IDS calls "War!" on the Great Unwashed.

[Bridie]

Ian Duncan Smith is a complete fantasist, who would - if his IQ were a single point lower - require watering twice a week.

Why would you want to water him?

[cell]

Weedol!

[Doorstop]

Well Played .. both of you.

[Doorstop]

MP's Report Government Work Programme is, indeed, after all, a load of shite

Of course, Ichmann Dűncann Scmiddt has already primed the Department of Worthless Propaganda with the stock response of "No, no, no - NO, no no ... we're not listening .. Lalalalalalalalalalala"

[edward carolan]

Programs did less well than doing nothing. Says it all. Incompetence.

[Doorstop]

Suppose it depends on your point of view, really.

If you believe it was designed to get unemployed people back into work, then it was an unmitigated failure.

If you believe it was designed to pump two billion pounds more than the actual JSA bill costs in its entirety into private pockets from public funds, while getting no-one back into full time work and simultaneously massaging the unemployment figures then yes, it's been a roaring success.

[Doorstop]

Triple Dip recession Likely as Chancellor puts UK on 'Magic Beans' Standard

{may or me not be satire}

[The Egg Man]

Of all Scots MPs at Westminster only four voted for the bedroom tax.
David Mundell Tory
Michael Moore Lib Dem
Jo Swinson Lib Dem
Alistair Carmichael Lib Dem

[Josef]

Of all Scots MPs at Westminster only four voted for the bedroom tax.
David Mundell Tory
Michael Moore Lib Dem
Jo Swinson Lib Dem
Alistair Carmichael Lib Dem

For goodness sake, TEM.

The story there would be if government members had voted against the party whip. Do tell.

[The Egg Man]

Of all Scots MPs at Westminster only four voted for the bedroom tax.
David Mundell Tory
Michael Moore Lib Dem
Jo Swinson Lib Dem
Alistair Carmichael Lib Dem

For goodness sake, TEM.

The story there would be if government members had voted against the party whip. Do tell.

No, I appreciate it's just the payroll vote choosing their cars and additional salaries over the right thing. No reason not to give them a verbal kick.

Swinson's in soapy elsewhere for allegedly failing to act re Chris Rennard.

[Josef]

Of all Scots MPs at Westminster only four voted for the bedroom tax.
David Mundell Tory
Michael Moore Lib Dem
Jo Swinson Lib Dem
Alistair Carmichael Lib Dem

For goodness sake, TEM.

The story there would be if government members had voted against the party whip. Do tell.

No, I appreciate it's just the payroll vote choosing their cars and additional salaries over the right thing. No reason not to give them a verbal kick.

Swinson's in soapy elsewhere for allegedly failing to act re Chris Rennard.

I'm not going to contradict anything you've said there. It would, however, be good to know who the Refuseniks were.

On that second point, it's my opinion that as enthusiasm for retrospectively declaring assorted forms of abuse has waxed, public interest has waned. We do like novelty, but we prefer it refer to people that are 'celebrities'.

[The Egg Man]

.........................

On that second point, it's my opinion that as enthusiasm for retrospectively declaring assorted forms of abuse has waxed, public interest has waned. We do like novelty, but we prefer it refer to people that are 'celebrities'.

I can't remember which one, but a Labour MP pointed out that Lib Dem politicians only become celebrities when they go to jail.

[Josef]

.........................

On that second point, it's my opinion that as enthusiasm for retrospectively declaring assorted forms of abuse has waxed, public interest has waned. We do like novelty, but we prefer it refer to people that are 'celebrities'.

I can't remember which one, but a Labour MP pointed out that Lib Dem politicians only become celebrities when they go to jail.

Worth a try, but a) the fact that you can't remember who (s)he is proves quite the reverse and b) Clement Freud!

A trend-setter if there ever was one, btw. He served up horsemeat to posh London Diners in the post-war rationing era.

Customer : "This steak is jolly nice, Clement. Where do you get the meat from?"
Clement Freud : "Actually, it's horsemeat."
Customer : "Ha, ha! You're such a wag, Clement!".

It was ever thus.

[The Egg Man]

Horsemeat is perfectly OK food. It's preferable that you know it is what it is, but I'd say that about any foodstuff.

[Bridie]

Horsemeat is perfectly OK food. It's preferable that you know it is what it is, but I'd say that about any foodstuff.

Knowing where it's from is crucial re that injection that horses get that I can't remember the name of.