tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post2310464858850878585..comments2024-01-30T09:22:08.167+00:00Comments on Newmania In Lewes: Boris, Wodehouse and PollyNewmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-20646562371959364902007-07-21T11:18:00.000+01:002007-07-21T11:18:00.000+01:00Really? I know somebody who went to school with hi...Really? I know somebody who went to school with him and still likes him, although having read his books I can't imagine why.<BR/><BR/>Brown is very, very intelligent, I'll give him that. But time will tell on him. Maybe Toynbee is sucking up because she senses she's past her sell-by date and needs to cling lest she be left behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-9662100141515459192007-07-20T05:57:00.000+01:002007-07-20T05:57:00.000+01:00R the spectacle of journos desperately competing t...R the spectacle of journos desperately competing to grovel to the new Emporor has been a source of endless amusement recently .<BR/>Will Self has especially distinguished himself as a gold plated ocean going creepNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-13924877653502444212007-07-20T05:32:00.000+01:002007-07-20T05:32:00.000+01:00You know, the Guardian appears to have taken the p...You know, the Guardian appears to have taken the piece down. It was libelous, after all. I just love to see that hypocritical crone spitting nails like that. People tell me she's in Brown's inner circle...well, bully for her. She (and they) are obviously well and truly frightened of Bojo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-31320987614387802512007-07-19T01:31:00.000+01:002007-07-19T01:31:00.000+01:00I'm advocating George W Bush for Mayor. He'll mix...I'm advocating George W Bush for Mayor. He'll mix it up a bit with the 'sympahisers of terror' and freeze Ken's assets.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-35298999536748362212007-07-18T11:36:00.000+01:002007-07-18T11:36:00.000+01:00Yes she does do some good things P and I was supr...Yes she does do some good things P and I was suprised at quite such a tawdry load of nonsenseNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-48392451528154743022007-07-18T10:36:00.000+01:002007-07-18T10:36:00.000+01:00I'm so bloody annoyed at this piece (and thanks fo...I'm so bloody annoyed at this piece (and thanks for publishing this btw, I mean that) that I couldn't finish it. I'll read it later but got to the contectual lying bit and let me tell you folks it's not the first time. Polly says some good things and writes some good stuff but like most in her profession she can twist facts like strands of hair to further her own prejudices.<BR/><BR/>Shabby Polly, very shabby.Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-13401789666578229452007-07-18T10:30:00.000+01:002007-07-18T10:30:00.000+01:00I think for your soul you`d probably get a week as...I think for your soul you`d probably get a week as a bossy traffic warden or a rather officious personell Director. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Thats the market for you ....Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-22688992827411875692007-07-18T01:01:00.000+01:002007-07-18T01:01:00.000+01:00You have no idea how often I dream of driving down...You have no idea how often I dream of driving down the mall in the back of an open top Merecedes whilst grateful crowds shout "Heil Hitch"<BR/>I give the lederhosen a miss but everything else is just so me.<BR/>I would sell my soul to have been Hitler , a golden age.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-25114101291849791132007-07-17T23:49:00.000+01:002007-07-17T23:49:00.000+01:00Yes and its 70% anyway and in practice 100% plus ...Yes and its 70% anyway and in practice 100% plus seperate super pricey flatsNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-62970804081209270202007-07-17T23:40:00.000+01:002007-07-17T23:40:00.000+01:00Too slow to tell me not to here it is for what it'...Too slow to tell me not to here it is for what it's worth<BR/><BR/>Dear Ms Toynbee<BR/><BR/>I have just accidentally read your polemic against Boris, having<BR/>clicked erroneously on a link on another website.<BR/><BR/>Tell me, what is wrong with having gone to a good school? You seem<BR/>intelligent and well educated, why do you hold that against anyone<BR/>else? Apparently Boris won a scholarship to Eton, and that<BR/>scholarship presumably would be available to anyone who met the<BR/>requirements, rich or poor. Why would you deny the poor a decent<BR/>education just to spite the rich?<BR/><BR/>You say that 50% affordable housing on every development is a good<BR/>thing. Do you think that 50% private housing on every council estate<BR/>would be a good thing to or does it just go one way?<BR/><BR/>Why not run for mayor yourself?<BR/><BR/>YoursOld BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-56155098649069571672007-07-17T23:39:00.000+01:002007-07-17T23:39:00.000+01:00I read her article via PT earlier and was in such ...I read her article via PT earlier and was in such a rage that I fired off an email to her suggesting that she stood for mayor instead.<BR/><BR/>Shall I post it here?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-7269911724049466612007-07-17T23:35:00.000+01:002007-07-17T23:35:00.000+01:00Wow CU I hadn`t finished it yet ...how pleasing to...Wow CU I hadn`t finished it yet ...how pleasing to see you nip in thereNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-59792116346823491402007-07-17T23:26:00.000+01:002007-07-17T23:26:00.000+01:00matthew D'Ancona had a good piece on this too.I th...matthew D'Ancona had a good piece on this too.<BR/><BR/>I think this is a great start though. Humour and happiness will always outshine pessimism and vitriol. ken, Polly and their ilk have it in spades.<BR/><BR/>Should make for a quick grave digging.CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.com