They came, accompanied by their many hencemen, they spoke their propaganda and they left. Did anyone really notice? Very few. Did anyone listen? Very few. Did many get a chance to question them? Only the chosen few. The ringmaster did say the word 'sorry' but with a tone of resentment.
What was the point then? The only point I can see is that Gordon Brown wanted his cabinet's visit to Scotland written in the history books. After all it's not since 1921 a London cabinet visited North Britain and that was to discuss the break up of Ireland.
The media will of course hail it as a great success and I'm sure the PM will think he's conquered the Scots once more. He's done a good job of destroying our confidence by constantly saying our banks were incompetent and required his help, forgetting in the process of course that the folk in Scotland also pay taxes, so the bank bailouts weren't paid only by England. No Gordon we don't feel conquered, we don't even feel patronised. In fact Gordon we don't feel much except disgust for your handling of the UK economy plus the grasping greed of your hencemen.
Of course Gordon Brown's big mistake was to reject a cabinet meeting between the Scottish cabinet and his own. If he'd agreed to that history would have recorded it most favourably for him but he's so bitter and blinkered with regard to the SNP he missed a splendid opportunity.
The circus will be back in London by now. Few like to leave the confines of the Westminster bubble and its support system. Ah well, let's hope they don't bother coming north again, we really don't want them but are too polite to say so. Maybe we won't be so polite again.
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You think we want them in England?
I see that Cirque de Soleil - Quidam is in Glasgow SECC.
http://www.ticketline.co.uk/venue/glasgow-secc
Much better entertainment than the pantomime that is the UK cabinet.
Aye, Subrosa, I haven't seen anything as gimmicky since Alex's cabinet went walkabout in Scotland :0)
Good stuff. Is Labour that unpopular in Scotland or is Brown the problem. What do think you will happen at the election. Will there will be a big swing away from Labour and who will it benefit?
I'm surprised you weren't banging on the door of the cabinet room trying to give him a piece of your mind Subrosa. Opportunities like that don't come along often.
Morning Madame!
I agree, nothing to see here, move along just a bunch of feckin incompetent monkeys running a PsyOps Campaign.
Labour Cabinet meeting in Scotland = Non Event.
SNP + Glasgow = ? We'll have to wait and see, let's face it, we can't do worse than Liebore and the FibDums!!!
Hope Jax Schmidt loses her job today!
Spater!
CD
I suppose when they drag their trough to the north end of the yard before pushing their snouts into it, it at least means that they're still worried about the safety of the Union. Why defend it if it's not under threat? Sometimes I think the Unionists ae more confident of independence than we are.
Maybe they all read Guido Fawkes blog, where the running joke is that everything Brown touches turns to ess-aitch-one-tee. Brown wants to save the Union - so it's doomed!
Sub R
http://tinyurl.com/d6kz4o
Guido Fawkes has had an article published in The Times today ripping the Polital Lobby Journalists asunder.
It bears readin, possibly a cut and paste would be acceptable, I am sure to Mr Staines.
It is acceptable to copy an article with a view to discussing it, but always acknowledging the source.
I see the mirror of Guido's excoriation of the Westminster Lobby Press with respect to The Scotsman/Herald/Telegraph/Times reporting of the SNP Government.
A pack of lazy journalists drip fed their articles by Big Brother.
Sometimes I think The Sctsman does not even bother to rewrite the copy, they just paste it in and add their byline.
Point of Order Sub
He did not say he was sorry for his actions or actions by omission.
He said sorry for what had happened and still does not admit any part in it.
It is axiomatic he is up his neck in it, his team have been at it for years smearing all and sundry within the Labour Party who crossed him. Who did he think was doing the leaking against his enemies, the Tooth Fairy?
The sh1t is all rising to the surface and he time is bringing it all onshore for Brown. A brown tide, how appropriate?
Awe John I'm disappointed you don't want them. Maybe America would be interested as I said to someone yesterday.
As magnificent a success as his G20circus. That's now being unpicked rather forensically by The IMF boss. He complains nothing has happened yet! Nor will it. I am claiming to have possibly created a new word, Subrosa. "Spinspeak", named possibly by me, invented by Labour.
Aye scunnert, there was a clip of them rehearsing on TV last night. Awful place the SECC I think but it's fine for large concerts and the the likes of proper tight-rope walkers.
I don't expect you have Stuart. I've never seen anything so strange since the labour party Scottish branch, had their conference in the Caird Hall :)
LD, as far as I understand it, they permitted a very few of the socialist workers party through security, to show goodness and mercy for the people, then other were kept about half a mile away in the other car park.
Anyway LD I wouldn't have wasted the diesel for any of them.
Morgen CD. Spot on you are this morning.
Howard I think it's a bit of both. Glasgow is a difficult book to read regarding voting. Of course I hope that the SNP break through further but that's doubtful. They're doing much better in Glasgow council I believe. A few blogs about Glasgow are http://bellgrovebelle.blogspot.com/
http://notworkingfortheclampdown.blogspot.com/
Both are councillors but they give an idea of the Glasgow political climate.
Now there's a question that should be answered Vronsky 'why defend the union if it's not under threat'.
I would say it's been under threat for some time but far more now than ever.
Well Vronsky, there was Gordon in Dundee just the other month then a couple of days later NCR happened ... Must be something in it as Guido says.
I read that late last night FC and also he was on Newsnight doing another interview but you wouldn't have seen that living across the channel. I do hope he's made some money out of all this, he has worked hard and deserves financial reward.
I read that late last night FC and also he was on Newsnight doing another interview but you wouldn't have seen that living across the channel. I do hope he's made some money out of all this, he has worked hard and deserves financial reward.
Point of order acknowledged FC. I sit corrected. Just goes to show how well I listen to what he says these days.
Thanks. I will take a look.
Oldrightie, I do hope you emailed either the Oxford or Chambers dictionary. Doesn't it take something like 10 years for them to verify new words?
as i said to yousuf, they should have invited actual members of the the public. sure they might have been asked difficult questions, but they would have done all right.
andy burnham was impeccable when getting heckled on wednesday, some of the cabinet could be doing with a similar booing affair
Subrosa,
Interesting to read the Times Angus, McWhirtypants blog, Guido, those recommended above, Moridura etc etc.
Labour must be finished - they are as useful as a chocolate fireguard - surely we must be witnessing the death of New Labour?
I'm amused by several spin stories like the one Maguire (from the Mirror) was peddling on Sky News last night assuming that the economy could be on the turn by October 2009.
What makes a grown man tell such blatant lies when all the professional business indicators and housing market tell the averagely educated person that never in a month of sundays would this be possible?!!!
Oh I do long for common sense and Independence....
Daisy
HP, labour have always behaved like this for 'public' meetings. I can remember, back in the dark ages, my Dad going to a public meeting chaired by local councillors (in Dundee it was). Low and behold he was told the place was full when he got there. Later he discovered only labour party card holders were allowed entry.
So it still goes on, 'invited' guests only.
Hang on in there CD, we're getting there.
Hey what you guys.... You forgot you can still enjoy Life unless you're British...We still have SEX...don't we...last time I heard, we sure did...
and no Subrosa America does not only not want them...America does not need them...Keep your F...UK Politicians home...for they know not what they are doing...They could be forgiven though...for trying.
Sex Baron? Sex is what the coalman bring's the coal in here in Scotland Baron. (It's a play on the word sacks but when said with a posh Edinburgh accent it sounds like sex).
Jokes aren't funny when translated are they :)
It was a big circus and i counted 16 clowns.
And a ring master whose heid wis too big fur his hat.
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