Boy King
Thursday, October 20, 2005

Over at Blood & Treasure, Jamie's trying to get a new epithet for David Cameron to fly: Dave the Tea Boy. I'd like to propose one of my own.

Squit the Younger.

Is it me or is the ascendancy of Cameron yet another sign that we're entering a new Dark Age? Youthful leaders with no experience elevated before their time, rampaging anti-intellectualism, resurgent feudalism and a plague on the horizon: there's your 10th century vibe right there.


6 Comments:

On October 20, 2005 10:17 PM, Blogger Admin said...

Voters elected Blair - the Conservatives have 'learnt' that charisma and looks come before policies.  


On October 21, 2005 12:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who was it said politics was 'show business for ugly people'?  


On October 21, 2005 12:38 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

No, it wasn't anonymous, it was me. I just hit 'publish' without thinking.

Pete in Dunbar  


On October 21, 2005 6:50 AM, Anonymous The Bagged Bear said...

Yeah, look about this plague thing. I'm getting a bit concerned, after all it's going to sweep the country killing millions instantly (if not quicker) and all that. But can we get it by reading Chicken Yoghurt?

Surely a responsible blog owner would issue some sort of advisory - "Guaranteed free from deadly viruses". Until such time I'm going to have to seriously consider a boycott of all Avian Blogs.  


On October 22, 2005 3:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

>>anti-intellectualism<< but dont you understand the Wisdom of crowds?

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/wisdomofcrowds/  


On October 24, 2005 9:30 AM, Blogger Angry Economist said...

So the chose the candidate with the least amount of opinion and established policy position...

Squit - what do you think about ID cards ans "well whatever you want me to think"!!!

Can't fail!

The Tories are still screwed though. They haven't got the spin doctors that labour have. They are the folks who are really managing what the public see, or are trying to...  


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