Heseltine rules out serving in a Cameron government

In2minds

I'm glad you mention Ken Clark here. I've just had the misfortune to be a passenger in a car with BBC R4 Any Questions on the radio. Clarke is useless, well past his sell by date. It tells you a lot about Cameron that he thought otherwise and gave him a job.

David Ossitt

Thank the Lord; there are enough soft Europhile lefties on his team already.

We need more from the right wing; this country has suffered 12years of socialism under labour, we have had enough.

It is high time Cameron took note of public opinion.

Frank P

David O

He appears to be only interested in Public School alumni opinion.

Alfred T Mahan

So if he accepts he's past it, will we be spared any more appearances on Question Time and the like? Doesn't sound like it.

Colin

Well, thank f*ck for that!

DavidDP

Sorry, three out of 31 is overrepresented? Are you taking the piss?

DavidDP

"It is high time Cameron took note of public opinion."

This would be public opinion that has soundly rejected a more right wing Tory party twice at the polls, and showed little inclination to move en masse prior to the shift to the centre under Cameron? That public opinion?

David Ossitt

DavidDP

"It is high time Cameron took note of public opinion."

"This would be public opinion that has soundly rejected a more right wing Tory party twice at the polls, and showed little inclination to move en masse prior to the shift to the centre under Cameron? That public opinion?"

That was then! Times and opinions have changed.

Alan Phillips

Is the photo a "just got out of bed" effort, or is he doing his Halloween trick or treat thing...scary

Fergus Pickering

You don't mean public opinion. You mean what you think. We on these blogs are WELL to the right of public opinion. For instance I'd close down the Beeb and I expect you would too, but this is very much a minority opinion. I'd leave the EU, but most peple want to stay in. I could go on. Kenneth Clarke is diverting, intelligent and amusing, which is a damn sight more than can be said for some. Really, I do think some of you LIKE being the nasty party. And you are so certain you are right you remind me of the bastards on the other side.

Michael

DavidDP:
"This would be public opinion that has soundly rejected a more right wing Tory party twice at the polls, and showed little inclination to move en masse prior to the shift to the centre under Cameron? That public opinion?"
The Conservatives lost because of sleaze smears,and general boredom with the government: policy had little to do with it, something that those too close to the 'action' never really realised.

JohnAnt

77? He sounds as if he's 103.
Pipe down Hezza, you were never needed, and - now we've all forgotten who you are - less than ever.

denis cooper

With effect from 23:00 GMT October 31st, there are now 26 vacant posts on the European Commission.

Jose Manuel Barroso was recently re-appointed as President according to the correct procedures laid down in the treaties, but the five year terms of the 26 other persons who were previously Commissioners have now expired.

The claim that their terms have been extended is a mere pretence, there being no treaty provision which permits the term of a Commissioner to be extended.

If they now impersonate European Commissioners and continue to draw salaries and expenses and purport to carry out the functions of a Commissioner, then they will be putting themselves at personal risk of both criminal and civil prosecution, and their actions and decisions will be legally null and void.

JONNY

You don't like Ken because he consistently says what he thinks and believes about Europe.

Past his sellby date if you like.
But he's no plastic parrot.

TrevorsDen

Fergus and DaveDP are totally correct.

In would bring back hanging and deport the entire production staff of 'Today'. I would deport them West bank or gaza since they seem to think that is important.

Hezza - I am glad he is not likely to make another come back. He talked bollocks to brillo.

Amadeus Plonquer

The British people are fed up with slimy politicians who are only in politics for their own end. Heseltine's political career ended when he stabbed Thatcher in the back and opened up the UK for Phoney Tony and the current Labour excuse for a government.

Heseltine is simply unacceptable to the British/English people. Yesterday's man. Can not be trusted. Good riddance.

Peter

At least Heseltine appreciates his limitations. Why on earth anyone should think that he had anything to contribute to a new Tory cabinet in 2010, I cannot imagine.

I enjoyed Fergus Pickering earlier - he has got it just about right. And Ken Clarke, much as I disagree with him on Europe, is a human being unlike so many political automatons in our midst.

2trueblue

Heseltine is sensible to get his say in first, because I don't think he was going to figure as a real player if the game is on. The day his ego got out of the bag he was done for.

Fergus Pickering, love your bit. Not really sure if we are all 'well to the right', I see us as interested in what is going on and if that is how you view us, I would rather that than not know what the hell is going on. The beeb is so far over to the left and dumbed down and in Liebours pocket that I would hate to rely on it for anything of consequence... so would we miss it?

Europe, what does it do for us? If you listen to Brown we get 3million jobs out of it..... His figures never add up, that is why we are broke.

Who is the nasty party? Liebour have stripped people of aspiration over the past 12yrs. by removing any reason for 7+million people to engage in the real economy. Now that is really nasty.

K Clarke is good value, bright, and knows his way round. Cameron couldn't leave him out, safer in than out. Europe is the big diffenence in philosophy here and not sure if he can see another view. He also needs some new shoes! he has a long road to travel in 2010.