LibLink: of Tebbit, c*nts and Clegg

By NewsHound | Thu 17th June 2010 - 5:59 pm

Another great blog post from former Tory MP Jerry Hayes over at Think Politics.

Jerry touches on the way the Conservative blue rinse brigade have been a little left behind

It will be some time before the Colonel and Mrs Mads who run the coffee mornings and shepherd’s pie evenings in the Shires will fully come to terms with it all

Then pops up with a rather nice Norman Tebbit anecdote

”You, you little cu*t. I saw you on tv last night asking the government to spend more on pensioners and the Health Service”.

And finishes it off with some remarkably kind words for the Deputy PM

Nick Clegg approving the removal of the loan to Forgemasters, right next door to his constituency…showed a level of political courage and example, I did not think possible from any minister.

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8 Comments

Duncan 17th Jun '10 - 7:08pm

Norman Tebbit is a conviction politician. It’s just a shame his convictions are deranged.
Benjamin 17th Jun '10 - 7:26pm

I think that’s one of Bernard’s irregular verbs:

I’m a conviction politician.
You’re an idealogue.
Norman Tebbit is a raging fascist.
Cheltenham Robin 17th Jun '10 - 9:48pm

So Nick is annoying Norman Tebbit – that’s another thing to add to the list of Lib Dem achievements in government.
Danny Stockton 17th Jun '10 - 10:26pm

Classic. Norman Tebbit is such an awful little man but at least Jerry’s excellent post bring him to life!. Wonderfully entertaining.
Sesenco 17th Jun '10 - 11:37pm

Danny Stockton wrote:

“Norman Tebbit is such an awful little man”

Isn’t he somewhere in the region of six feet six inches?
Mark G 18th Jun '10 - 4:44am

No, I think he is actually about average height or a little below. I saw him once in the flesh and was surprised that he was not much taller (same with John Smith who was notably below average height).
Manfarang 18th Jun '10 - 4:58am

There are lots of people in Britain who are like Norman Tebbit.

Unfortunately.
David Wright 18th Jun '10 - 1:38pm

Jerry did something Norman could not – he beat Stan Newens (Labour) to win Harlow in 1983, something Norman had failed to do in 1970. (In 1970 Harlow was part of the Epping constituency, which Stan Newens held from 1964 until it was split in 1974, then continued as MP for Harlow until 1983).

I voted for Stan in 1970, there being no Liberal candidate here that year! Anything rather than vote Tebbit 🙂