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Come Inside... => The Commons => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on August 23, 2010, 04:16:31 PM

Title: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 23, 2010, 04:16:31 PM

What actually happens when the opposition party goes bankrupt?

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THE Labour Party is on the verge of bankruptcy and will go bust unless it tackles its £20million debt, Lord Prescott warned yesterday.

The former deputy prime minister, who wants to be party treasurer, blamed Labour’s plight on poor organisation, plummeting membership and bad accounting.

He also called for limits on party political spending.

Concerns about Labour finances first emerged after the cash-for-peerages scandal, when private donations dried up. During the election the Conservatives, partly funded by billionaire Lord Ashcroft, outspent Labour.

At the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh, Mr Prescott called for “a strong treasurer who’s involved in the membership drive” and added: “The politics of organisation are equally as important as the politics of ideas. We forgot about the organisation bit.”

His remarks came as the Financial Services Authority registered Tony Blair’s new investment bank, Firerush, which could act for the super-rich. The Labour Party yesterday declined to comment on its finances.

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 23, 2010, 04:23:06 PM

The bit that interested me was:

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Tony Blair’s new investment bank, Firerush, which could act for the super-rich.

How much bloody* money has this "Socialist" got?  f****** hypocrite.  cussing:




* pun intended

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Snoopy on August 23, 2010, 04:35:11 PM

My only argument would be that Tony Blair never claimed to be a socialist.

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Nick on August 23, 2010, 04:42:36 PM

SLOTGOB    cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 23, 2010, 05:02:24 PM

This may set you off even more Nick but she even wasted money getting the nuclear bunker redecorated

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2010%2F08%2F21%2Farticle-1305021-0ADFB61E000005DC-580_634x380.jpg&hash=959d42a561b35daf39cf04992be63452e7e0f4e1)

Excerpt from Chris Mullin's new book.

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Pastis on August 23, 2010, 07:16:15 PM

I had to avoid that story on health and safety grounds  evil: Explode:

Title: Re: This could make things interesting.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 23, 2010, 07:35:47 PM

Quote from: Snoopy on August 23, 2010, 04:35:11 PM

My only argument would be that Tony Blair never claimed to be a socialist.

note inverted commas.