Comments on: Quote of the day http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/ Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arden Forester http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-5710 Arden Forester Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:36 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-5710 Vince Cable is too good for the LibDems! With his withering remarks, Gordon Brown is getting it from both ends of the oppsition benches. A very good remark. These bonuses are just like monopoly money. Hard work has nothing much to do with it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5710','Arden Forester'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5710','Arden Forester','Vince Cable is too good for the LibDems! With his withering remarks, Gordon Brown is getting it from both ends of the oppsition benches.\r\n\r\nA very good remark. These bonuses are just like monopoly money. Hard work has nothing much to do with it.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Vince Cable is too good for the LibDems! With his withering remarks, Gordon Brown is getting it from both ends of the oppsition benches.

A very good remark. These bonuses are just like monopoly money. Hard work has nothing much to do with it.

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]]> By: beachhutman http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4271 beachhutman Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:49:27 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4271 "Dog bites man". You are making the elementary mistake of taking something the government said as if it were potentially true, or even remotely likely to be so. They always lie, it's a labour thing.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4271','beachhutman'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4271','beachhutman','\"Dog bites man\". You are making the elementary mistake of taking something the government said as if it were potentially true, or even remotely likely to be so. They always lie, it\'s a labour thing.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> “Dog bites man”. You are making the elementary mistake of taking something the government said as if it were potentially true, or even remotely likely to be so. They always lie, it’s a labour thing.
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]]> By: bill Quango mp http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4270 bill Quango mp Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:56:57 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4270 Doug is right. Misleading piece that.. From the Guardian too.Who'd have thought?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4270','bill Quango mp'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4270','bill Quango mp','Doug is right. Misleading piece that..\nFrom the Guardian too.Who\'d have thought?'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Doug is right. Misleading piece that..
From the Guardian too.Who’d have thought?
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]]> By: Doug http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4269 Doug Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:20:16 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4269 This is the substantive paragraph of the Guardian piece "Staff costs at RBS's investment banking division include salaries already paid in the first six months of the year, national insurance and profit-sharing contributions as well as funds earmarked for end-of-year bonuses. The sum set aside is 20% lower than the equivalent figure for the first six months of 2007." I don't see a problem. Also got to remember that Cable's comments came on the heels of a similar comment he made about Barclays and their private deal to recapitalise. The only problem was Barclays hasn't taken any government money. Cable has as much a fake reputation for economics as Gordon Brown does. Actually Brown is begging the middle East to throw cash at the IMF so that when Brown has to go cap in hand to the IMF, like in the seventies, they have some money to give him.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4269','Doug'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4269','Doug','This is the substantive paragraph of the Guardian piece\n\n\"Staff costs at RBS\'s investment banking division include salaries already paid in the first six months of the year, national insurance and profit-sharing contributions as well as funds earmarked for end-of-year bonuses. The sum set aside is 20% lower than the equivalent figure for the first six months of 2007.\"\n\nI don\'t see a problem. Also got to remember that Cable\'s comments came on the heels of a similar comment he made about Barclays and their private deal to recapitalise. The only problem was Barclays hasn\'t taken any government money. Cable has as much a fake reputation for economics as Gordon Brown does.\n\nActually Brown is begging the middle East to throw cash at the IMF so that when Brown has to go cap in hand to the IMF, like in the seventies, they have some money to give him.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> This is the substantive paragraph of the Guardian piece

“Staff costs at RBS’s investment banking division include salaries already paid in the first six months of the year, national insurance and profit-sharing contributions as well as funds earmarked for end-of-year bonuses. The sum set aside is 20% lower than the equivalent figure for the first six months of 2007.”

I don’t see a problem. Also got to remember that Cable’s comments came on the heels of a similar comment he made about Barclays and their private deal to recapitalise. The only problem was Barclays hasn’t taken any government money. Cable has as much a fake reputation for economics as Gordon Brown does.

Actually Brown is begging the middle East to throw cash at the IMF so that when Brown has to go cap in hand to the IMF, like in the seventies, they have some money to give him.

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]]> By: patently http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4268 patently Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:27:21 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4268 Gordon just says these things so that blame attaches to someone - anyone - other than him. The distressing thing is, it seems to work.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4268','patently'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4268','patently','Gordon just says these things so that blame attaches to someone - anyone - other than him.\n\nThe distressing thing is, it seems to work.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Gordon just says these things so that blame attaches to someone – anyone – other than him.

The distressing thing is, it seems to work.

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]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4267 Letters From A Tory Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:36:25 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4267 Indeed. He was trying to tell the media yesterday that all the oil-rich states should really try to help everyone else through this crisis - as if somehow his pleading will in any way affect their behaviour.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4267','Letters From A Tory'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4267','Letters From A Tory','Indeed. He was trying to tell the media yesterday that all the oil-rich states should really try to help everyone else through this crisis - as if somehow his pleading will in any way affect their behaviour.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Indeed. He was trying to tell the media yesterday that all the oil-rich states should really try to help everyone else through this crisis – as if somehow his pleading will in any way affect their behaviour.
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]]> By: Man in a Shed http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/11/01/quote-of-the-day-134/#comment-4266 Man in a Shed Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:23:41 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=1285#comment-4266 Brown's to busy begging for cash from the Arabs. They need enough money to last till the general election in June 09 - at any interest rates. It will be interesting to see which public building are handed over to the Arabs as part of the Trearury's new Islamic bonds.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4266','Man in a Shed'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4266','Man in a Shed','Brown\'s to busy begging for cash from the Arabs. They need enough money to last till the general election in June 09 - at any interest rates.\n\nIt will be interesting to see which public building are handed over to the Arabs as part of the Trearury\'s new Islamic bonds.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Brown’s to busy begging for cash from the Arabs. They need enough money to last till the general election in June 09 – at any interest rates.

It will be interesting to see which public building are handed over to the Arabs as part of the Trearury’s new Islamic bonds.

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