Comments on: Caroline Flint speaks her brain

By: simply wondered

simply wondered — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:56:01 +0000

fair-minded and nice she may be, but for a literature graduate not to have read ‘a modest proposal’ is a capital crime.

sadly the world seems to be getting totally shat on by fair-minded and nice people. they may not be the answer. i’m all for nasty bigots who champion the rights of those in greatest need.

By: contact

contact — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:24:01 +0000

Simon,

I was mainly having a go at the policy proposal, with only a few ad hominem side swipes, but such a cock up/monumental error of judgement from the housing minister does rather beg one to jump to conclusions.

But given your unimpeachable witness to her past niceness and fairness of mind, perhaps it is as dull as power corrupting…

By: Simon Myerson

Simon Myerson — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:05:45 +0000

Fairness compels me to say that when I was a student politico (sad days, but 25 years ago) and C Flint was a ‘policy wonk’ she was distinguished by being both fair minded and nice. I am not saying this is a good idea (people have to pay me to defend the indefensible) but don’t draw conclusions about her on the basis of one cock up. And no, I haven’t spoken to her since 1985.

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By: contact

contact — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:59:08 +0000

There may or may not be more from me on this bilge in the next day or two. But yes, the vision of a reasonableness defence in the county court had floated through my fevered brain.

By: J

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:30:17 +0000

I’m looking forward to the amendment to Sch. 2 HA 1985 that this will require… I wonder if it will be a mandatory ground for possession or a discretionary one?

Nonsense on stilts (with apologies to Bentham and human rights lawyers!)

By: William Flack Blog :: Main Page

William Flack Blog :: Main Page — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I too must register my horror atCaroline Flint’s commentsabout evicting the unemployed from council properties for not working. She is playing the same cheap attention seeking game which Edwina Currie used to play. You put out some half thought out press release saying something offensive and hey! you’re on