Comments on: When is a boycott not a boycott? http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bridget Fox http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45801 Bridget Fox Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:12:52 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45801 Well I thought I saw a press conference with the Chinese leader where GB said he would attend if invited. Admittedly he may have meant the closing ceremony, or some part of the Games, but he sounded fairly unreserved to me. Which makes his subsequent 'clarification' sound like a climbdown or a u-turn, even if it wasn't. Well I thought I saw a press conference with the Chinese leader where GB said he would attend if invited. Admittedly he may have meant the closing ceremony, or some part of the Games, but he sounded fairly unreserved to me. Which makes his subsequent ‘clarification’ sound like a climbdown or a u-turn, even if it wasn’t.

]]> By: Paul L http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45435 Paul L Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:21:31 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45435 I found the whole thing bizarre - can anyone tell us what it means - if Gordon isn't going does that also mean nobody else will be there to represent Britain officiallly? I mean the team are going and the London Mayor, Royals, olympic committee members... So what is the purpose of the statement that Gordon's not going to be there and ... not explaining why / why not and if / who else will be there as its not a boycott or is it...? Bonkers or what? I found the whole thing bizarre – can anyone tell us what it means – if Gordon isn’t going does that also mean nobody else will be there to represent Britain officiallly? I mean the team are going and the London Mayor, Royals, olympic committee members… So what is the purpose of the statement that Gordon’s not going to be there and … not explaining why / why not and if / who else will be there as its not a boycott or is it…? Bonkers or what?

]]> By: Diversity http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45393 Diversity Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45393 Gordon Bean's talent for spreading confusion seems to grow apace. Apart from this example, LDV might like to take up Gordon's public letter today to the Jaspanese PM as chairman of the G8. I don't know if his intention in writing was to make up for his previous cack-handedness over rising food prices, or (as so often) simply to distract the media from bad news - the High Court on Labour's giving in to Saudi bribes and threats perhaps? But I do know that the international agency charged with worrying about food scarcities is and has been for half a century the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. Mr Bean forgets even to mention it in his letter. Might it just be that this is something else rushed out before anyone who knows about the matter had seen it? Or is it just that Gordon's dithering pen struck it out of the draft? Gordon Bean’s talent for spreading confusion seems to grow apace.

Apart from this example, LDV might like to take up Gordon’s public letter today to the Jaspanese PM as chairman of the G8. I don’t know if his intention in writing was to make up for his previous cack-handedness over rising food prices, or (as so often) simply to distract the media from bad news – the High Court on Labour’s giving in to Saudi bribes and threats perhaps?
But I do know that the international agency charged with worrying about food scarcities is and has been for half a century the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. Mr Bean forgets even to mention it in his letter. Might it just be that this is something else rushed out before anyone who knows about the matter had seen it? Or is it just that Gordon’s dithering pen struck it out of the draft?

]]> By: Mark Pack http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45390 Mark Pack Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:52:44 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45390 Thanks for the proof reading David :-) Thanks for the proof reading David :-)

]]> By: Alasdair http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45389 Alasdair Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:46:56 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45389 Yes he is very much a dithering fool. Not making sence and he has to keep on slightly bowing the preasure on things after making a silly statement. Like on the free vote for Labour MPs on the emryos he said no then realised it may have been the wrong thing to say, so backed down a bit. Yes he is very much a dithering fool. Not making sence and he has to keep on slightly bowing the preasure on things after making a silly statement. Like on the free vote for Labour MPs on the emryos he said no then realised it may have been the wrong thing to say, so backed down a bit.

]]> By: David Boothroyd http://www.libdemvoice.org/gordon-brown-olympics-2510.html#comment-45388 David Boothroyd Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:19:48 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2510#comment-45388 Interesting definition that Lib Dems have - any meeting you don't go to, you are boycotting. Tonight I have Planning sub-committee and a working group of the local forum; I'll go to the planning sub-committee but that doesn't mean I'm boycotting the working group. I've just got other things to do. PS what's "decsivie"? Interesting definition that Lib Dems have – any meeting you don’t go to, you are boycotting. Tonight I have Planning sub-committee and a working group of the local forum; I’ll go to the planning sub-committee but that doesn’t mean I’m boycotting the working group. I’ve just got other things to do.

PS what’s “decsivie”?

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