Comments on: Jack Straw’s strongest suit

By: Tax evaders, benefit cheats, British MPs (The Quiet Road)

Tax evaders, benefit cheats, British MPs (The Quiet Road) — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:02:21 +0000

[...] sordid pilfering, we can at least assume that there really was a tennis court and a leaking pipe. Jack Straw, on the other hand, claimed £1,500 for Council Tax he never paid. Seriously folks, isn’t that just outright theft? Why are we pussy-footing around this? And [...]

By: How stupid are they/do they think we are? | Sim-O

How stupid are they/do they think we are? | Sim-O — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:32:36 +0000

[...] Jack Straw admitting… Accountancy does not appear to be my strongest [...]

By: Daniel Hoffmann-Gill

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:49:23 +0000

Oh my good lord, that is so bad it’s actually drawn blood.

Fuck me…

By: bb

bb — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:25:16 +0000

Bastards one and all. With Straw being one of the biggest bastards around.

By: Mr Eugenides

Mr Eugenides — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:02:02 +0000

I bet none of these people ever accidentally overpay their council tax. On the rare occasions they pay it at all.

By: Sim-O

Sim-O — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:59:52 +0000

FFS! Even thickest of the thick can work out that you only have to pay the figure at the bottom of the bill.

If he’s that thick… oh words fucking fail me.

By: Mr Eugenides

Mr Eugenides — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:33:55 +0000

I never see Jack Straw talked up as the next leader of the Labour Party. But isn’t he the ultimate eminence grise? There’s a Teflon quality to his manoeuvring that is quite unnerving.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he offered his services as the unity candidate after the election wipeout – kind of like a Labour version of Michael Howard, if that doesn’t strain the boundaries of the English language too far.