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By Malcolm Armsteen
#38315
Y'know, the Welsh secretary who couldn't blag singing the Welsh anthem...

He is putting out regular bizarre Tweets - bizarre for many reasons.

His brainfart today:

By Youngian
#38318
25 years ago, Major was quoted as describing Redwood as “a fucking lunatic.” John R has since shown little self reflection to raise his game.
By MisterMuncher
#38326
He is, even allowing for him being an old Tory wanker, quite astonishingly stupid.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38341
Youngian wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:51 pm 25 years ago, Major was quoted as describing Redwood as “a fucking lunatic.” John R has since shown little self reflection to raise his game.
Redwood’s supporters in the leadership election didn’t exactly dispel the impression he was mad.
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By The Weeping Angel
#38342
Tubby Isaacs wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:43 pm
Youngian wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:51 pm 25 years ago, Major was quoted as describing Redwood as “a fucking lunatic.” John R has since shown little self reflection to raise his game.
Redwood’s supporters in the leadership election didn’t exactly dispel the impression he was mad.
Who were they again?
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38343
There’s a famous photo of them, probably easy to find. Tony Marlow and Teresa Gorman were among them, looking radiant.
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By Malcolm Armsteen
#38347
I'd forgotten Teresa Gorman...

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By Malcolm Armsteen
#38350
Double dipping...
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38352
Who are the others? Think that’s David Evans, Edward Leigh and is it Christopher Gill?

Edward Leigh is incredibly still going.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38353
Who is that bloke behind Gorman?

What was Lamont doing there? Upset with Major, sure, but didn’t he think “oh fuck”?
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By Malcolm Armsteen
#38356
That Lamont was an ugly fucker, wasn't he?
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By The Weeping Angel
#38357
Considering how unpopular Major was in 1995 it's amazing that the Tories couldn't find someone half way appealing to challenge John Major.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38358
The Weeping Angel wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:30 pm Considering how unpopular Major was in 1995 it's amazing that the Tories couldn't find someone half way appealing to challenge John Major.
Like Michael Foot earlier, there was nobody else who could have done better with the split party.

Hestletine and Clarke probably had the most cross party appeal but were impossible because “Europe”.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#38360
Arguably the Tories would have done better in 1997 going with a right winger. Portillo got as far as installing extra phone lines but didn’t run. Major cracked a good joke about privatised BT being very efficient.
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