tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post2254364234516229686..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Conservative bloggers cheer Nigel Farage on against BercowJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-69561530669588106902009-09-08T11:57:22.479+01:002009-09-08T11:57:22.479+01:00I've just been to a funeral where someone was ...I've just been to a funeral where someone was buried in a wicker coffin.<br /><br />No comment on whether it looked like a picnic hamper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-30171490115605987502009-09-05T17:21:49.808+01:002009-09-05T17:21:49.808+01:00This is one life-long Tory that welcomes Nigel Far...This is one life-long Tory that welcomes Nigel Farage's intention to stand for election as our MP for Buckingham, and is assured of my vote.<br />Bercow should have 'crossed the floor' a long time ago and he continues to represent Buckingham by flying under false colours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-44300148835426218372009-09-04T13:38:06.324+01:002009-09-04T13:38:06.324+01:00If Cameron wins, he will turn up for his first Eur...If Cameron wins, he will turn up for his first European Council meeting in June having seriously upset the people who run Germany, France and Italy, and those who might well be running Spain in two years' time. How will he handle that?<br /><br />Boris Johnson's moans about people being out to get the City of London must also be seen in the context of the UK's Euroscepticism in general and his party's loony alliance in particular.Lavengrohttp://lavengro.typepad.com/lavengro_in_spain/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-19025122623230129322009-09-04T09:03:02.842+01:002009-09-04T09:03:02.842+01:00Is it possible that when Mr Farage is exposed to t...Is it possible that when Mr Farage is exposed to the rigours of a single constituency battle, he may be more exposed than he has been on a regional list?Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-56791722082831818442009-09-03T20:27:35.006+01:002009-09-03T20:27:35.006+01:00Surprised that some of the rah sods that make up a...Surprised that some of the rah sods that make up a large part of the top end of Iain Dale's lavender list haven't yet made that leap into the maw of UKIP yet; it would be a far more appropriate home for them. The one crumb of comfort if that were to happen would hopefully be the start of a much-needed paradigm shift in British politics. Then again, look at the SDP...<br /><br />Pity poor Buckingham by the way. Let us not forget that while before Bercow they were represented by all-round reasonable chap George Walden, they've had a history of very rum MPs there; Cap'n Bob Maxwell and Monday Clubber Bill Benyon among them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-10620446909063084952009-09-03T20:00:39.089+01:002009-09-03T20:00:39.089+01:00Funnily enough "I'm glad I don't live...Funnily enough "I'm glad I don't live in Buckingham" is exactly the comment I posted on the Graun's article.<br /><br />Not for quite the same reason, though, obviously.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732301290186175840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-10665189480263377762009-09-03T19:52:51.109+01:002009-09-03T19:52:51.109+01:00That "wicker basket" metaphor is fantast...That "wicker basket" metaphor is fantastic and had me doing an LOL.<br /><br />Cheers!Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.com