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One of my abiding memories is that my dad always referred to Leon Brittan as "That Oily Bastard"
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
@Johnnyurq
Ha! Too true.
I do recollect some rather choice phrases in our household as a child, regarding the Tory Cabinet of the 80's.
Heseltine was 6th richest person in the country when he wanted to be prime minister
Probably not as scary or funny as Berlusconi, but still not a great idea to have the richest people running the place
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Heseltine
I feel old ...
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
In fairness to Heseltine he'd actually run a business, creating jobs and real wealth. The wealthy trio of Cameron, Clegg and Miliband have done bugger all except wind me up on the TV. Professional tossers, I mean politicians ....
As far as I am concerned politicians are below pay day loan sharks, bankers and estate agents.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
@Handsome_Chris - what do you mean exactly?
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/190000/images/_192615_alf_garnett_correct_portrait_150.jpg
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
His dad was in showbiz as an actor/music hall type so he had a fairly humble upbringing/background in context with his Tory buds.
Heseletine mostly OK except for the Westland Affair where IIRC he didn't cover himself with glory, But Thatcher hated him and briefed against him at the time so he may have been stitched up.
Michael Portillo has found some humility since his ignominious failure to get get elected in 1997, he was a true arrogant Tory in the lead up, made me smirk anyway.
But if he was more like he is now then he would have been a decent MP. His dad was a Labour socialist IIRC and Portillo said so on his Railway Journeys program.
Mind you Heseltine and Portillo were at least conviction and more consensus politicians than most Tories back then, even though I bitterly disagreed with their main ideals and policies.