Comments on: Let them eat chips? http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7537 Bazman Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:14:50 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7537 This concern for health from a government that introduced 24 hours drinking. vHow hypocritical can they get. This concern for health from a government that introduced 24 hours drinking. vHow hypocritical can they get.

]]> By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7536 Bazman Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:12:31 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7536 This policy is utterly insane; it reminds me of Mao’s China. When will our home food/alcohol intake will also be inspected (by hidden cameras dedicated to catch terrorists)? And how will we be penalized when we’ll indulge? This policy is utterly insane; it reminds me of Mao’s China. When will our home food/alcohol intake will also be inspected (by hidden cameras dedicated to catch terrorists)? And how will we be penalized when we’ll indulge?

]]> By: Derek Holmes http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7535 Derek Holmes Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:55:55 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7535 This concern for health from a government that introduced 24 hours drinking. vHow hypocritical can they get. This concern for health from a government that introduced 24 hours drinking. vHow hypocritical can they get.

]]> By: Stuart Fairney http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7534 Stuart Fairney Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:01 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7534 I honestly don't obsess about someone's background and I find such views very 1960's labour, almost archaic. It matters not to me if your father was a baron or a bin-man, it is simply a question of how light a hand you propose to govern with. I honestly don't obsess about someone's background and I find such views very 1960's labour, almost archaic. It matters not to me if your father was a baron or a bin-man, it is simply a question of how light a hand you propose to govern with.

]]> By: Marin http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7533 Marin Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:25:37 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7533 This policy is utterly insane; it reminds me of Mao's China. When will our home food intake will also be inspected (by hidden cameras dedicated to catch terrorists)? And how will we be penalized when we'll indulge? This policy is utterly insane; it reminds me of Mao's China. When will our home food intake will also be inspected (by hidden cameras dedicated to catch terrorists)? And how will we be penalized when we'll indulge?

]]> By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7532 Bazman Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:18:17 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7532 Chips and blue pop are part of the diet for the average school child, but who would like to see a fast food joint in every school? Not everyone is able, or wants to influence their child's eating habits. Some just grow up like weeds. Crack with your jellied snakes son? Chips and blue pop are part of the diet for the average school child, but who would like to see a fast food joint in every school? Not everyone is able, or wants to influence their child's eating habits. Some just grow up like weeds. Crack with your jellied snakes son?

]]> By: mikestallard http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7531 mikestallard Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:26:28 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7531 David Davis, Norman Tebbit, Mr Lamont, John Major. Margaret Thatcher (I admit these are from an earlier generation of Grammar Schools). God forbid that anyone should try and be like, say Ruth Kelly with her feeble attempt at talking "working class". Or Tony Blair with his carefully dropped "t". Or the BBC people who carefully stress the first syllable of every word and deliberately shorten every "a". Pseuds corner fools nobody. Once you are in the Upper Class of the Politico-Meeja-Sport-Entertinement indoostreh, you are a changed person........ They are they there because the do not want to be like everyone else. It is an elite. David Davis, Norman Tebbit, Mr Lamont, John Major. Margaret Thatcher (I admit these are from an earlier generation of Grammar Schools).
God forbid that anyone should try and be like, say Ruth Kelly with her feeble attempt at talking "working class".
Or Tony Blair with his carefully dropped "t".
Or the BBC people who carefully stress the first syllable of every word and deliberately shorten every "a".
Pseuds corner fools nobody.
Once you are in the Upper Class of the Politico-Meeja-Sport-Entertinement indoostreh, you are a changed person……..
They are they there because the do not want to be like everyone else.
It is an elite.

]]> By: Monoi http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7530 Monoi Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:37:23 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7530 @DBC Reed, what exactly is the link between the nanny state and having a nanny? It is one of the most moronic comment I have read in a long time. And when the 2 parents are working, a nanny is a very practical way to help with children. It certainly does not mean that you give up parental responsibilities, but I guess it is probably a concept which is too complicated for you to understand. After all, you believe someone called candida writing in the guardian complaining about Osborne using a jetty for his boat! What is a jetty for, remind me? @DBC Reed, what exactly is the link between the nanny state and having a nanny?

It is one of the most moronic comment I have read in a long time.

And when the 2 parents are working, a nanny is a very practical way to help with children. It certainly does not mean that you give up parental responsibilities, but I guess it is probably a concept which is too complicated for you to understand.

After all, you believe someone called candida writing in the guardian complaining about Osborne using a jetty for his boat! What is a jetty for, remind me?

]]> By: not an economist http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7529 not an economist Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:58:13 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7529 Fair enough. But Ball's proposal stops new chip shops starting up. So why cannot that be portrayed as inimical to the interests of immigrants who, on pat trends, have a tendency to move into this industry? And it is not that far a move from saying that new chip shops cannot be opened to saying that current, existing chip shops be closed down. Balls has already ridden roughshod over the market and the notion of private property rights with his suggestion. Fair enough. But Ball's proposal stops new chip shops starting up. So why cannot that be portrayed as inimical to the interests of immigrants who, on pat trends, have a tendency to move into this industry? And it is not that far a move from saying that new chip shops cannot be opened to saying that current, existing chip shops be closed down. Balls has already ridden roughshod over the market and the notion of private property rights with his suggestion.

]]> By: no one http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/10/30/let-them-eat-chips/#comment-7528 no one Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:49:13 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=1934#comment-7528 re "Reply: there are many Conservatives like me who came from modest beginnings and had no nanny nor expensive school place. There are quite a few in Labour who had these privileges, but we do not criticise them for that." maybe but there are no conservative front benchers, i can hardly think of any MPs at all, who have obvious working class or regional accents it doesnt give the impression of a meritocracy i think this is one of the big presentational issues the conservatives need to think about positive discrimination for women is one thing, but to get a better reflection of the country we need a much better balance of folk in other ways not that labour is perfect one of the reasons the state school system is so bad is that the political leadership often opt out when it comes to their own kids not many conservative MPs live across the social divides in the way that some of the rest of us do and having been bought many a beer by a conservative MEP on his expense budget i think i have a little visibility of how out of touch they are conservatives really do have lots of supporters who are more representative, i only wonder why they are not more visible at the higher levels just food for thought re "Reply: there are many Conservatives like me who came from modest beginnings and had no nanny nor expensive school place. There are quite a few in Labour who had these privileges, but we do not criticise them for that."

maybe

but there are no conservative front benchers, i can hardly think of any MPs at all, who have obvious working class or regional accents

it doesnt give the impression of a meritocracy

i think this is one of the big presentational issues the conservatives need to think about

positive discrimination for women is one thing, but to get a better reflection of the country we need a much better balance of folk in other ways

not that labour is perfect

one of the reasons the state school system is so bad is that the political leadership often opt out when it comes to their own kids

not many conservative MPs live across the social divides in the way that some of the rest of us do

and having been bought many a beer by a conservative MEP on his expense budget i think i have a little visibility of how out of touch they are

conservatives really do have lots of supporters who are more representative, i only wonder why they are not more visible at the higher levels

just food for thought

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