Devil's advocaat 1,261 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Quote "Booth was married four times and had eight daughters by five women." Sounds like a first class yahoo rat. Or the present Westminster incumbent. I agree, Blair should be ignored. Edited October 4, 2021 by Devil's advocaat 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,196 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Bill said: If the working class is so concerned about itself, why doesn’t it elect one of its own to represent them, instead of the self-serving rich mob like Blair who make up the Labour Party. First they need one of their own to climb the greasy pole in party politics to be in with a shot - they don't have the luxury of mummy and daddies bank account to sustain them while on the way up. Instead we get these faux working class wanabies like Angela Rayner trying to talk the talk and walk the walk with comic results. When was the last individual from a truly working class background who went on to lead one of the main 3 parties? I'm not sure of the answer but would plump for Neil Kinnock - so maybe it's not such a good idea 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,687 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, ChelseaBoy said: First they need one of their own to climb the greasy pole in party politics to be in with a shot - they don't have the luxury of mummy and daddies bank account to sustain them while on the way up. Instead we get these faux working class wanabies like Angela Rayner trying to talk the talk and walk the walk with comic results. When was the last individual from a truly working class background who went on to lead one of the main 3 parties? I'm not sure of the answer but would plump for Neil Kinnock - so maybe it's not such a good idea I’m not sure what “truly” working class means but it was probably John Major who came closer than anyone 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,009 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, ChelseaBoy said: working class wanabies like Angela Rayner For Rayner to enter the working class as it used to be known would be a big step up. It seems that her childhood was difficult through no fault of her own but that doesn’t excuse bad behaviour at her age and in her position. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,009 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Returning to the Blair stamp duty scandal, what they did isn’t uncommon. Bear in mind that no one is obliged to throw himself under the revenue ‘bus. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,345 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 What happened to that ScotNat Mhairi person - she seemed pretty working class? Big things were expected but last I heard she was bored of Westminster. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,345 Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Scott7 said: Returning to the Blair stamp duty scandal, what they did isn’t uncommon. I certainly don't blame anyone for avoiding taxes but it's just another bit of evidence in the 'Tony Blair should not be given any more exposure' case. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 5,952 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 It's every man's duty to avoid paying taxes 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,009 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I gave the Blairs a free hit but on reflection, while there is nothing wrong in what they did, it ill behoves you if, like Mrs B, you spend a lot of time yakking about the iniquities of capitalism and tax avoidance. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,687 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, compo said: It's every man's duty to avoid paying taxes Correct. Unfortunately there are some people who think that other people should pay more taxes and that giving money to governments is a good idea. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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