tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post4652627129574236523..comments2024-02-15T17:04:14.226+01:00Comments on Jane Is The One: Mr Speakerjanestheonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-64790431672686180992009-07-04T21:11:04.543+02:002009-07-04T21:11:04.543+02:00Then why was he allowed to say he was standing dow...Then why was he allowed to say he was standing down - it seems as if he has been ordered to resign because he is an unpredictable alcoholic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-72428085699246633842009-07-03T22:14:24.522+02:002009-07-03T22:14:24.522+02:00Yes - the officers were informed, as were regional...Yes - the officers were informed, as were regional officers - some time ago, actually.RLP OFFICERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-64578346408749686672009-07-02T12:16:39.813+02:002009-07-02T12:16:39.813+02:00Does the Reading Labour party know that he was ask...Does the Reading Labour party know that he was asked to resign in advance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-82513877930256894252009-07-02T11:54:24.134+02:002009-07-02T11:54:24.134+02:00Yes - and/or a series of counselling/therapy sessi...Yes - and/or a series of counselling/therapy sessions with an approved and therefore secure practitioner.<br /><br />The House is a notoriously liquid environment - but when colleagues take this to the length of threatening other members after imbibing or insulting Officers of the House, then measures are taken and help is offered. As it should be and the sensible course is always to take the asistance.<br />Martin did not do that.Westminster Watchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-48569627079495889842009-07-01T11:44:00.726+02:002009-07-01T11:44:00.726+02:00WHat would be the help?
A drying out clinic?WHat would be the help?<br />A drying out clinic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-80882856134062306132009-06-29T23:54:32.812+02:002009-06-29T23:54:32.812+02:00He was told that he would not be receiving Ministe...He was told that he would not be receiving Ministerial 'help' next May if he did not accept help offered.<br />I understand he didn't accept it and was told to stand down.Westminster Watchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-29140491047885792802009-06-29T14:06:22.130+02:002009-06-29T14:06:22.130+02:00If he spends his time at parliament pissed as a pa...If he spends his time at parliament pissed as a parrot was he advised to stand down by the Chief Whip?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-39379489442646460332009-06-28T20:41:27.127+02:002009-06-28T20:41:27.127+02:00Well - so he has started behaving in the House of ...Well - so he has started behaving in the House of Commons like he behaves in Reading has he?<br /><br />Only in Reading he is not 'cheery' at all but becomes abusive, bullying and a threat to himself and others if anyone dare to cross him after he has pickled his brains.<br />Its why I no longer go to party meetings in Reading.<br />Men who are drunks should stay out of politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-7619423442524278382009-06-28T00:06:30.865+02:002009-06-28T00:06:30.865+02:00Martin started having two over the eight in a big ...Martin started having two over the eight in a big way at the start of the parliamentary candidate selection process for his seat.<br /><br />Words were had after an incident outside the Chamber - and its fair to say that he's failed to get a grip.<br />A shame - he's a cheery chap - but once the bottle gets a hold its a relentless mistress. Sadly, he's not the first colleague to go this way and won't be the last.Westminster Watchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-48897820614134175992009-06-26T23:44:25.722+02:002009-06-26T23:44:25.722+02:00Well, this does help to explain why Martin seems t...Well, this does help to explain why Martin seems to react in such a very extreme way as far as Jane is concerned.<br />I was finding it difficult to see why he is so obsessed by a woman who has not even lived in Reading for over four years and has held no office there since that time.<br />Alcoholism is a really serious problem and it is a disease - therefore Martin should not be derided for it or made fun of.<br />If the journalist Quentin Letts was trying to mock an alcoholic then he should be ashamed of himself.<br />Matin should be encouraged to visit AA - obviously not somewhere where he is known - so that he can get the help and support he needs.<br />And if he has family, then Al Anon can be very helpful.<br />I hope I don't sound too preachy, but I volunteered for The Samaritans several years ago and think that these problems should be taken seriously and that sufferers like Martin should be offered help not abuse to deal with their problems.Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-78986541932574120022009-06-26T11:19:13.350+02:002009-06-26T11:19:13.350+02:00Everyone knows that, since 2005, Salter has develo...Everyone knows that, since 2005, Salter has developed a 'problem' that used to be referred to, kindly, as 'tired and emotional' or, with courtesy, by saying that a particular person was a 'bon-viveur'.<br />Quentin Letts, being honest to a fault, refuses to pussy-foot around.<br />He describes Salter as 'beery'.<br />A less kind journalist would have used another word, often used in connection with the Roehampton Priory and other such places...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-56601781666419242062009-06-26T10:58:39.997+02:002009-06-26T10:58:39.997+02:00I take it all back - insightful Quentin is not tha...I take it all back - insightful Quentin is not that much of a prick after allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-49229349901128097172009-06-26T09:03:41.784+02:002009-06-26T09:03:41.784+02:00fab, keep em coming boys! So was the "beery&...fab, keep em coming boys! So was the "beery" epithet justified then? Or not? Boys? Boys?janestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-40549959115076612402009-06-26T01:02:46.552+02:002009-06-26T01:02:46.552+02:00"When super-sickly-loyal George Turner (Norfo..."When super-sickly-loyal George Turner (Norfolk North West) rises, old Labourites want to stick fingers down their throats. They are not much more impressed by Barbara Follett (Stevenage), Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) or Jane Griffiths (Reading East), who sit on the green benches like babies watching Teletubbies: open-mouthed, blinking with wonder."<br /><br />Quentin Letts on Jane Griffiths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-17787466380847284482009-06-25T17:16:34.270+02:002009-06-25T17:16:34.270+02:00Dear me - they don't like it up 'em, do th...Dear me - they don't like it up 'em, do they?<br />Quentin tells it like it is - unlike firey pants Macguire from The guardian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-3536853847148134872009-06-25T16:43:43.854+02:002009-06-25T16:43:43.854+02:00That Quentin Letts is a prick and everyone knows i...That Quentin Letts is a prick and everyone knows it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-29792189218650544072009-06-25T16:20:11.002+02:002009-06-25T16:20:11.002+02:00oooh, excellent! thanks Tony for driving traffic ...oooh, excellent! thanks Tony for driving traffic to my blog, great stuffjanestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-476929724533778762009-06-25T16:13:52.883+02:002009-06-25T16:13:52.883+02:00You are probably right, but Tony Page has told us ...You are probably right, but Tony Page has told us not to "read the mad woman's blog", so therefore we are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com