tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post7386057873274615488..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Which of these is more likely to be true?Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-38614312718802096412014-07-12T20:24:05.609+01:002014-07-12T20:24:05.609+01:00Politicians will often say "it is difficult&q...Politicians will often say "it is difficult" when they actually mean, I am too scared/something-else to stand on principle.<br /><br />The problem for us is how to attract principled people to politics, when it seems that generally dishonest people get through the processVoternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-87872852705460417452014-07-12T05:54:40.584+01:002014-07-12T05:54:40.584+01:00Maybe a third?
That he is promoting the EU to ensu...Maybe a third?<br />That he is promoting the EU to ensure that he has a position within the EU when he is rejected by the British public.<br />Seemed to work for Barusso, van Rumpoy, the Kinnocks, etc.Tom Meinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556288544174140300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-33123437931891608852014-07-11T19:43:10.994+01:002014-07-11T19:43:10.994+01:00Well, clearly number 2 is more likely to be true, ...Well, clearly number 2 is more likely to be true, but that really has no bearing on whether number 1 is true. What you do when you have to balance competing interests and maximise your vote is surely the measure of your backbone.Mark Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131194287692505485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-57942972157385426102014-07-11T13:19:08.271+01:002014-07-11T13:19:08.271+01:00Both? In my experience a difficult thing tends to ...Both? In my experience a difficult thing tends to put off competent people, whereas the overconfident (generally posh) idiot will say "yeah, I could do that!"<br /><br />OfC in many professions it's easy to tell if you've got an overconfident idiot. In politics? I think less easyJennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.com