Comments on: Will Gordon Brown return to No. 10? http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:46:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Economic Voice http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28072 The Economic Voice Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:36:17 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28072 @Janina Davison-Forder I also wouldn't touch the Euro with a barge pole. Funnily enough I have been looking into Gold sovereigns if the polls take a turn for the worse. Tax free! @Janina Davison-Forder

I also wouldn’t touch the Euro with a barge pole. Funnily enough I have been looking into Gold sovereigns if the polls take a turn for the worse.

Tax free!

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]]> By: janina davison-forder http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28070 janina davison-forder Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:48:10 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28070 @<a href="#comment-28064" rel="nofollow">The Economic Voice</a>: i understand you point but there will not be a day when i would willingly substitute the pound for the pathetic euro, not once ounce of craftmanship went into the making of the coin! At least with the pound you can tell how much wealth you hold in your pocket by weight. I could only refer to the euro as a weight of paper rather than a paper weight.Even the note i fear was designed by school children (this purely from the view of a collector of currency). As for the idea for celebation upon the conservatives repossession of number 10... Mines a Romeo and Juliet! @The Economic Voice: i understand you point but there will not be a day when i would willingly substitute the pound for the pathetic euro, not once ounce of craftmanship went into the making of the coin!
At least with the pound you can tell how much wealth you hold in your pocket by weight.
I could only refer to the euro as a weight of paper rather than a paper weight.Even the note i fear was designed by school children (this purely from the view of a collector of currency).

As for the idea for celebation upon the conservatives repossession of number 10…
Mines a Romeo and Juliet!

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]]> By: The Economic Voice http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28065 The Economic Voice Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:25:39 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28065 p.s. On the subject of Pericles this is my favorite description written about him. "he kept himself untainted by corruption, although he was not altogether indifferent to money-making" Brilliant!!!!! p.s.

On the subject of Pericles this is my favorite description written about him.

“he kept himself untainted by corruption, although he was not altogether indifferent to money-making”

Brilliant!!!!!

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]]> By: The Economic Voice http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28064 The Economic Voice Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:00:30 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28064 Getting back to the plot after a slight detour into Greek history, I actually think Brown stands a chance(as much as it pains me). I blame Cameron for this. The core of the conservative party are Eurosceptic and that's why UKIP are gaining favour through defection. If the unthinkable happens and Brown gets in then the conservative party should split into two different parties, one pro-European superstate and the other should be predominantly Eurosceptic so this is put to rest once and for all. If Labour does win or we have a hung parliament, I hope you all have made provision for a currency collapse. Holding Sterling may not be so attractive leading up to the general election so a few hedges may be in order or just opt out of the currency altogether. But if the swingometer begins to point towards a Tory victory and George Osborne grows a pair and makes the necessary cuts to the public sector then it could be an idea to immediately liquidate those hedges and buy a rather large cigar. Getting back to the plot after a slight detour into Greek history, I actually think Brown stands a chance(as much as it pains me).

I blame Cameron for this. The core of the conservative party are Eurosceptic and that’s why UKIP are gaining favour through defection.

If the unthinkable happens and Brown gets in then the conservative party should split into two different parties, one pro-European superstate and the other should be predominantly Eurosceptic so this is put to rest once and for all.

If Labour does win or we have a hung parliament, I hope you all have made provision for a currency collapse.

Holding Sterling may not be so attractive leading up to the general election so a few hedges may be in order or just opt out of the currency altogether.

But if the swingometer begins to point towards a Tory victory and George Osborne grows a pair and makes the necessary cuts to the public sector then it could be an idea to immediately liquidate those hedges and buy a rather large cigar.

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]]> By: Tiresias http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28053 Tiresias Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:26:05 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28053 Mandelson is clearly Patroclus Mandelson is clearly Patroclus

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]]> By: Good evening, Mr Cameron… so good of you to drop in…. « Charon QC http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28027 Good evening, Mr Cameron… so good of you to drop in…. « Charon QC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:08:25 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28027 [...] Boris… in avery well written piece, complete with a bit of Latin… suggestio falsi and suppressio veri prefers the sanguine, cold, objective fact of Betfair to the turbulent polls on the premise that when people invest money, they think carefully (apart, presumably from those who invested their money with Madoff) and the Betfair odds have not moved.  The money is firmly with a Conservative majority. Others, to be fair, made this point at the weekend, but not with such style and elan. [...] [...] Boris… in avery well written piece, complete with a bit of Latin… suggestio falsi and suppressio veri prefers the sanguine, cold, objective fact of Betfair to the turbulent polls on the premise that when people invest money, they think carefully (apart, presumably from those who invested their money with Madoff) and the Betfair odds have not moved.  The money is firmly with a Conservative majority. Others, to be fair, made this point at the weekend, but not with such style and elan. [...]

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]]> By: angela http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28025 angela Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:31:50 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28025 Mmmm Pericles' other questions. Who else could be Achilles? Norman Tebbit? Who is Thersites? Nick Griffin? The people can discern no difference.... Think I answered that bit. Mmmm Pericles’ other questions. Who else could be Achilles? Norman Tebbit? Who is Thersites? Nick Griffin?

