Dennis Skinner
“Half the tories opposite are crooks.”
Speaker
“Please retract”
Dennis Skinner
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Brilliant. Dennis Skinner is the one good thing about the north of England.
That is very funny.
It would be if it didn’t reek of hyprocrisy, they’re all as bad as each other FFS
In many cases yes, but that’s not an accusation that could be thrown at Skinner.
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Did he really say this?
This is a code for a tory,
They are all the same
They are as bad as each other.
It doesn’t matter who gets in.
These are all slogans tories use.
Skinner is as far from a hypocrite as you can get, an absolute fucking legend.
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Wow, how was I not aware of Skinner? He sounds like an absolute hero.
From Wiki (although I’ll do more reading into him to verify):
"He often tells of turning up for work at his colliery after he had been elected as an MP, refusing to see it as his new occupation. This is the reason Skinner gives for refusing to miss any sitting in the House of Commons, saying that “if you missed a shift at the pit, you would get the sack”. He also refuses to adopt the pairing system in which he can agree a mutual abstention with a Conservative MP, saying he won’t cover for them whilst they “go swanning off to Ascot or to their boardrooms”.
In the 2004–2005 sitting of the House he claimed the least expenses for an MP who served the full year. He has never been a member of an All-Party Parliamentary Group; does not eat alongside parliamentary colleagues in the Commons dining room; does not take trips or holidays paid for by others; never drinks in the Commons Bar; and stays in the House of Commons during the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, as he advocates outright abolition of the House of Lords.
He usually sits on the first seat of the front bench below the gangway in the Commons (known as the “Awkward Squad Bench” because it is where rebel Labour Party MPs have traditionally sat) in a tweed jacket (whilst most other MPs wear suits) and signature red tie. He gained the sobriquet “the Beast of Bolsover” for falling foul of the procedures of Parliament. He was once described by the “Bagehot” opinion column in The Economist as a “hard-left oddball”."
Nope, no code whatsoever, most politicians are the same IMHO, very few good ones.
What I am saying is that the same could be said of the oppostiion is all, one lot is in the payroll of the bankers and rich, the other lot are in the payroll of the Unions…
Payroll of the unions? Do you mean the workers who are in unions who agree for our money to support Labour candidates? And we don’t really have as much sway as incredibly rich bankers. Whatever the media may report.
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One of the few remaining characters in Parliament. Far too many Blair wannabees for my liking nowdays.
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There’s loads of good things about the North of England.
More when you’re in London, like 
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Haven’t found them yet. I’ve been on tour at the weekends having my prejudices confirmed. So far…
Harrogate = crap.
Scarborough = crap.
Leeds = crap.
Admittedly I haven’t been to Liverpool yet, but I did drive past Ellesmere Port on my way to north Wales (also crap). Jesus H Christ! It makes the city in Bladerunner look like Disneyland.
One other thing of note: how odd it is that Bolsover as the constituency of Labour’s most ascetically socialist MP should be dominated by a big old class-divide castle where people like to play Stuarts and Tudors.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bolsover-castle/
That’s all very well, Furball, but men with northern accents are hot.
So I think you need a recount.
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T’crap.
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Furball even flirts with class.
I’m really a glass half full person when it comes to visiting or living in places. I love seeing the virtues of a place rather than moaning about what I didn’t have. I’ve lived in a town of 10K people, Southampton, Liverpool and have probably spent a good six months of life in North Carolina. None of them were inherently shit places to spend time in, because I was always prepared to have a good time in all of them.
The 10K town in Northern Ireland was probably the biggest challenge in that it required more planning. Fancy anything besides food? That’s a 50 mile round trip, young laddo! And that town down the road that happens to have 25K people is unlikely to have what you’re after. So much stuff to like about life there. Poker. Gambling. The inexorable slide into medical obesity and alcoholism. I loved it all. Seriously though, clean air, beautiful scenery, a work ethic which has a stream of piss-taking running right through it.
I was told that I’d have a very poor time in North Carolina. I’d find it boring, apparently. Mind you, the person that told me this was, at the time, what you might refer to as “clean living”. I went out there with a more positive attitude than him, and have had a ball every single time.
I suppose my point is that your perception of a place is based very much on what you take with you. If you’re expecting every part of the world to be a facsimile of West London, you’ll travel the country a very disappointed man. Me? I love all the differences, and love getting to know a new place. Personally,
I think you’ve got a very cool setup. You spend your time in two of the first places any tourist will visit. The world comes to you.
Now let’s see some more positive Northern reporting, sir!
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Originally posted by @pap
I’m really a glass half full person when it comes to visiting or living in places. I love seeing the virtues of a place rather than moaning about what I didn’t have. I’ve lived in a town of 10K people, Southampton, Liverpool and have probably spent a good six months of life in North Carolina. None of them were inherently shit places to spend time in, because I was always prepared to have a good time in all of them.
A healthy outlook. I’d probably be the same if I had relocation forced on me. But given the choice, in the UK, I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Worldwide - a whole different ball game. 
Originally posted by @saintbletch
Furball even flirts with class.
Furball flirting? That’ll be the day.
I feel we need some balance here to combat Furball’s virulent strain of anti-Northerner-ism.
Things I love about the North.
- Gravy and chips
- Decent nightlife
- Different accents and dialects
- Plenty of left wingers
- Down to earth attitude
- General friendliness
- The Lake District
And that’s just for starters.
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