Flint and Blears and the rest

[lynbrown]

The way these two women have behaved recently makes me wonder how they got to their positions in the first place. What sort of adult would wear a badge reading 'rocking the boat' at such a time? How petty and childish can one person be? If this is her mind set, it makes you wonder about the decisions she took in the Cabinet. Does she not have any brain cells at all? And Flint has also shown herself up. Stamping her foot because she was thwarted in her career - a dignified resignation would have served her better. From now on, thats all we will remember about these two. Margaret Beckett is a case in point. She had an excellent career path, ending up with one of the highest offices, Foreign Secretary. Prescott too had a high position but their eventual obituaries will recall first of all their greed in claiming ridiculous expenses. All their good work is forgotten,

[jno]

why exactly are you singling out the women?

[anotheoldgit]

Why, has there also been a man who wore such a badge or a man that sang praises to the PM on one day and then when they did not get a prime job, slagged him off the very next day?

[stokemaveric]

i dont see why gordon brown should carry the can for his ministers greed...and the tories are calling for a general election.....and they are worse that the labour ministers...at the end of the day they are ALL at it......ok gordon brown wont go down in history as 1 of the greatesr prime ministers to have bee in office....but his fellow mps should not make him a scapegoat for their misdemeanors......

[sqad617]

jno....why the women?

Because the men have gone with dignity....the women with spite and venom.

All parties as corrupt? Yes, but Labour came in wth the slogan "We will be whiter than white"

Plus the MP for Bolsover at the slightest drop of a hot woujld direct at the Tories "Snouts in the trough"

For me Labour can teach the Tories quite a lot about sleeze and troughs.

[Gromit]

Not sure Purnell went with dignity.

But Browns letter of reply to him with very dignified in the circumstances.

The questioner has not really singled these two out, their behavior has done that.

[paraffin]

It's quite obvious what's happening: they're all jockeying for position in the eventuality that there will be a leadership contest should Brown capitulate in the near future.

His cronies are remaining loyal whereas his detractors within the Party are now showing their true colours.

That's all there is to it, really.

[rov1200]

Come the election in about a years time all these self serving MPs will disappear into oblivion.

[lynbrown]

jno - I mentioned prescott too. And although they will all be gone, many will leave with very high golden handcuffs - again paid by us.