Comments on: The Chancellor shows lack of grip http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Steven_L http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9631 Steven_L Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:19:42 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9631 I think everyone's getting used to such hypocracy by now. Discussing world poverty over Moet and oysters, jetting around the world to discuss carbon emissions, voting above inflation pay rises for themselves then awarding nurses an effective pay cut. Then there was the Euro MP's that lit up in defiance of the smoking ban in their offices. Everyone knows MP's drink at a subsidised bar whilst they tout the idea of minimum drinks prices being enforced on the rest of us. How many MP's are there that berate private education then go and send their kids tyo private schools. People expect nothing less than rank hypocracy these days. I was more surprised when they decided that the palace of Westminster would introduce a full smoking ban instead of make use of their exemption than I was reading this. I think everyone’s getting used to such hypocracy by now. Discussing world poverty over Moet and oysters, jetting around the world to discuss carbon emissions, voting above inflation pay rises for themselves then awarding nurses an effective pay cut.

Then there was the Euro MP’s that lit up in defiance of the smoking ban in their offices. Everyone knows MP’s drink at a subsidised bar whilst they tout the idea of minimum drinks prices being enforced on the rest of us.

How many MP’s are there that berate private education then go and send their kids tyo private schools. People expect nothing less than rank hypocracy these days.

I was more surprised when they decided that the palace of Westminster would introduce a full smoking ban instead of make use of their exemption than I was reading this.

]]> By: Tony Makara http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9623 Tony Makara Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:01:33 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9623 Truly shocking hypocrisy from Alistair Darling. The Labour government have been far from transparent and con the public by keeping two sets of books. You are dead right in saying that his knowledge of the way the markets work and particularly the way the markets react is hazy. I subscribe to the view that only persons with an academic training in economics or who have experience in business/finance should be appointed chancellor. The role requires specialist and expert knowledge. The economy cannot be run by trial and error. Truly shocking hypocrisy from Alistair Darling. The Labour government have been far from transparent and con the public by keeping two sets of books. You are dead right in saying that his knowledge of the way the markets work and particularly the way the markets react is hazy. I subscribe to the view that only persons with an academic training in economics or who have experience in business/finance should be appointed chancellor. The role requires specialist and expert knowledge. The economy cannot be run by trial and error.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9577 Patrick Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:30:36 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9577 Not just the chancellor! Not just the chancellor!

]]> By: Vicus Scurra http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9564 Vicus Scurra Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:24:13 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/26/the-chancellor-shows-lack-of-grip/#comment-9564 John, you are very naughty. You haven't proof read your work have you? You may think that this is pedantic, but with spelling errors one is lead to think that you may have meant to call this little essay "The Chancellor shoots from the hip". With Boris, there are no typos, so you can see straight away that he is talking nonsense. With you, we have to correct the English before we can find the underlying tripe. John, you are very naughty. You haven’t proof read your work have you? You may think that this is pedantic, but with spelling errors one is lead to think that you may have meant to call this little essay “The Chancellor shoots from the hip”.
With Boris, there are no typos, so you can see straight away that he is talking nonsense. With you, we have to correct the English before we can find the underlying tripe.

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