tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post8590616052433273839..comments2024-01-11T10:25:57.007+00:00Comments on Labour of Gove: The Monday Cyril: Saintly Knight Throws Toys, AgainChris Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-21961485979064945342008-09-16T23:56:00.000+01:002008-09-16T23:56:00.000+01:00See:For Cyril and Drunkagain see New Testament:2Pe...See:For Cyril and Drunkagain see New Testament:2Peter2:Verse22.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-65451274533945838162008-09-16T10:00:00.001+01:002008-09-16T10:00:00.001+01:00Hobest? Not a new word. Should be "honest".Hobest? Not a new word. Should be "honest".Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-37005510830517547322008-09-16T10:00:00.000+01:002008-09-16T10:00:00.000+01:00To be hobest the thing that horrified me most of a...To be hobest the thing that horrified me most of all about St Cyril's letter was this:<BR/><BR/><I>"Councillor Khan is not a person to whom I would normally reply"</I><BR/><BR/>As an opener this must be offensive to a large proportion of Rochdalians who happen to be Asian, or younger than Cyril, or supporters of other parties, or simply dare to disagree with the old bastard.<BR/><BR/>Did Cyril write this obnoxious stuff himself? Or can we detect the <I>Delerium Tremens</I> hand of Dave Drunkagain?Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-16368151807927555982008-09-16T09:43:00.000+01:002008-09-16T09:43:00.000+01:00And Cyril seems to have forgotten his 1983 speech ...And Cyril seems to have forgotten his 1983 speech where he accused those who had a far better understanding of the facts than he ever had of scaremongering. <BR/><BR/>Cyril would now appear to have dropped his extremely weak benefit of hindsight argument and is now claiming expertise on the matter of asbestos and resorting to slandering one of its victims - how low is he prepared to sink.<BR/><BR/>My advice to Councillor Khan is not to let the lying so and so get away with this rewriting of history.tory boys never grow uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172736984147732661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-50435720329328796862008-09-16T09:03:00.000+01:002008-09-16T09:03:00.000+01:00Rowan is a chip off the old block. He uses people ...Rowan is a chip off the old block. He uses people just as shamelessly than the old spanker Cyril and the young spunker Hennegan.<BR/><BR/>Rowan doesn't give a flying fuck about asbestos. He is more interested in his own backside and the fact that Cyril has been covering it for years.<BR/><BR/>A shallow opportunist fuckwit that is deep in the shite.<BR/><BR/>No wonder people don't vote anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-52213400655429715162008-09-16T08:58:00.000+01:002008-09-16T08:58:00.000+01:00There are people in Rochdale and families of asbes...There are people in Rochdale and families of asbestos victims worldwide who are sickened to the core by the attitude and opinions recently expressed by Sir Cyril Smith.<BR/><BR/>Sir Cyril's nasty, vindictive words are very telling. They are the actions of an arrogant bully who is used to getting his way and not having to explain his behaviour. Caused in part by a fawning cult of personality and a protective local media. The Rochdale Observer in particular has acted in a very partisan and biased manner in its editorial line. The headlines, the positioning of the articles, the drip feeding of readers letters and the provocative stance that ensures that a hugely minority view (protecting both Sir Cyril T&N and asbestos) is given more than equal billing with the often silent but dignified majority that knows something is very wrong about what has happened at the Rochdale asbestos factory for decades. <BR/><BR/>For the past 2 weeks the agression has been clear. Anyone who dares challenge the facts about asbestos and T&N is lambasted with petty political insults. <BR/><BR/>Those who have supported Paul Rowen MP's apparent stance on behalf of asbestos victims and those whose health could be threatened by the lethal legacy of T&N must now feel abandoned. <BR/><BR/>It appears that the efforts of Paul Rowen MP's political agent has been to use smear tactics to protect the very questionable actions of Cyril Smith. The forced responses by some of the Rochdale councillors has been incredible and heartless. <BR/><BR/>They have missed the point in a most spectacular fashion.<BR/>To say that workers knew the risks and could have left anyway, that the public at large are not in any danger, the issues have been overstated, asbestos was no worse than any other dusty product,to suggest, with dark undertones that the other politicians and trade unions did nothing, to insult those workers and families by suggesting they did well out of T&N so such keep their mouths shut, to deperately wheel one lone voice of a senior manager is all very telling.<BR/><BR/>Paul Rowen is in a difficult position. Of course he wants to defend an old friend and mentor but is he prepared to do this at the expense of his credentials as a caring and consciencious MP who has been so outspoken about the dangers of asbestos?<BR/><BR/>As it stands, Paul Rowen appears to be a hypocrite and shallow political opportunist weighing up what is more important to him. Either votes that can be gleaned from the residual deference to Sir Cyril or standing out as his own man on an issue that involves the lives and deaths of his constituents and that of those now affected by the past products of a factory that has put Rochdale on the map.<BR/><BR/>Who is the real power in Rochdale? Is Paul Rowen a mere puppet controlled by a young David Hennighan and an old Sir Cyril Smith? <BR/><BR/>The spotlight is on him. He needs to step up to the challange. If not then Paul Rowen's credibiity as a principled and respected MP will be tarnished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com