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  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Their bible was written, in yellow crayon, by someone not allowed to have anything sharp in their possession <laugh>
     
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    I might be in the minority here but I expect my mp to be honest,upstanding and sincere and not on the Westminster gray train just take your generous salary and do your job like a certain Dennis Skinner ALWAYS did
     
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    Can’t remember marra was either sky or BBC link
     
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    I with you on that one <ok>
     
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    OK <ok> I'll take it with a pinch of salt then
     
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    Aye what a man Skinner was, never accepted anything but his salary
     
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    A real peoples person, I loved listening to him
     
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    Legend marra,my trouble is I compare EVERY mp to this true working class hero
     
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  10. Smug in Boots

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    He was a real character who had character ...

    ... unlike Boris who tries way too hard to be a character but has no character of any substance.

     
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    Non of the so called political journalists took him on because he had no skeletons in the cupboard,Dimbleby and Maitles tried but he humiliated them
     
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    I was only in his presence once but can't claim to have met him ...

    ... I did spend time with Tony Benn, through a previous boss, and they were very different peas in the same pod imo.
     
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    Never get tired of watching this,brilliant
     
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    Difference i see marra is Skinner came from working class coal mining stock compared to Benn’s privileged upbringing
     
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    Which means Benn had more to lose and made the bigger sacrifice ...
     
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    Beg to differ mate,easy sacrifices
     
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    Big fan of Bridget. But she was absolutely shocking on question time tonight. Totally unprepared. Education question on university totally tanked.

    Not surprised the audience were getting annoyed.
     
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    OK, differ away ...
     
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    Peerage
     
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