If he was a financial wizzkid who had showed himself to be totally competent at being a chancellor then it wouldn't matter where he parked or what carriage of the train he sat in, but when you have a Bullingdon boy who has shown himself to be totally out of his depth at what he is doing but arrogantly suggests it's his way or nothing then things like this count.
Osborne is a slimy, snidy arrogant weazel.
Spot onIf he was a financial wizzkid who had showed himself to be totally competent at being a chancellor then it wouldn't matter where he parked or what carriage of the train he sat in, but when you have a Bullingdon boy who has shown himself to be totally out of his depth at what he is doing but arrogantly suggests it's his way or nothing then things like this count.
I totally agree. If I was walking the tightrope of public opinion I'd be making sure that I was as squeaky clean as I could be. Linking the murder of children with the benefits system and parking in disabled bays would certainly be off limits. I do not think he it totally stupid, so I can only presume it is arrogance. Nasty arrogance at that. As much as I hate Thatcher there was a certain honesty about her. Osborne is a slimy, snidy arrogant weazel.
And so to those so blindly saying that Osbourne is a **** for this, how do you defend this one then ?
BBC News - Ed Balls admits being caught speeding
And so to those so blindly saying that Osbourne is a **** for this, how do you defend this one then ?
BBC News - Ed Balls admits being caught speeding
No defence, and neither did he offer one. Knew he was in the wrong, took his punishment, did his course, all done. Nothing to see here, as they say.
Speed kills.
Your driver parking in a disabled bay while you get lunch, doesn't.
Speed kills.
Your driver parking in a disabled bay while you get lunch, doesn't.
Clutching at straws.
If you say so.
Personally I'd be more worried about politicians hurtling around over the speed limit that ones who weren't concentrating where their driver parked. Each to their own though.
I think it's that Osborne keeps on demonstrating just how much contempt he holds the average person in. Speeding doesn't demonstrate the same contempt, if anything it allies himself with the average person. But as HT states, yo have a very weak argument here.
Speeding puts people's lives in danger. It was 50 mph for a reason. I find his jokey "too far too fast" comments pretty disgusting considering the seriousness of what he did, but as I say, each to their own.
Let me be clear - I have no time for Osborne's comments this week. Even as a right leaning thinker I think most of what has come out this week is pretty abhorrent. This story about him parking in a disable bay however, is utter nonsense when comparing something far more sinister like speeding. Or Chucka Ummuna's comments about Londoners. Or John Prescott's failure to live by his own principles and step down as a columnist at the Mirror.
Stuff and nonsense.
shows that people have a political agenda rather than any moral argument.
If you say so.
Personally I'd be more worried about politicians hurtling around over the speed limit that ones who weren't concentrating where their driver parked. Each to their own though.