tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post114216949949645827..comments2023-10-16T15:59:02.445+01:00Comments on NEIL HARDING: Some Myths about New Labour dispelled.Neil Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-55469607104891904462007-07-10T18:44:00.000+01:002007-07-10T18:44:00.000+01:00Thats very true.Thats very true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-20754135708117421922007-07-10T17:28:00.000+01:002007-07-10T17:28:00.000+01:00Anon: Boring is subjective. Most people find Will ...Anon: Boring is subjective. Most people find Will Young being attacked by a gorilla interesting - I find that boring.<BR/><BR/>As boring articles go, I think I have written much more boring ones than this.Neil Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-34764744889302066942007-07-10T17:26:00.000+01:002007-07-10T17:26:00.000+01:00Urko: 'Are you thinking what we are thinking' was ...Urko: 'Are you thinking what we are thinking' was nothing short of 'nudge, nudge, wink, wink we are on your [BNP] side. There was no mistaking what the Tory party were up to.<BR/><BR/>The Labour - Michael Howard poster in contrast - was clumsy but there was no intent at anti-semitism, it was only circulated to Labour members to gauge their reaction, and was withdrawn immediately with a full apology from the Labour party for any offence caused. It is not the same thing at all. There was no electoral reason or precedent for Labour to use such anti-semitism and with many prominent Labour Jewish MPs it is extremely unlikely that that was their intent (although I admit it was wrongheaded). The Tories however have a long history of playing the race card at elections (shamelessly).Neil Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-3796994802187268702007-07-10T16:58:00.000+01:002007-07-10T16:58:00.000+01:00UkLiberty: Thanks for the link on Walter Wolfgang ...UkLiberty: Thanks for the link on Walter Wolfgang - interesting reading.Neil Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-91216470036820125942007-07-10T16:17:00.000+01:002007-07-10T16:17:00.000+01:00Neil, I agree with much of your post and I think y...Neil, I agree with much of your post and I think you make some good points. But (there's always a but eh) the reference to <I>their insiduously racist posters the worst example</I> - I'm not sure what you're making reference to here, but you seem to have forgotten the Labour posters depicting Michael Howard as Shylock and as pig. <BR/><BR/>Hardly a high point in the political process.John Eckersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874387296463362537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-45818596060387591002007-07-10T15:38:00.000+01:002007-07-10T15:38:00.000+01:00What a boring and self justifying post.YAWNWhat a boring and self justifying post.<BR/><BR/>YAWNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-41773083176154360412007-07-09T17:57:00.000+01:002007-07-09T17:57:00.000+01:00"Also, Walter was NEVER arrested and certainly not..."Also, Walter was NEVER arrested and certainly not arrested under the Terrorism Act. All that happened was, when he tried to re-enter conference the next day, he was told he had to wait while a new pass was issued because his last pass had been taken off him when he was ejected the day before. At this point a police officer may have quoted the Terrorism Act as a reason why he couldn't be allowed back in straight away."<BR/><BR/>Yes, he was stopped by a policeman quoting the Terrorism Act, and he shouldn't have been. Sussex Police have apologised for this <A HREF="http://www.sussex.police.uk/foi/UploadFolder/StatementLetter.doc" REL="nofollow">"genuine mistake"</A>.<BR/><BR/>You may be interested to know what Mr Wolfgang says about the quality of debate in today's <A HREF="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article316115.ece" REL="nofollow">Labour Party</A>.<BR/><BR/>Then you may be interested to read what Oliver Kamm <A HREF="http://oliverkamm.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/walter_wolfgang.html" REL="nofollow">says</A> about casting the first stone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com