Comments on: Casting the net – A Star is born

By: Pickled Politics » Vincemania, and the reality?

Pickled Politics » Vincemania, and the reality? — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:07:51 +0000

[...] Cable’s performance as acting leader of the Lib Dems has impressed many observers, as Aaron Heath chronicles. His quip about Gordon Brown morphing from Stalin to Mr. Bean was merely the icing on the cake. The [...]

By: Jill, London

Jill, London — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:25:37 +0000

The person who first likened Gordon Brown to Mr Bean is Leo McKinstry in an interesting piece of analysis in the Daily Express on 19 November. This is the link:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/25661/PM-a-cross-between-Mr-Bean-and-Nixon-

By: Aaron Heath

Aaron Heath — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:40:29 +0000

What with Vinny etc. I'm wondering: are the Lib Dems better equipped than we think?

By: Aaron Heath

Aaron Heath — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:34:39 +0000

Vince Cable is clearly a man of taste…

Seconded.

By: MixTogether

MixTogether — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:19:30 +0000

Vince Cable is clearly a man of taste...

By: Lee Griffin

Lee Griffin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:18:44 +0000

I intend to after a bit more research, but you’re right for sure about it being a minefield. For me the occurance in PMQ’s just solidly rounded off what was a fairly devastating day for the prime minister.

Very good to see the BBC really getting behind Vince Cables input too, it’s also made it into the news reports on Radio 1 today which is a good sign for just how “hip” Vince is being, heh

By: Aaron Heath

Aaron Heath — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:55:47 +0000

Lee,

It’s a forgotten issue, and a minefield for politicians. You should write an article.

By: Lee Griffin

Lee Griffin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:48:40 +0000

It was truly an enjoyable PMQ’s to watch yesterday, unfortunately (as a Cornish lad) I was disgusted with the PM’s skipping over the subject of the act of buying second homes in my home county forcing local people to wonder if they’ll ever get on the housing ladder.

It makes me wonder if the PM even knows about the economy in our corner of the country, given that I have friends earning over the average Cornish wage that are struggling to find places to RENT in their hometown and are still living with their parents.

It seems as though Labour does therefore agree somewhat with Tory policies on “traditional families” when it comes to Cornwall given that you have no chance of getting an apartment of your own unless you’re a couple both earning a wage.

And of course it’s all quite aside from the apparent disregard for the issue of the “wealthy” of this country buying up homes in areas such as Cornwall, devastating local communities and economies, causing the close down of local schools and creating a tide of resentment for “middle england” and those from the south east.

I do however have to ask how Gordon Browns’ answer that the building of the extra £3m homes (being built mainly in the south east I might add) is going to solve this problem of unaffordable accomodation in the holiday destinations of the south west?!