It is about 15 years since I wrote a piece about The McFuhrer’s true character, as revealed to me when he was still in opposition by a BBC chauffeur.
Now he has had to go on TV to deny that he has ever hit a member of his staff.
Three comments.
1. G. K. Menon, a wise Indian journalist friend told me back in 1961. “Never believe a rumour until it is denied.”
2. If the allegations, published in a book, are untrue, why does he not sue for libel?
3. The ineptitude of Cameron at being unable to comprehensively destroy the reputation and standing of a man who has beggared this country almost defies belief. I imagine it is because he seems a bit of a weasel himself with his catchpenny schemes, dreamt up no doubt by his “publicity guru”.
Speaking of which, it is worth passing on something you may already have seen – reminiscent of a sardonic quip by the late Senator Everett Dirksen in the ’60’s: “A billion here, a billion there – pretty soon it adds up to real money”.
Like a lot of jokes, it comes from the U.S. And like a lot of sad truths, it applies equally here.
A billion is hard to comprehend, but an advertising agency put it in perspective in a press release.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were in the Stone Age.
A billion days ago no-one walked on two feet.
A billion pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes at the rate our government is spending it.
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog Licence Tax
Income Tax
Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Hunting Licence Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage Licence Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Local Tax
Vehicle Licence Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
None of these taxes existed 100 years ago…
And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt…
We had the largest middle class in the world…
And Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
Can you spell ‘politicians’?
As I say, that is an American example; but 1912 was the year when Britain was at its most prosperous; and I think we have even more taxes and witless regulations than in the U.S.
Simply brilliant commentary
Gordon Brown a man of his word.
“What you as the City of London, have done for financial services, we as a government intend to do for the economy as a whole.”
Mansion House speech, June 2002
Gordon Brown is a malevolent, deeply damaged and very unpleasant human being. He is at the epicentre of a culture of political bullying that has been the hallmark of the Labour Party and his government. The toadying lickspittles around him are nasty unpleasant people who have no place in a civilised political culture or society. They are secretive, malicious, vindictive and vicious.
No bullying eh? Well the former Labour General Secretary Peter Watt said that Number 10 is ‘completely dysfunctional’ under Mr Brown, who runs the country ‘by making it up as he goes along’. After witnessing Brown behave bizarrely at an official dinner, Watt’s wife told him “he’s bonkers”.
Strong rumours have been circulating for months around Westminster that the slack jawed shit in Downing Street is alleged to be taking powerful mood altering anti-depressants, specifically Mono Amine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) which are very rarely prescribed since the arrival of Prozac derivatives, and used only sparingly when dealing with severely depressed patients.
The evidence is foremost his behaviour – which some originally down to a lack of emotional intelligence, is now being attributed to the powerful drugs to control his dark depressions. The stories abound of rages, Naomi style Nokia tantrums, destroyed laser printers, tables kicked over and smashed, and hysterical Downing Street secretaries who have been subjected to tirades of foul mouthed misogynistic filth. Everyone has seen the embarrassing and at times utterly bonkers YouTube performances, the painful contorted grimaces, his embarrassing emotional responses, such as smiling when offering condolences or frowning when giving best wishes.
Is this why the Beast of Westminster is allegedly undergoing neuroleptic drug therapy?
Worryingly, confirmation of these rumours reveals that there is a civil service dietary restrictions list for the Great Slug which very closely resembles the kind of requirements for someone on MAOI medication. Psychiatrists warn of MAOIs that ‘Extra-pyramidal effects include acute dystonic reactions such as protruding tongue, muscular contractions and clenched jaw’. Now where have I seen that before?
Have we forgotten when Jane Kennedy, an environment minister, told Gordon Brown Shirt to fuck off? This is what she had to say;
“I’ve been unhappy for sometime about smears against colleagues, about the undermining of colleagues and friends orchestrated by Number 10. I can’t support it and I believe the Labour Party is part of reason for the rejection that people have indicated, and it’s a rejection of that kind of politics. I can’t distinguish between those around Gordon Brown smearing and Gordon Brown himself. It’s how politics is driven forward by Gordon and the people around him.
I fought against Militant in the 1980s and helped the Labour Party drive them out, because I was appalled at their conduct: the bullying, the threats and the intimidation. I can’t stand by and say I am content when that is still happening. Everybody who is active in politics in Westminster knows what I’m alluding to.”