Tory Truss Rupture Leak Shock

From Wikipedia:
In October 2009, [Liz Truss] was selected for the Norfolk seat by members of the constituency Conservative Association, and won over 50% of the vote in the first round of the final against five other candidates, one of whom was local to the county.^[16] [17] However, shortly afterwards, some members of the constituency Association, dubbed the 'Turnip Taliban' and led by former High Sheriff of Norfolk Sir Jeremy Bagge, 7th Baronet,^[18] objected to Truss’s selection, claiming that information about her extramarital affair with Conservative MP Mark Field (reported to have taken place several years previously) had been withheld from the members.^[19][20][21] A motion was proposed to terminate Truss’s candidature, but this was defeated by 132 votes to 37 at a general meeting of the Association’s members three weeks later.^[22]

The Mabinogogiblog has received a leaked negative publicity heads-up briefing from Dave's office.


-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Truss Rupture
>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:01:25 -0500 (EST)
>From: Dave <>
>To: conservative list <>
>Reply to: No reply
>Deplorable fuss
>over Liz Truss.
>This unfortunate rupture
>must no longer capture
>the public attention.
>Please make no more mention.
>Draw line under affair.
>Remove it from glare
>of the press.
>It's a mess.
>Must move on
>and improve on
>procedures.
>The Media’s
>respect – we must earn it
>Clash between Turnip
>and Notting Hill Nobs
>is something that robs
>us of deference.
>So please, no more reference.
>Devoutly to be wished
>That this matter be squished.

>

>- Dave

Short ode to the first President of Europe

The leader of Europe must not be a numpty.
Now that Blair's on the dump, we
must hope that van Rompuy
has a wife who's not frumpy
and that she gives rumpy-pumpy
so he's not frustrated and grumpy
otherwise the passage to a European Superstate could end up being bumpy.

(Acknowlegements to William MacGonagall)

Lehman brothers - an elegy

So.

Farewell then
Lehman brothers.
Once top cock
on the financial ordure heap
Now part of the compost.

Keith's mum recalls that
in 2003 you were fined $80 million in a scam involving inappropriate distinction links between your research analysts and your investment bank division.

I find it easier to view you as just another victim of the sub-prime mortgage scam,
for which read greedy banksters who thought they had found a way to turn lend into gold.

No doubt your directors will walk away with heavy burdens of gelt, but not guilt.

People are beginning to speak of closing the financial regulatory door now that the horse has bolted.

A brave few are beginning to speak again of de-privatising the money supply, but their voice is smothered in a cacophony of disbelief and incomprehension.