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TB can confirm London Spin speculation. Statement due tomorrow.
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A game of Monopoly being played by the Henderson family of Watford took a surprise twist today when the Bank of England stepped in with a rescue package to save one of the key players, Mr Henderson, from what the Chancellor described as ‘almost certain bankruptcy.’
The deal, which had been thrashed out in the early hours between Alistair Darling and Mr Henderson, who was acting as the banker, means that each player will receive a £1 billion pound injection of cash, (although this may take some time to count out what with having to use up all the yellow one pound notes). The short-term borrowing deal led to furious protests from the rest of the Henderson family, who complained that it was unfair to use their money to bail out Mr Henderson so that he could go back to ripping them off.
As Mrs Henderson put it ‘He’s the one who spent recklessly at the start of the game. He was going around in a top-hat buying up properties like Old Kent Road. And now they’re worthless he expects us to get him out of the mess he’s in.’TB is just catching up on the first PMQs of the new school year...
Dave rose above the party politics and offered Brown the chance to justify and explain the moves he is taking. Brown then spat in his face with a cheap shot showing just what a nasty little man he is. There is a marked difference in Brown's performance from the last PMQs before the summer but the only reason he got one over DC was the fact Dave wasn't on the attack. Was a stinging attack none the less... This is a new enemy, a new Brown - Mandy is back, how long until Campell steps up? The New Labour machine isn't going to go down without one hell of a fight:
Just spotted this on the
DUBLIN, Ireland – October 2, 2008 –Tanáiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment, Mary Coughlan TD announced today (2 October 2008) that Facebook, the world’s leading social networking site, is to establish its international headquarters in Dublin.
Dublin will be the centre for Facebook’s international operations and will provide a range of online technical, sales and operations support to Facebook’s users and customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Even Dave's promise of a cut of 3p is many months off.TB just spotted this on
TB is trying to edit massive swaths of video and it seems his laptop is getting grumpy. The newly designed site is nearly ready and the video content will defiantly be up on that.
Watch this space - sorry about the delay.
TB just got thinking about Mandy's return to the cabinet. He joked outside Downing Street that it would be "third time lucky". Luck had nothing to do this. This is a calculated and well thought out move on the part of a very desperate man.
Apologies for the lack of blogging today, TB has been sorting out his life after spending five days in the tory bubble. Can't quite believe Mandy is back in the Cabinet- surely it's worth putting a tenner on him having to resign again? Although Dave said he had no intention of tweaking the front bench, these new developments have spiced things up a bit. There is a spare spot on top table and TB reckons it's time for Greg Clark to be promoted.
Will spend the weekend editing conference videos and have some up very soon. In the mean time TB did a guest post for Tax Payers Alliance blog today so have a read...
"Despite the fantastic irony of it, why when I walk past a high street shop do I see CCCP t-shirts in the window and Che Guevara emblazoned across the chests of a brainwashed youth? Why do we celebrate an ideology that evokes massive state controls and influence over our lives rather than celebrate the freedom of a society that allows such an expression of personal views."
You can find the whole post
One of the reasons given for reforming the Conservative Future structure and elections was the fact that last year's cost over seven grand... How much was behind the bar at the CF 10 year anniversary bash because that was a long night!?
Not to say it wasn't a great party...
Hague, cake and at least one significant hatchet buried over a friendly chat.
The Freedom Association had their annual anti-smoking ban party on Tuesday. The Freedom Zone had some fantastic events of the last few days but as
TB was sitting in the third row from the front as Dave gave what can only be described as an epic speech. Despite what the BBC were spinning DC had the room eating out the palm of his hand. TB reckons this speech is going to take it to a new level. The room was electric after another flashy video and well chosen warm up speakers...
It was like the Tory Oscars...
Then a whole new side of Dave came through - Serious DC. The speech hit all the right buttons - apart from the unnecessary rejection of libertarian values that could have been worded a lot better. However one comment can't bring down a fantastic hour and a game changing call to arms.
Tory Bear has just got home and is watching Dave on BBC Parliament. He is cool.
Will post a full conference round up tomorrow and try get some ToryBearTV vox pops up. TB has spent seven hours trying to get home thanks to the charming people at Virgin Trains. It was a brilliant few days and thank you to everyone who came to the TB bash last night.. what a night!
Oh and of course there will be euphoric trance remix of the speech.
Today in a sentence... a long lie-in and freedom.
Hit the room service and didn't make it to lunch. Instead arose late and headed for the blogger love in with Dale, Dizzy, Guido and the Devil... and even Nadine Dorries. Was a great little celebration of the blogsphere and an interesting chat.
The next few hours are slightly blurry but the TB hit the pub before emerging yawning in time for Dave speaking the Scottish Tories and preparing to hear Billy Hague at the Conservative Future 10 year anniversary party...
Just warming up for it with a drink or two with Guido and errr.... cough.... Alex Hilton.
Interviewed him for TBtv... watch this space...
Quote of the day: Overheard at the social action project... "Please can I have the shadow cabinet timetable, what's the point of me being here if they're not?"
Haha wonder who that could be.
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