Eric Pickles

[PM-Junkie]

Question Time. BBC. Oh dear.

Oh dear, oh dear. I think that adds a whole new dimension to the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot"!

And the name "jabba-the-hutt" kinda pops in there

[Bunk]

I saw that too. He claims for a London house when he only lives 37 miles away from Parliament. He also says that to get to Parliament for 9:30am he would need to leave home at 5:30am. Seems highly unlikely to me. He came across as exactly the sort of slimy scumbag that is winding up the public at the moment.

[centurian]

I saw that too. He claims for a London house when he only lives 37 miles away from Parliament. He also says that to get to Parliament for 9:30am he would need to leave home at 5:30am. Seems highly unlikely to me. He came across as exactly the sort of slimy scumbag that is winding up the public at the moment.

He could use a bicycle and still have time to spare - not that he looks like he's used a bike for some time

It really was cringeworthy. What irked me was that he genuinely seemed to think he was so special and that the normal rules of "doing a job" just simply didn't apply to him.

And to think this is the chairman of the Tory party

[GreenerGrass]

Question Time. BBC. Oh dear.

Oh dear, oh dear. I think that adds a whole new dimension to the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot"!

And the name "jabba-the-hutt" kinda pops in there

He wasn't good, it doesn't do a lot for the Conservative party to field low calibre MPs like him on TV. He was the weakest link there apart from for the funeral pyre answer which was well reasoned, unlike the others who were just pandering to be PC for minority voters.

Winner was like a pantomime populist. And Jugears is just a bitter old tit.

[dang65]

it doesn't do a lot for the Conservative party to field low calibre MPs like him on TV.

any Tory MP at all

[NotAllThere]

He was my MP (and still is, technically). In my dealings with him, I found him ok as a person. Had a rep. for being a good constituency MP.

[Solidec]

Blimey, Charles Clarke had the knives out last nite didnt he.

Scathing criticism of his Labour pals on a number of responses! DOn't think he got a single round of applause either!

Poor Pickles, totally shot himself in the foot. He is supposed to be known in Westminister as an amiable regular bloke kinda guy, really didnt show yesterday.

Lib Dem dude came out of that whole debate head and shoulders above the rest of the Panel.

[Bagpuss]

His and Pickles responses to the audiences assumption of corruption was derisible. IMHO if they carry on with such arrogance and distain for the public (who they are supposed to be servants of) they could get a sharp reminder of the power of public opinion. I can see a day coming when these guys could get physically attacked by a mob.

[sasguru]

His and Pickles responses to the audiences assumption of corruption was derisible. IMHO if they carry on with such arrogance and distain for the public (who they are supposed to be servants of) they could get a sharp reminder of the power of public opinion. I can see a day coming when these guys could get physically attacked by a mob.

Derisible?

[sasguru]

Fair enough debates in parliament can last until late and a conscientous MP (are there any of those?) from outside London would definitely need a London pad.
So the government should buy properties for MPs outside London, but these should be tied to the constituency. Would be cheaper than allowing MPs to claim expenses for London pads indefinitely.