid's the new Home Sec.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:28 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.itsafe.gov.uk/about/ITsafe_Launch_Blears_800.jpg

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:31 (nineteen years ago)

There was meant to be an exasperated series of question marks on the end of that, BTW.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:32 (nineteen years ago)

Reid's the new Home Sec.

That makes sense, he can really go to town with his "I'm a hardman" act. What a horrible man.

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:35 (nineteen years ago)

'Reid's the new Home Sec.'

Keep up Sunshine that was at least fifteen minutes ago...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:41 (nineteen years ago)

if inly it were an act, dada.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:44 (nineteen years ago)

Reid Home Sec? Jeez, from one bully to an even worse one. Did you see him on C4 news the other night? What an aggressive, patronising bastard. Accusing Krishnan Guru Murphy and the press ("people like you" - that phrase) of creating a problem the public doesn't care about. Yeah, the supine public don't need journalists doing their job do they? They just need their cigarettes to help them get through their dreadful prole existence. CUNT!

― Stew (stew s), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:47 (nineteen years ago)

'Blair can't sack him — as deputy leader of the party, only the NEC can.'

But he's also Deputy Prime Minister? That's an official cabinet post.

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)

cockamamie journalists with their namby-pamby attachment to the rule of law...

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:49 (nineteen years ago)

Ried as home sec can probably personally bite the heads of illigal immigrants or something, he's an awful person.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:52 (nineteen years ago)

The "See you Jimmy" school of political debate

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:54 (nineteen years ago)

However, Ruth Kelly is out and not back in yet, hopefully it's back to the back benches for her.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:57 (nineteen years ago)

i don't like any of them.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:58 (nineteen years ago)

'Come on Alan Johnson, bring it on home for me
-- beanz (beanzil...), May 5th, 2006.'

And so it came to pass...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:59 (nineteen years ago)

John Reid will be at home in that Home Office role I think. He'll be like the nation's Mr McKay.

― Soon Over Barabajagal (NickB), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:01 (nineteen years ago)

So who's the nation's Mr Barraclough?

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:02 (nineteen years ago)

But with that analogy, who is Mr Barraclough?

(bah xpost!)

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:03 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/uploads/images/1096908333527_0.3935609600039912.jpg

'just me, you, some chinese food, and a whole shitload of ministerial briefs'

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:03 (nineteen years ago)

Or...

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/alumni/notable_alumni/image_datafiles/hilary_benn.jpg

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:06 (nineteen years ago)

OTM

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:07 (nineteen years ago)

Kelly to run ODPM.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:08 (nineteen years ago)

ooohhh...that's gotta hurt...

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:09 (nineteen years ago)

oh like kelly actually ran the fucking thing!

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:11 (nineteen years ago)

'oh noes, i'm no longer lord adonis's beard!'

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:12 (nineteen years ago)

Hahahaha. I've a good idea how the hash resin got into Reid's house, but never mind. If we get busted for holding from now on we're just going to have to say there's only 85p worth on us.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:15 (nineteen years ago)

...at the end of day blair should announce that he is standing down.

A lame duck PM who is on a ticking countdown to leave and an office pervert for a deputy leader over retirement age with no cabinet portfolio ! = New Labour is a joke from the top down !

Meanwhile it's slowly sinking into LABOUR supporters: New Labour is "a Tory party in disguise"

http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/story/0,,1768214,00.html
Labour lost control of Bolton, Derby, Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. In Stoke, the defeated council leader, Mick Salih, said he would leave the Labour party because it had become "a Tory party in disguise".

My message: GET RID OF THIS HIDEOUS "NEW LABOUR" CENTRE RIGHT PARTY !

