Andy Coulson, the Met Police and Murdoch
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Mendacious cuntbag.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Coulson's hugely competent at his job - to the point that even Campbell has said that the 'relaxed Dave' image for Cameron is working. High praise indeed from an arch enemy.
This is what I think. I really can't see Coulson bringing the whole thing down, although I'd happily be proved wrong!
Maybe, but he still managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory during an election against a knackered, discredited and unenthusiastic 3-term Labour govt. The tactic of repeating the same propaganda over and over (Labour's reckless deficit, all in this together etc etc) wore thin a while ago too.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
If there's one time I'm looking forward to reading the Sun and the NOTW, it's tomorrow. Look out for the biggest and most embarrassed meejah squirm in British History!
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
As the person who appointed him editor of NOTW is prolly called 'murdoch', or at the very least a News Int board member, the chances of him taking anyone else above him down is somewhere near zero. Ditto, anyone in govt: "that predates his employment with us, we still belive in him, he's doing the honourable thing by resigning, and we appointed him in bad faith"
look out for a huge, massive consolation prize for coulson. It's carrot and stick; "OK andy, bloody rough luck on you, but tell you what, if you keep shtum on where the bodies are buried, we've got this wonderfully challenging new role for you in NYC on a basic salary of $500,000 pa"
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
pretty good tipping from Tom Watson there...
The rest of the article was about a General Election planned for May.
Which would be plausible if the sequence of events goes like this: local elections > Lib Dems wiped out > party panics/splits and leaves the government > election called.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
That's got to be a mafioso-style kiss of death.
Mind you Morgan used to work for that fucking Murdoch rag.
teqniq
DisMembered
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
I wouldn't bet against it tbf. there's only so many stuffings the LDs will take before bottling itThe rest of the article was about a General Election planned for May.
Which would be plausible if the sequence of events goes like this: local elections > Lib Dems wiped out > party panics/splits and leaves the government > election called.
ymu
Niall Ferguson's deep-cover sock-puppet
The rest of the article was about a General Election planned for May.
Which would be plausible if the sequence of events goes like this: local elections > Lib Dems wiped out > party panics/splits and leaves the government > election called.
That doesn't work for a general election in May though. I can't see how that works - they'll surely try to get their gerrymandering through before heading into an election. I can't see them calling one before then - especially with the polls giving Labour a solid majority with the current set up.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
They'#d have to call it in April - 4 weeks before the locals and Scottish ones.
cointreauman
Active Member
Nothing is off limits for the scummy tory government, but when (not if) Cleggy's Gang implode (which they will) then the game is up and they will take a chance on picking up a working majority and could call an election anytime. School summer holidays would be the worst time for them but mid September onwards......
For me the sooner the better, especially as they are causing major ripples with the NHS debacle they are foisting on us. GPs running the budget - pure shopkeeper stuff to hide the real agenda of getting the big private medical companies on board. No matter what tosser replaces Coulson - that is one big story to smother.
Might be time for Clegg to offer to lead the labour party or anyone else who would have him.
C
For me the sooner the better, especially as they are causing major ripples with the NHS debacle they are foisting on us. GPs running the budget - pure shopkeeper stuff to hide the real agenda of getting the big private medical companies on board. No matter what tosser replaces Coulson - that is one big story to smother.
Might be time for Clegg to offer to lead the labour party or anyone else who would have him.
C
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Er...what?
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
I reckon they'd see that as too risky
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
It's not going to happen.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Why? How? The tories don't want an election. Most of the lib-dems don't.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
as I may have said earlier, the only thing IMO that will precipitate a GE is an absolute implosion/revolution/coup in the LDs. i think this will happen at some point - I just don't know for sure when. Could be after the may elections pasting, could be 3 years hence
e2a; what I mean is; LD implopsion -> LD regime change -> LDs decide only hope of salvation = collective atonement/repudiation of previous sins -> minority tory govt -> vote of confidence
e2a; what I mean is; LD implopsion -> LD regime change -> LDs decide only hope of salvation = collective atonement/repudiation of previous sins -> minority tory govt -> vote of confidence
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Even then most of them will stay with the tories out of commitment and careerism. No need for an election in that scenario.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
not that way no
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