Will Miliband ever live that photo down?

James

Hilarious. I've never laughed so much in all of my life. 'Literally' my sides are splitting. What wags the Tory party are and what a silly game all this political lark is! Why bother having to think of all that boring economic stuff when there's a photo of a man holding a banana to look at? Here's looking forward to another 18 years of good old Tory rule. Jolly hockey sticks!

LionelL

Lansley has just dropped the committment to have a moritorium on hospital closures. The new document says:

"A strengthened structure, in cooperation with the Royal
Colleges and Specialist Associations, to provide evidence based
criteria for patient safety in relation to service
configuration. We will stop reconfigurations which do not
improve patient safety, maintain necessary access, or
respond to demand from GPs and commissioners."

Big mistake - this was the best issue on doorsteps we had on the NHS. And noone will believe we are prepared to do the single room thing.

This is just the Labour policy on hospital closures now.

Tiberius

I loved William Hague's Tarzan gag - he's brilliant at concealing his punchlines.

As for Miliband - I'm still sure his future lies in advertising electric shavers.

Oscar

I'm afraid lampooning Miliband is just doing Brown's dirty work for him. He must be delighted.

Outer Circle

They should have a picture of GB detonating a large building as sign of house price demolition!

Max Kaye

I could think of some alternative captions for what Siliband may be saying (some of them probably libelous).

A Speccie Competition perhaps?

dalesman

After going after NuLab for their "Toffs" gag at the by-election, this looks rather like going down to their level.

Stick to policies.

Frank Pulley

Max.

Good idea. I'll kick it off:

"Yellow, thick skinned and full of pith! As for the banana ... "

or

"I'll buy them all; I have to feed Gordon the Gramscian guerrilla later."

Paul B

Rather, will the noble banana, which has a usual pupose on this world, ever live down being photograhed next to such waste of space?

Familiar Clown

"I'm cut out for a fair trade off."

Oscar

James - I'm delighted you appreciate the wit of the Conservatives. It must be a great relief after all the Sturm und Drang of the Labour conference. I too am looking forward to 18 years of Conservative rule.

Max Kaye

"Try a Yellow Novice Banana - more palatable than the rotten Brown variety"

Charlie T

You seem a little po-faced and pious James at 3.42pm.Nothing wrong with a bit of piss taking.We are British,this is what we do.
Piss taking is fine as long as it doesnt get to the level of Labours gut sentiments of hatred.

skippy

an Apple for the monkey?

or a nana for the numpty?

oooh, I know,
Q: where did you get that?
A: Dunno,he just picked me up and waves me around, smiling! (by said nana)

Fergus Pickering

A bit po-faced, aren't we. If a politician poses with a banana one can hardly look the other way. Did you know that in Schoolsex lessons when they un out of plastic penises (and of course they are always running out of those) they are issued with bananas. Get your condom on THAT, girls!