No to ID Cards - the most important issue !
No to sleaze
No to Iraq war
No to right wing Education reforms
No to Tuition fees
No to NHS mucked up by red tape and accountancy
No to rising Council Tax
No to rising retirement age
No to incompetence at the Home Office
No to pompous politicians cross ref with Pat Hewitt

When Blair eventually steps down will any Labour MP have the guts to stand against the "New Labour" banner, i.e reclaim "Traditional Labour Party" values - or will more Labour supporters drift to RESPECT or Lib Dems.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:22 (nineteen years ago)

No to Conor McNichols

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:23 (nineteen years ago)

"No to pompous politicians cross ref with Pat Hewitt": surely the slogan with which the next election can be won?

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:24 (nineteen years ago)

is Conor secretly New Labour with portfolio for communication to teenagers of the "New Rock Revolution" - spinned b-shit !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

oh, martianpaws vol XII

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

or will more Labour supporters drift to RESPECT or Lib Dems

Or the BNP

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:32 (nineteen years ago)

Or Green? In my borough we now have no Tory councillors but one Green one. Which is nice.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

HAVE YOUR SAY
It's the Night of the Long Knives - only in broad daylight
Kevin Potter, Suffolk, UK

Send us your comments

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:37 (nineteen years ago)

I love Have Your Say.

There all clowns! It's about time we had MP's in this country that want to make the Great Britain Great again.
When will they learn we need a government looking to the future and our childrens & not their next 4 yrs in office. We may have low interest rates & jobless but whats the point in the future if the only jobs available are in fast food chains and no-one can afford to buy a houses.
Rising taxes just feeds the spongers and does'nt help the people that really need it.
ian, Epsom, Surry

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― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:50 (nineteen years ago)

LOL at people who think Great Britain is called Great because of its "greatness"

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:51 (nineteen years ago)

ditto people who thought 'cool britannia' had something to do with the weather amirite?

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:53 (nineteen years ago)

Putting the Bigger Island Than The Other One back in Britain!

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:53 (nineteen years ago)

Look there! It's all clowns!

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:54 (nineteen years ago)

LOL at Americans who will open this thread thinking it's a thread about the Sopranos

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:55 (nineteen years ago)

I hate all these characters except the ones I know nothing about and I don't care about them

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:55 (nineteen years ago)

The whole thing reeks of Tony running out of people. He may well face the most disgruntled back bench in history. His standing is so low with them I think they'd vote against re-nationalising just to piss him off.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:00 (nineteen years ago)

Gordon LOL @ Tony

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, but what a sorry old bunch of shit sniffers Gordon's going to inherit.

― Soon Over Barabajagal (NickB), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:16 (nineteen years ago)

There's still a fair few untarnished hopefuls in the junior ranks and lesser cabinet posts for gordon to pick. I would put money on Hillary Benn getting Foreign or Home office under Brown and I doubt anyone would take a bet on Ed Balls becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Talking of Chancellors are we still in the desparate crisis of not having a Chencellor of the duchy of Lancaster?

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:21 (nineteen years ago)

Brown will ditch as many of the Blairites as he can get away with - remember these are the people who have been plotting him against for years

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:24 (nineteen years ago)

Absolutely, I'm wondering if the Straw move is a sheep dip so that he can be rehabilitated into a frontline Brown Cabinet post.

I'm sure Brown gave Tony a list of people he'd rather not have Tony use.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

Brown could yet be overlooked. If Blair doesn't go this summer, I wouldn't be too shocked to see a Miliband being the Labour answer to Dave.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:29 (nineteen years ago)

the problem there is he'd go down with core labour voters exactly like cameron does.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

Panic over, Hilary Armstrong is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanacaster.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

We may rest easy in our beds at night

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

the problem there is he'd go down with core labour voters exactly like cameron does.

Hah. Like anyone cares about them.

Miliband might be a good shout, tactically, because he's kept a relatively low profile and is largely baggage-free and unlike Brown not associated with this govt's fuckups in the eyes of the public. Like Cameron then.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

but he's a blairite and thus his enemies can paint him as such.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

Hah. Like anyone cares about them.

As OTM as OTM gets

― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

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