Blair Roasted Alive On TV. (page 2)

City Fan

Michael Howard is looking more and more like the next Prime Minister. He's an excellent debater and he definitely has Tony rattled.

Englishman

City Fan,

Although I prefer Blair's government to the Tories, I'm pleased to see that at last there is a Tory leader who can at least make Blair work hard for his money.

Englishman.

City Fan

Englishman,

I think it would be great just to have an election that was closely fought and not a landslide as the last two have been. There has not been a strong enough opposition in the last 7 years or so.

CF.

I really can't imagine what American Presidents would do if they had to face that kind of cross-examination. On the only occasion that the Presidents appear before Congress (the State of the Union Address), they are generally received with applause by the entire Congress, no matter what partisan wrangling may be going on.

Simon

I think William Hague was good at PM QT and often ran rings round Blair ... just didnt appeal to the country at large (I think the censervative price of 4 terms in office).

Howard does seem to have much more of a killer instinct. Its going to be explosive when the Hutton enquiry is finished !

Satans little helper

but howard still comes across as a slimey git. I don't think the tories have a hope of winning the next election but Blair is going to get egg on his face if he doesn't start listening to the elctorate and stops brown nosing Bush.

It's funny, did anyone see the result of the radio 4 today program 'vote for a law' thing? The majority voted in favour of Tony Martin law making it legal to use 'any means necessary' to defend your home against burglars. The labour MP who was on the show totally disregarded the wishes of the voters and promised to support the second placed choice. That sort of arrogance is going to get their asses kicked, although the lib dems still haven't quite got the credibility they need to make it into 2nd place as opposition

SM62

Yes - Howard is a slimy git, but Blair is even slimier.

I never thought I would ever say this, but I would even prefer to have Thatcher back as PM rather than Blair. He has got to be the most nauseatingly false PM we have had in a long time. His insincerity and lack of concern for the British people has got to get him kicked out at the next election. I just wish Screaming Lord Sutch was still alive - he'd have my vote.

Terri

Englishman

I really can't imagine what American Presidents would do if they had to face that kind of cross-examination. On the only occasion that the Presidents appear before Congress (the State of the Union Address), they are generally received with applause by the entire Congress, no matter what partisan wrangling may be going on.

Ah yes, the cheers and jeers! We get this every week at PM's Questions. This one was just more lively than usual which is what makes it such compulsive viewing. At PM's questions, any MP can stand to ask a question, then it's up to the chap on the throne thing to select who he chooses to ask his question. He's known as "The Speaker". However, the Leader of the main Opposition party is automatically allowed to ask 6 questions of the PM, which is what you see Michael Howard doing here. Englishman.

Euphemism

I loved the whole bit of cutting to the Speaker... kind of a bit of old British ceremony there. (The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the lead Congressman of the majority party, not a neutral position like the British speaker.)

I also think it's kind of funny how Parliament is rather cramped, compared to the floor of the US Congress.

Englishman

I also think it's kind of funny how Parliament is rather cramped, compared to the floor of the US Congress

It certainly is cramped for 650 MP's. It's also very confrontational with the opposing parties sitting facing each other.

If you look at the floor between the 2 sides you can see that each side has a red line painted in front of them. They are not meant to ever cross that line when in debate, the line is supposed to be 2 sword langths apart so that they can't stab one another.

Englishman.

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