Boblet Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Its actually Ed Milliband who's known as Beaker. If you're going to correct a post please make it a correct correction Danny Alexander is referred to as beaker because of his supposed similarity to the muppet character - even Nick Clegg has referred to it I am a bit of an authority on this subject as I too, in my younger days, bore a striking resemblance to what is, in my modest opinion, one of the more attractive muppets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 If you're going to correct a post please make it a correct correction Danny Alexander is referred to as beaker because of his supposed similarity to the muppet character - even Nick Clegg has referred to it The reference started around the 20th September. Milliband was compared to Beaker long before this. And there's no need to be snotty about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblet Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The reference started around the 20th September. Milliband was compared to Beaker long before this. And there's no need to be snotty about it. you are of course correct - but the post I referred to implied there was only one politician to whom the beaker reference applied apologies if I came across as snotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 What A Tory Plonker He isn't a Tory, he's a Lib Dem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthedog Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Wonder if the bankers will be doing their bit? Doing their bit in what way? Name a major bank which hasn't already made thousands of redundancies and cut back drastically on spending... We're really talking basic economics here - we have been spending more than we're earning, so now we need to take some steps to reverse this. Quite why banks are always blamed for the actions of the previous government is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Doing their bit in what way? Name a major bank which hasn't already made thousands of redundancies and cut back drastically on spending... We're really talking basic economics here - we have been spending more than we're earning, so now we need to take some steps to reverse this. Quite why banks are always blamed for the actions of the previous government is beyond me. The banks failed and were propped up by public money whilst at the same time rewarding failure by giving their bosses telephone number bonuses. I think people have a right to be angry with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Wonder if the bankers will be doing their bit? I'm sure they will. The top 1% of tax payers pay around 25% of the tax bill, with the next 9% paying around another 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 There's no wonder he's known as Beaker, what a Muppet. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8073943/Danny-Alexander-reveals-500000-job-cuts-in-document-gaffe.html Danny Alexander is the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthedog Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The banks failed and were propped up by public money whilst at the same time rewarding failure by giving their bosses telephone number bonuses. I think people have a right to be angry with them. So has the government been left out of pocket by these bailouts, or are they actually in profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 So has the government been left out of pocket by these bailouts, or are they actually in profit? Whether they have or haven't makes no difference to how the banks behaved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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