Conservative griping part the 'nth

[therealpm]

According to Nick Robinson, the problem with Labour is that we're simply too interesting; the poor boy can't take his eyes off us.

Labourites: feel suitably chastened. Unlike our conservative counterparts, we just haven't got the hang of 'dull'.

Comments

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

Where would we ever be if you learned to do 'dull'?

It all adds to the gaiety of politics, after all. Even if you do take it to extremes on occasion.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Well quite.

I seem to recall you comparing me unfavourably to a crow-scarer last week, would you care to have a little competition at stealth?

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

What did you have in mind? And are you going to be using magical means?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

First one to get from the entrance of the chamber to the Speaker's chair during Treasury Questions without being noticed wins.

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

Hah, very good! That promises to be quite the challenge.

Though with Balls and whatsisname going at it hammer and tongs they probably wouldn't notice a bomb going off in their general vicinity.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I knew you'd be up for it. Would you care to wager anything on the outcome?

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

I consider a small wager to be obligatory under these circumstances. A bottle of the Speaker's finest to the winner?

By the way, do you have any particular reason for stalking the Speaker while he's at work, or should I not ask in the name of plausible deniability?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

No, no reason; however I propose that John referee the match, with the Chair acting as a convenient finishing line. I'm sure he won't mind, there won't be much else requiring his attention.

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

That's quite reassuring, Peter.

I see you're expecting an uneventful debate--or were New Labour standards of chaos much higher?

All I can say is, if Bercow's proposing to give Balls free run of the house for the debate then the two of us could just run naked down the middle and I doubt anybody would notice.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I am sure John is practiced enough in his role as to be able to maintain full order in the House with a look, or at worst, a raised eyebrow at the offending member. If not, well, nothing teaches a person to swim faster than being thrown in at the deep end.

I'm off to catch a good night's sleep before next week. Those camp beds really aren't all they're cracked up to be.

[paddythebamf.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he is, so long as those pesky dry Tories don't get going again.

Trust you'll sleep well, old chap. The camp beds really were abominable, weren't they?

[bigsociety.livejournal.com]

We are not dull. I think you'll find we are a party of innovation and bright new thinking. On the other hand, perhaps dull is a complement coming from certain people, as I hardly think we would want anything to do with the kind of interesting that made the Labour Party so neurotic.

So are we dull? No, we are wholesome.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Wholesome? Really?