The people can discern no difference…. Think I answered that bit.

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]]> By: angela http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28022 angela Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:31:09 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28022 Hahaha Pericles, you are funny, so a brownie point for you. If I gave answers but not the right ones, must have been listening to too much Boris. At Mayor's Question Time, he showed he was a past master at doing just that, and mightily hilarious it was too. Before I cause him to be accused of time wasting, may I say Labour Assembly Members were trying to bounce him into immediate decisions and he would not be bounced. Must reread your post, which I don't have time to do now and answer the right questions, but I was really responding to the general doom and gloom of your post. Hahaha Pericles, you are funny, so a brownie point for you.

If I gave answers but not the right ones, must have been listening to too much Boris. At Mayor’s Question Time, he showed he was a past master at doing just that, and mightily hilarious it was too. Before I cause him to be accused of time wasting, may I say Labour Assembly Members were trying to bounce him into immediate decisions and he would not be bounced.

Must reread your post, which I don’t have time to do now and answer the right questions, but I was really responding to the general doom and gloom of your post.

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]]> By: janina davison-forder http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28020 janina davison-forder Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:03:32 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28020 @<a href="#comment-28011" rel="nofollow">Pericles</a>: Alright i must admit i havent the great knowledge of the classics that you posses but in answer to your question The Mayor says that the people has had enough of Mr. Brown and his corrupt administration ; perhaps but, if it can discern no difference between the Labour Socialist Party and the Conservative Socialist Party, what does he think will drive it to vote for the latter ? I am guessing that as the public rate Boris very highly amongst our political practitioners... that they will (hopefully) remind themselves that Boris was a member of the conservative party, and in one interview when he was asked "will you be running for a second term as mayor" he carefully avoided the question and in doing so i got the impression that he may well be thinking of re-joining the conservative party. If this is possible and actually does happen then i can see the party quickly replacing D.C with himself as the occupier of good ole no.10. In fact i am secretly praying night and day for this to happen! Many of my friends have no interest in politcs and believe all politicians are corrupt ...although.. they actually like Boris. Boris has a natural flair for leadership and holds an amount of charisma which exceeds that of well, anyone i have ever come across before in my lifetime. so maybe the public will vote for the conservative party in hopes of seeing Boris at no.10? (that's what i'm doing anyway) And in regards to the school uniform situation well.... i ask do they labour party have a pedophile in the ranks? if she is not going to let school children wear skirts or trousers then is she supposing that they should go to school in their underwear??? :) (The reference to h.h being a sex offender was said purely in jest i don't not wish to to receive any invitations to court cases thank you!) @Pericles: Alright i must admit i havent the great knowledge of the classics that you posses but in answer to your question

The Mayor says that the people has had enough of Mr. Brown and his corrupt administration ; perhaps but, if it can discern no difference between the Labour Socialist Party and the Conservative Socialist Party, what does he think will drive it to vote for the latter ?

I am guessing that as the public rate Boris very highly amongst our political practitioners… that they will (hopefully) remind themselves that Boris was a member of the conservative party, and in one interview when he was asked “will you be running for a second term as mayor” he carefully avoided the question and in doing so i got the impression that he may well be thinking of re-joining the conservative party. If this is possible and actually does happen then i can see the party quickly replacing D.C with himself as the occupier of good ole no.10. In fact i am secretly praying night and day for this to happen!
Many of my friends have no interest in politcs and believe all politicians are corrupt …although.. they actually like Boris.
Boris has a natural flair for leadership and holds an amount of charisma which exceeds that of well, anyone i have ever come across before in my lifetime. so maybe the public will vote for the conservative party in hopes of seeing Boris at no.10?
(that’s what i’m doing anyway)

And in regards to the school uniform situation well….
i ask do they labour party have a pedophile in the ranks?
if she is not going to let school children wear skirts or trousers then is she supposing that they should go to school in their underwear??? :)
(The reference to h.h being a sex offender was said purely in jest i don’t not wish to to receive any invitations to court cases thank you!)

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]]> By: Pericles http://www.boris-johnson.com/2010/03/01/will-gordon-brown-return-to-no-10/comment-page-1/#comment-28011 Pericles Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:41:29 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=3337#comment-28011 Angela : I infer from the vehemence of your invective that you are a member of the Conservative Party, perhaps even an 'activist' ; you describe me as defeatist, as were I a member or even one of its leaders. I'm neither ; whilst it might be misconceived, any advice I give to the party I offer in good faith but as an outsider (and with no real expectation that it will be followed). You will see that what I wrote in response to the Mayor's article takes the form of several questions. As examiners have been moved to comment on many a candidate's script, you have provided answers ... unfortunately not to the questions set. Angela :

I infer from the vehemence of your invective that you are a member of the Conservative Party, perhaps even an ‘activist’ ; you describe me as defeatist, as were I a member or even one of its leaders. I’m neither ; whilst it might be misconceived, any advice I give to the party I offer in good faith but as an outsider (and with no real expectation that it will be followed).

You will see that what I wrote in response to the Mayor’s article takes the form of several questions.

As examiners have been moved to comment on many a candidate’s script, you have provided answers … unfortunately not to the questions set.

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