BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Musket
Date: 11 May 11 - 06:40 AM

Yeah but let's be honest. Your message above is wonderful! Somebody (happened to be me) points out that this thread has drifted and you reply in a way designed to wind me up. Can't happen sorry. I am at home recovering from an operation so apart from having too much time on my hands, I am also pumped up with happy pills and want to be every bugger's friend.

When a debate descends to such levels, it is case closed. Ok, perhaps not for those who are enjoying the ride, but for those who were curious or interested in the original subject matter, I reckon case closed just about sums up my opinion.

To be honest, I don't subscribe to having to be civilised in such debates, and love the freedom that I could enjoy if I went by anything other than my own name. But my lack of anonymity precludes revealing whether I think you or Richard Bridge is being the most absurd.

Godwin's Law is, if taken academically, relative to Hitler / 3rd Reich comparisons and I did note that this debate hasn't got there just yet. But if you take the spirit of said Law then the protagonists, your good self included, appear to be revelling in it.

Of course, as most points in the second half of this thread are verging on the pedantic, perhaps the spirit is unwelcome?

Nurse!

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 11 May 11 - 06:55 AM

There, there, Ian; just go back to sleep & leave us to it, eh?

"Nurse" indeed. Bring Ian his sedative, please...

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 May 11 - 07:31 AM

You see...

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 11 May 11 - 07:35 AM

It wouldn't surprise me to hear that Nick Clegg decides to step down from being the Leader of the Liberal party if recent events are anything to go by. I think he should stick with it whether I like the man or not to try to regain his supporters trust but we'll see.

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 May 11 - 10:09 AM

The LDs have some mighty hills to climb.


As I understand it, they are getting stuck into the conservative plans to enable the rich to buy university places pretty ferociously and the conservative climb-down may have started - to the extent that I wonder if it was not an intentional Aunt Sally.


On the NHS, however, all the present signs are that the "reflection" on the conservative privatisation plans is merely a smokescreen, and that Clegg will to consider the nuclear option to stop that train.


The reductions reported in disability allowances for even those Bonzo could not call scroungers (we all know that in his heart Dickie Blackshirt would support a eugenics programme) should prove another litmus test for the LDS.





IMHO the LD's have totally betrayed those who voted for them and that it will take much longer than one term to rebuild trust - so at the next erection once we have seen the full measure of the suffering the conservatives intend to cause the anticonservative vote should be more united - but the LDs do have an excellent opportunity to start thier rehabilitation afforded by Kent's recent disgraceful treatment of - what was the phrase - "mongs and mingers"

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 13 May 11 - 11:00 AM

----From: Richard Bridge - PM
Date: 11 May 11 - 07:31 AM

You see... ----

A truly gnomic utterance! What, precisely, do we see, Richard?


~M~

Ian, butt out; DRIFT back to slee-ee-eep

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 14 May 11 - 05:46 AM

Answer! Answer!

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 May 11 - 07:11 AM

You see the nature of MtheGM.

Keep digging, chap.

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 14 May 11 - 08:42 AM

Nature Boy, that's me ~~ A very strange enchanted boy...

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 14 May 11 - 01:07 PM

I nevertheless will pay R Bridge the thoroughly undeserved compliment of assuming that HE knows what on earth he is on about in his recent posts.

But I cannot truly believe that anyone else does ~

~ do they?

~M~

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 May 11 - 07:53 PM

You do not understand that you have betrayed your nature?

I suggest that you dissemble.

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 15 May 11 - 02:39 AM

In what way, R? What do you purport to know of my "nature", pray?

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 15 May 11 - 11:46 AM

"Betrayed" in the sense of "revealed".

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 15 May 11 - 12:01 PM

I don't see what difference this gloss is supposed to make, and repeat my former question ~ what have I revealed/betrayed/whatever regarding my 'nature'? of which you know nothing. {Mind you, R, your making oblique nod'n'wink'n'nudge·nudge assertions regarding matters of which you know nothing is no sort of innovation on this thread ~~ or this forum.}

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 15 May 11 - 03:01 PM

This is all getting rather silly...

Which I suppose is fitting in the current context of British politics.

Subject: RE: BS: The Destruction of the Lib Dems (UK)
From: SRD
Date: 15 May 11 - 06:25 PM

Excellent cover to the latest edition of Private Eye.