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Old 27-11-2015, 10:26   #52
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Re: Is this the most dangerous man in Britain?

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
Hugh, what is your point? You agree with Osem and the Mirror on calling Tories Toffs?

If this is just a wind up, fair enough but really, what are you trying to say? Spell it out ..[COLOR="Silver"]
If I wasn't clear enough, perhaps this summary will help.

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Originally Posted by techguyone View Post
Does it matter why? He did, which if nothing else, shows he listens, which is more than anyone in Labour ever did. You should change your Avatar to 'keep left' it would be more apt.
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
If you have to ask why it matters then we'll leave it there ..

I thought I was on your block list? Nice that you are debating the points and not getting personal
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Originally Posted by tweedle View Post
The conservatives were elected by the people and they listened to the people. Are you saying Osbourne doing what the electorate wants is a bad thing? Would you of preferred him to ignore what people want?
Osem then commented on the above, intimating that if Osborne had not listened to what people wanted, you (ianch99) could then call Osborne an out of touch Tory toff - he himself did not call Tories toffs.

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Yes because then he could call Osborne an out of touch Tory toff who couldn't care less about ordinary working people, blah, blah, blah. You just can't please some folks evidently...
You then replied with
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
Osem is stuck in the past (with his beloved Labour party). You just don't call people "Toffs" anymore ..
Once again, Osem did not call Tories toffs, he intimated that you would.

I then provided evidence that the person in charge of the last Labour Election Campaign, and the main Labour supporting newspaper, had called Tories toffs, to rebuff your statement that no-one called people Toffs anymore.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
From last year, by the Labour Party's Chair of General Election Strategy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014...n_5304928.html
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Douglas Alexander Defends Labour's Party Political Broadcast Depicting Tories As Toffs
From the Daily Mirror, September 2014

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...h-poor-4354741
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Tory toffs getting in touch with the poor by guzzling 5,000 canapés a day
Hope this helps...

---------- Post added at 11:26 ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 ----------

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
So you are balancing things with an anti-Labour diatribe. Nice ..
It's called balanced debating - allowing both sides to air their views...
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