Comments on: Wendy Alexander: Respectfully not likeable

By: UK Voter

UK Voter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:24:02 +0000

As they all learned at the 'political school of spin and side-stepping' he has covered all of the angles. Like, the fundamentals of the UK are good, although it is nearly as bad as it was 60 years ago. UK Voter's latest blog post... Fuel Poverty and the proposed government rebates

By: Pants

Pants — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:30:57 +0000

Alexander 'not likable'. When will women learn that to be successful in politics one has to be tasty? xxx Pants Pants's latest blog post... The blue bird of haplessness

By: Jim Bliss

Jim Bliss — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:18:28 +0000

You can respect someone for their achievements, but not like them personally. True, you can have the utmost respect for a person while thinking they're unlikeable. But I'm not sure you can have the utmost respect for someone while announcing to the media that they're unlikeable. Jim Bliss's latest blog post... Invalid XHTML

By: QuestionThat

QuestionThat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:06:39 +0000

Outside of the specifics, this is not necessarily a contradiction. You can respect someone for their achievements, but not like them personally. (However, when you read the article there is rather a blatant contradiction!) QuestionThat's latest blog post... Video Of The Week (35)

By: AMX

AMX — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:08:05 +0000

I wonder what chicken salad mixed with chicken yogurt is like?
Also, as an aside what took you so long?

By: Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 185

Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 185 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:17:14 +0000

[...] laments the inconsistency of Darling’s contradictory statements on former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander: Respectfully not likeable. Perhaps the Chancellor is shrewder than we gave him credit for, at least as a judge of character [...]

By: john b

john b — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:23:09 +0000

To be fair, I respect Vladimir Putin, but really, really don't like the man. Ditto Stalin; ditto Dick Cheney; ditto Mrs T. I don't think Wendy Alexander falls into those buckets though... john b's latest blog post... Sir Ben of Goldacre

By: Philip

Philip — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:52:59 +0000

I suppose it's the emotional correlative to the economic/anti-terrorist mantra of don't panic, be very afraid. Philip's latest blog post... On Message

By: Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:27:04 +0000

No wonder politicians are so despised with their never ending spin. Obviously this gives him the right to call her on the phone.