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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    David Tee wrote: »
    Bit far for Boris to cycle from...
    Boris thinks the north starts in Enfield.

    Would Boris dare risk taking a safe seat outside of London - it would make him look like a carpetbagger which his opponents would hammer away at
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    RaferRafer Posts: 14,231
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    Big Boy Barry wrote: »
    They are replacing out of touch, cold hearted right wing males, with out of touch, cold hearted, right wing females

    Progress!

    So far the only person who has been replaced is the male Welsh secretary with his male deputy. No women feature as of yet.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    iain_stevenson1 wrote: »
    ITV political editor says it will be Philip Hammond.Does that mean Liam Fox will return as defence secretary?
    IDS was the rumour. Perhaps McVey will step up to the Big Desk
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    JillyJilly Posts: 20,455
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    #130
    smudges dad wrote: »
    You did, I was talking about Hague who was so keen to kill people in Libya and Syria (and he supported the Iraq invasion, so is just as guilty as Blair on that)

    Oh please, that's utter rubbish.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,662
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    smudges dad wrote: »
    He only scraped in to the seat because of a split between the Lib Dems and the SDP who both put up a candidate.

    Maybe to start with but in 2010 he got 62% of the vote and an increased majority.
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    Big Boy BarryBig Boy Barry Posts: 35,396
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    Esther McVey will be getting a promotion, despite her expertise being mainly based on being a terrible lunchtime TV presenter.


    It's like Adrian Chiles being appointed Minister of Defence.
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    RaferRafer Posts: 14,231
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    I'd like to nominate Prince Philip for new foreign secretary.
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    Big Boy BarryBig Boy Barry Posts: 35,396
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    Rafer wrote: »
    I'd like to nominate Prince Philip for new foreign secretary.

    I'd like to nominate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to rule by decree

    It would save money, and she'd probably do a better job than the government.
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    spookyLXspookyLX Posts: 11,730
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    Big Boy Barry wrote: »
    I'd like to nominate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to rule by decree

    It would save money, and she'd probably do a better job than the government.

    Well she can't do any worse than cameron
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    smudges dadsmudges dad Posts: 36,989
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    Jilly wrote: »
    Oh please, that's utter rubbish.
    In what way? Wanting to kill people in Libya and Syria or supporting the Iraq invasion?
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    BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    Big Boy Barry wrote: »
    Esther McVey will be getting a promotion, despite her expertise being mainly based on being a terrible lunchtime TV presenter.


    It's like Adrian Chiles being appointed Minister of Defence.
    Can't stand the bint!!

    Patronising, nasty two-bit politician.
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    iain_stevenson1iain_stevenson1 Posts: 1,349
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    #138
    Michael Gove could be made defence secretary (or even foreign secretary). . Teachers of the UK rejoice !
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    David TeeDavid Tee Posts: 22,833
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    iain_stevenson1 wrote: »
    ITV political editor says it will be Philip Hammond.Does that mean Liam Fox will return as defence secretary?

    There have been whispers today that Liam Fox was holding court, clearly pleased about something.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    iain_stevenson1 wrote: »
    Michael Gove could be made defence secretary (or even foreign secretary). . Teachers of the UK rejoice !
    And sent to Gaza? :D
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    David Tee wrote: »
    There have been whispers today that Liam Fox was holding court, clearly pleased about something.
    Dave has used his ability to pick a "right one" and is going to have him as Chancellor.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,662
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    smudges dad wrote: »
    In what way? Wanting to kill people in Libya and Syria or supporting the Iraq invasion?

    People are still dying in Syria. How has a non-intervention helped them?

    I supported the Iraq invasion and I still do. It was the right thing to do. What was wrong was that there was no plan to sort out the country afterwards.
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    RaferRafer Posts: 14,231
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    David Tee wrote: »
    There have been whispers today that Liam Fox was holding court, clearly pleased about something.

    Fox was brought up on a council estate. So he'd be a smart choice for a top job. It works against the posh public schoolboys line of attack.
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    David TeeDavid Tee Posts: 22,833
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    It seems that all the people that Labour supporters wanted out of the picture have stayed. In fact, a couple of them may even be getting promoted.

    :p ;-)
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    LostFool wrote: »
    I supported the Iraq invasion and I still do. It was the right thing to do. What was wrong was that there was no plan to sort out the country afterwards.
    You cannot separate the invasion and the aftermath they are part & parcel of the same thing
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    David TeeDavid Tee Posts: 22,833
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    Rafer wrote: »
    Fox was brought up on a council estate. So he'd be a smart choice for a top job. It works against the posh public schoolboys line of attack.

    You can bet your life the newspapers are keeping a close watch on where all the new ministers were educated.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    David Tee wrote: »
    It seems that all the people that Labour supporters wanted out of the picture have stayed. In fact, a couple of them may even be getting promoted.

    :p ;-)
    Let's give cock-ups an even higher profile :D

    Most of them make Liam Fox a "good" choice
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,662
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    David Tee wrote: »
    It seems that all the people that Labour supporters wanted out of the picture have stayed. In fact, a couple of them may even be getting promoted.

    I'm sure that was all part of the plan. IDS and Gove are the best at winding up Labourites so why should Cameron get rid of them?
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    trunkstertrunkster Posts: 14,468
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    iain_stevenson1 wrote: »
    Michael Gove could be made defence secretary (or even foreign secretary). . Teachers of the UK rejoice !

    Teachers have never liked any education secretary, as they think they know best and don't like being told what to do by anyone.

    Hopefully McVey will get a top cabinet post as she seems to rile a lot of the hand wringing left loons.
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    MARTYM8MARTYM8 Posts: 44,710
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    Styker wrote: »
    David Cameron has just tweeted that Hague is stepping down as an MP next year and is moving the the leader of the commons for now I think.....

    Hague is on a final salary pension - if he stays in the Cabinet he more than doubles his pension for life compared to just an ordinary MPs salary!
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    bingomanbingoman Posts: 23,942
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    Someone on Wikipedia a bit quick with the William Hague Standing down
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