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forest444

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14. Sorry to hear that, TiB.

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 05:54 PM

Mar 2016

I suppose one could say that ours is like the 2000 Democrats vs. the 1948 Dixiecrats - fence-sitting moderates vs. unabashed fascists.

And we all know who, historically, usually wins such contests.

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Iain Duncan-Smith has resigned after public outcry against proposed disability benefit cuts. [View all] Ken Burch Mar 2016 OP

Surprised it took this long. He was an embarassment. nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #1

IIRC, he was such a dead loss as Tory leader he had to resign without ever fighting an election Ken Burch Mar 2016 #2

We've been discussing it a bit here: Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #3

Nadine Dorries has been having a Twitter meltdown about it all. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #4

Nadine Dorries and IDS deserve each other LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #7

An exchange of letters. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #5

This is as though Paul Ryan or Rick Santorum resigned over a policy being a teensy bit too harsh LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #6

I heard it on The Last Leg Bad Dog Mar 2016 #8

IDS's replacement is Stephen Crabb. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #9

Aaand beware, journos - already there's mischief afoot on his Wikipedia page: Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #10

Wow - 50 edits to his page between the election and last night; over 100 today muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #11

Cameron's Geoffrey Howe moment? forest444 Mar 2016 #12

British politics right now.... T_i_B Mar 2016 #13

Sorry to hear that, TiB. forest444 Mar 2016 #14

That would be/is the worst in terms of division and electorally suicidal tendencies LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #15