Comments on: PMQs: Nick tackles Gordon on the 10p tax con

By: asquith

asquith — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20:48 +0000

Actually, ministers in this government are proud of not being liberal, and they use “liberal” as a term of abuse, generally when unfolding policies such as ID cards and wars of aggression. We should always bear in mind how we were taken for a ride before 1997. What have we got to show for that, nothing or nothing?

By: sanbikinoraion

sanbikinoraion — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:02:57 +0000

Certainly true that many Labour policies are not very liberal.

Brown should really call us the Lib Dems, because otherwise he does sound like he is “anti liberal” – which is probably true, but not something you would have thought that he’d be proud of…

By: Neale Upstone

Neale Upstone — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:48:54 +0000

Another 45-minute warning from the Lab leader: “If we had Liberal policies” … oooh!

Do notice that he says that his approach to alleviating poverty is “economic growth”. Under his policies, economic growth has rewarded the rich, NOT the poor.

By: Joe Taylor

Joe Taylor — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:15:00 +0000

The barracking today was absolutely shameful.

No wonder people have such little respect for politicians when they can’t sit still and be quiet when someone else is speaking! I learned to do that in pre-school.

By: Oranjepan

Oranjepan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:14:34 +0000

So Brown is still claiming credit for work done by Roosevelt – by a democratic politician, in another country and before he was born!

The man has a hugely over-inflated sense of self-worth – it’s probably something to do with his house price.

By: Mark Wright

Mark Wright — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:40:29 +0000

It was a good session from Nick. The heckling reached absurd levels (TV footage sounded like it had been recorded in a subway!), and still Mr Speaker does nothing.

Agreed that Brown came out of it OK, considering. Cameron was too shouty and personal, although that it what the tabloid media like these days it seems.