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[briggie]

Maggie we'll leave to on side as that will cause a long boring flameout thread.

But Cyril f*cking Smith????????????????? He was a dirtbag.

http://rochdaleraw.blogspot.com/2009/10/cyril-smith-to-be-hung-at-rochdale-town.html

screaming lord sutch then ? :augie

 

[andrewk]

Maggie we'll leave to on side as that will cause a long boring flameout thread.

But Cyril f*cking Smith????????????????? He was a dirtbag.

I've never met the guy and have only seen him on TV a handful of times, but I was quite getting to like Alan Johnson - shame, maybe, that he isn't standing for the Labour Party leadership. There is an old saying that - if you can fake sincerity, you've got it made. I don't know whether AJ fakes it - but he certainly gives a strong impression of being a straight-up citizen.

I don't think I'd disagree with the suggestion that Maggie should be on the list of non-self-serving politicians - much as I disagreed with her political philosophy.

I used to work for Norweb Electricity at their offices in Oldham before Sainsbury's bought the site and built a supermarket on it. (My desk was roundabout where the carrots are now). Cyril used to visit from time to time and had lunch with the Norweb Peak Area manager. Norweb had a special chair built for him, about twice as wide as a standard one. I never did come to know him, so have no real idea whether he was a dirtbag, but if he was, he was sure a bloody enormous one.

Andrew

 

[briggie]

isnt " honest politician " a oxymoron ? :augie

 

[lacroupade]

I've never met the guy and have only seen him on TV a handful of times, but I was quite getting to like Alan Johnson - shame, maybe, that he isn't standing for the Labour Party leadership. There is an old saying that - if you can fake sincerity, you've got it made. I don't know whether AJ fakes it - but he certainly gives a strong impression of being a straight-up citizen.

I don't think I'd disagree with the suggestion that Maggie should be on the list of non-self-serving politicians - much as I disagreed with her political philosophy.

I used to work for Norweb Electricity at their offices in Oldham before Sainsbury's bought the site and built a supermarket on it. (My desk was roundabout where the carrots are now). Cyril used to visit from time to time and had lunch with the Norweb Peak Area manager. Norweb had a special chair built for him, about twice as wide as a standard one. I never did come to know him, so have no real idea whether he was a dirtbag, but if he was, he was sure a bloody enormous one.

Andrew

Read the link Andrew - gives you a taste, not a very nice one though....especially the Private Eye stuff which he never sued over....

 

[Deleted account DD]

I havent read the link yet and I dont know much about Smith but I do know he was involved in some aggro in the 80s and there was a motion to strip his knighthood........ :augie

 

[Deleted account DD]

I dont think he'll make the list of nice guys with that account unchallenged

 

[lacroupade]

I dont think he'll make the list of nice guys with that account unchallenged

Oh! I was hoping you'd touch my testicles for me? :lol:lol:lol:lol

 

[briggie]

A man was coming home from work one day. He noticed that there was a lot more traffic than normal. As he got further up the road all of the traffic had come to a halt.
He saw a policeman coming towards his car, so he asked him what was wrong. The cop said, "We are in a crisis situation. Gordon Brown is in the road very upset. He does not have the £10 billion needed to fill his black hole, and everyone hates him. He is threatening to douse himself in petrol and start a fire."
The man asked the police officer exactly what he was doing there.
The bobby said, " I feel sorry for the Chancellor so I am going car to car asking for donations."
The man asked, "How much do you have so far?"
The bobby replied, "Well as of right now only 99 litres, but many people are still siphoning as we speak!"