Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I used to like the Spitting Image Portillo who'd > come smashing through the wall of a cabinet > meeting in his tank. > > > But yeah, he was saying again last night that he > thinks Trident is a total waste and that he'd > rather reinvest the ?100bln on weapons that we > might actually need. > > Personally I'd use a portion of it for defence > equipment (sweeten up the armed forces) and use a > bigger portion for other stuff (like housing). > > > > > On a broader note, I am almost wishing this whole > thing would be over sooner rather than later. My > father in law is an old skool lefty, who probably > shares Corbyn's values on many things (not all). > And yet he put him last when he voted for the > leadership because he remembers the past and said > that it would just be a brutal tearing apart by > the media establishment. > > He was spot on. Corbyn stands absolutely no chance > as long as this CONSTANT media storm carries on. > And it will carry on. Frankly he could start > spoting the sort of stuff that would please the > most moderate of Tories and he's still be > slaughtered. This man will just not be allowed to > win. Some moron on Question Time was suggesting he > should be charged with treason. That is the sort > of person that gets a vote in this country. Was Charlotte Church worse than Russell Brand?