Comments on: The all new PMQs http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/ The weblog of Brighton-based writer Justin McKeating Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » News » Blogs http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37980 » News » Blogs Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:28:18 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37980 [...] on the Chicken Yoghurt blog and echoes some of my earlier views about [...] [...] on the Chicken Yoghurt blog and echoes some of my earlier views about [...]

]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37801 Justin Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37801 Yes, you're entirely right, Jim. We are of course still too far out from the next general election. I'm sure words like 'answerable' and 'accountable' will be bandied about again eventually when we're again invited to ratify Gordon's manifesto promises that we mustn't have a '<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7233175.stm" rel="nofollow">legitimate expectation</a>' of being implemented. Yes, you’re entirely right, Jim. We are of course still too far out from the next general election. I’m sure words like ‘answerable’ and ‘accountable’ will be bandied about again eventually when we’re again invited to ratify Gordon’s manifesto promises that we mustn’t have a ‘legitimate expectation‘ of being implemented.

]]> By: Jim Bliss http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37800 Jim Bliss Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:12:07 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37800 But Justin, your suggestion implies that Gordon Brown is answerable to the people. I've yet to see any evidence that anyone in government believes this. But Justin, your suggestion implies that Gordon Brown is answerable to the people. I’ve yet to see any evidence that anyone in government believes this.

]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37798 Justin Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:04:38 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37798 Well, you could give the presenter/adjudicator permission to intervene, I suppose. I don't suppose any system is entirely moron or time-waster proof - we see that every week at the PMQs we have now. Well, you could give the presenter/adjudicator permission to intervene, I suppose. I don’t suppose any system is entirely moron or time-waster proof – we see that every week at the PMQs we have now.

]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37797 Justin Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:15 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37797 Well, we could have system like they have in televised debates in the State. Give Gordon a minute and minute only per question. Any attempt to waffle the time out or try and play the system would be jumped on pretty quick, wouldn't it? Well, we could have system like they have in televised debates in the State. Give Gordon a minute and minute only per question. Any attempt to waffle the time out or try and play the system would be jumped on pretty quick, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: mitch http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37775 mitch Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:27:38 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37775 For a "man" who said he would strengthen parliament and make government more accountable he is a lying bastard and a coward. For a “man” who said he would strengthen parliament and make government more accountable he is a lying bastard and a coward.

]]> By: Paul Martin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37765 Paul Martin Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:08:23 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37765 Electric shocks for PM every time he avoids answering? Electric shocks for PM every time he avoids answering?

]]> By: Philip http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37762 Philip Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37762 The catch would be that the response to each question would be a bout of statistics lasting five minutes. The catch would be that the response to each question would be a bout of statistics lasting five minutes.

]]> By: ejh http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37761 ejh Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37761 Possibly the winners could be selected on the basis of finding a Golden Ticket in a bar of chocolate... Possibly the winners could be selected on the basis of finding a Golden Ticket in a bar of chocolate…

]]> By: Lee Griffin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/comment-page-1/#comment-37759 Lee Griffin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:22:37 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/02/08/the-all-new-pmqs/#comment-37759 Seems as though on one level or another lots of us are coming around to the same sort of idea of <a href="http://www.griffindor.org.uk/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1202318753&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,12,35,63,64,65,135,136,137&" rel="nofollow">what needs to happen next</a>. Likelihood of anything changing other than to pretty much shelve the event though? Seems as though on one level or another lots of us are coming around to the same sort of idea of what needs to happen next.

Likelihood of anything changing other than to pretty much shelve the event though?

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