tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post3757278313010288628..comments2023-12-23T01:50:58.650+00:00Comments on Events Dear Boy, Events: The Chancellors’ debate: It should have been Ken ClarkeEvents dear boy, eventshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13027032420000802501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-72290182332977090432010-03-30T07:20:04.113+01:002010-03-30T07:20:04.113+01:00The trick that the Tories missed was not electing ...The trick that the Tories missed was not electing him leader in '97.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-56482289722865187302010-03-30T00:03:52.788+01:002010-03-30T00:03:52.788+01:00Although I agree, Clark would be too controvercial...Although I agree, Clark would be too controvercial. The damn little Englander brigades cannot tolerate anyone who doesn't foam at the mouth when Europe and 'jonny foreigner' is mentioned.<br /><br />Sad really, but hey-ho, Cameron has still to purge the Party of the rancid Eurosceptics.<br /><br />deanthetory<br />new-right.blogspotDean MacKinnon-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221192592535723681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-20925047194400387912010-03-29T22:41:47.479+01:002010-03-29T22:41:47.479+01:00All three put in reasonable performances. But Osb...All three put in reasonable performances. But Osborne was noticably better. Darling was a little subdued and under-confident, Cable was mostly good except for the rant at the end. <br /><br />But Osborne managed to pull it off, with a reasonable air of gravity rather than over-exuberance. He is perhaps perceived as a 'young' chancellor for such testing times. But it's too late to change horses, Ken Clarke is excellent and a 'big beast' but he can appear lazy at times, and Osborne is rising to the challenge. If he carries on in this vein, the blue team can breathe a sigh of relief. It's how the papers report it that matters most, not the few thousands who watched the rather gentlemanly debate.<br /><br />The Osborne message on NI is simple and clear: this will hit taxpayers and businesses in a double whammy...we'll be paying extra for the public sector NI increase as well.Jess The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694805454982688213noreply@blogger.com