There are a lot of thatcherites in his party ..each to their own ..god help us 

Son of Brown really does sum up Ed Milliband though.  No style, and certaily no substance.  Why oh why did Labour elect him as their new leader?  The man is a blithering idiot and doesn't stand a hope in hell of winning the next election.

I agree he's no style, but blithering idiot he's not 

my thoughts on that statement didn't include any politics at all... 

all I could think of was Carol Thatcher...   and think, noooooooooo!  

Ditty she was good in the jungle

hahahaha... 

was she?

I didn't watch it.  Maybe I would feel better about her if I had.   TBF she was pretty good in Masterchef too.

BUT...  then there are her appearances on The Wright Show (which I no longer watch... cos it made me all shouty & cross on a morning)..  

Well of the two choices, I would far, far rather the Margaret Thatcher option than Gordon Brown.  At least Gordon Brown wasn't in power for long enough to do even more harm to this country after the damage Tony Blair caused.

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At least Gordon Brown wasn't in power for long enough to do even more harm to this Country...

God help us if he had won another election.  Luckily that wasn't the case, thanks in part, to their election manifesto written by one Ed Milliband.

I still can't quote.  
However I have no idea what you are on about Spidermonkey. The two posts are full of non-sequiturs and non-logic.
We voted him because he was the best candidate.
The manifesto what he wrote is marginally better and probably more truthful than the one the opposition came up with.
Cameron and  Osbourne have little more idea about economics than I have and certainly not as much as Darling and the Great Helmsman.
Unless you are a millionaire interested in tax avoidance and taking more money from the welfare budget then by definition the Tory government is not for you.

I'd rather be an orphan...

Labour put us into recession (worst debt in living history), Tories brought us back out of recession.  Same old story of Labour spending beyond their means and leaving it to the Tories to sort out their mess.  Bottom line.  I know who I'd entrust my Country's finances to.  When benefit claimers moan about their hand-outs being reduced, let them remember why these decisions had to be made.  Let's not forget which Government has practically bankrupted the Country and left Tories with the almost impossible job of salvaging.

As for Ed Milliband being elected because he's the best candidate, doesn't say much for his competition really lol.  But it's fine by me because as I have said he doesn't stand a hope in hell of ever being elected by the British public into number 10.  He's too much like Brown, in terms of style and substance (or a lack there of).

Hello David


Or should I just "call you Dave?"

A son (of) can be any age.  A child (of) can't be anything other than a child.  Ha ha, even Cameron's retorts are second rate.

Thatcherism and Thatcher exemplify all that is wrong with this country and a sizeable portion of what was wrong with New Labour. 

Spidermonkey

As for the Tories cleaning up Labour's so-called mess, don't make me laugh!  This statement sums up why Osborne is totally out of his depth and goes a long way to explaining why he called every decision wrong on the economy.

George Osborne 2006: Ireland stands as a shining example of the art of the possible in long-term economic policy-making.

Its laughable watching Cameron on PMQ's... spends more time blaming Labour than actually answering the questions.

Cameron should have the a tat with "The mess the last lot got us in" on his forehead, he could just point to it instead boring Parliament with it every time he's asked a question.

wrong, the banks put us into the position we are in and it doesn't matter which government had been in power, it would have happened. The country was coming out of recession while Labour still held power, and as for singing the condems praises, I'd be holding off for a while, Cameron;s seems to be backtracking again today, the guy doesn't know if he's coming or going. 

From a relatively poor person's point of view, I benefited by Labour being in Government, from a relatively ill person's point of view, I benefited by Labour being in Government. What spoilt it for me was a banking system which had been deregulated by the nastiest Prime Minister in living memory, Thatcher. They reap what they sowed, but are cowardly blaming Labour. And don't get me started on Vince Cable, Danny Alexader and many of the other power hungry LibDems. Abstaining yeah right. My daughter voted LibDems this year. She's very angry.

Well we budgeted for a Thatcherite Victory, been there before, won't effect us, but don't forget that a lot of people believe in this carp and they will be  the casualties.
 I think perhaps that you may mean that the Tories have brought the fat cats, banks, and marketeers out of recession not only by leaving them be, but also by the trickle up of our cash.

I know Joe, unfortunately this country, although I believe intrinsically working man, does have a leaning to push the self destruct button and vote Tory (although it didn't really happen this time) when Labour doesn't quite do it's bidding. Pity really and very bad luck that the banking crisis corresponded with our Elections.

pretty much sums it up.....a plague on both their houses

Typical childish retort from Camoron.  His PMQs should embarrass him and his party, but don't seem to. 

The Camoron at PMQs is the arrogant and obnoxious Bullingdon debating society boy at work.

I agree Carnelian, but I think our Chancellor is a much better example of that.

IMO ........they're as bad as each other. They treat PMQT like the Oxford debating society. It's all about scoring points not answering the questions. Bunch of pompous arses who feel that they have absolute divine right to govern.

Well that's the Lib Dems toast,they will get slaughtered up here in next years Scottish parliament elections.That's what they get for jumping into bed with  the Tory lot.

I do wonder what the long term outcome will be for the Lib Dems ...............they were so desperate to be in there ........................I think it will do them long term damage in the future - I know an awful lot of disillusioned Lib Dem supporters!

Back to the days of Jo Grimmond one imagines, if they are lucky!

I can't quote, but Soozywoo, I think at least Cameron has an idea of suffering and pain. John Osborne is just a twit.

couldn't happen to a nicer pr*ck, I mean Nick