Well done for staying out of it ToryKids. It is an issue affecting a small number of your party, who very nearly got wronged by a small number of our party: and thank god none of that stuff made it further than Draper’s inbox, at least they had the sense to stop the madness they started before they made an even bigger mistake. The country has far bigger issues affecting it right now and I do hope the media will get back to concentrating on those soon… while this is a shameful thing to happen its hardly the biggest problem this country faces and really shouldn’t be treated as such, especially by such bleeding hypocrites as the tabloids who publish red-rag-esque bilge on a daily basis.

Say what now? If youd care to look on the BUCF blog you will see we have kept schtum on the issue. In fact our commentary today is in response to Hollies remarks not out of a desire to publicise the story! Im sorry but I am not having a post such as this making out as if it isnt a big deal when the already fragile reputation of our political process is being further eroded by your lot and the dirty tricks brigade.

We would have avoided the issue completely, which you could argue is pretty bloody reasonable of us, had this post not been written. So don’t pull the moral high card on us. I also love it how you all claim its a ‘one off’ and its ‘a few indivduals’… so i suppose the Crewe ‘Tory toff’ campaign was another ‘one off’. Truth is you’d rather attack us and smear us personally than challenge us politically. Ive got to say the Titanic bit is funniest comment Ive heard by far Oliver. By your logic I suppose the joke on here earlier this week about our lord being nailed to the cross is a direct insult to millions of christians is it? Don’t be so ridiculous.

‘Rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic’ is actually a phrase in common use in much the same way as “its raining cats and dogs’ ooooohh hang on ill have a look out of the window for falling felines and canines shall I?! Its not meant literally… although if we are going to bang on about tragic and pointless deaths shall we look at how many have occured under this goverments watch? Iraq? Afghanistan?

If I were in the Labour party id think vvveerrryyy carefully about attempting to occupy the moral high ground.

Though the Conservative’s were, no doubt, outraged by what almost happened and despite it being very difficult to resist using it as a political opportunity, I think they have used it as such. In fact, they’re the most likely people pushing forwards those headlines, demanding more from the Prime Minister, handwritten letters weren’t enough it had to be a public apology etc, etc.

I see you, Dan, too, trying, or indeed – jumping, to use this, as an opportunity. I don’t think it reflects well, also, you come across as quite bitter.

I agree also that finding something boring doesn’t mean you find it acceptable too, I would give an example but it probably wouldn’t be a clear enough parallel, or so you’d claim.

Finally, I dislike your Titanic reference, firstly because it’s a bit (putting it lightly) of an exaggeration and secondly, because you’re (almost) making a joke out a tragedy in which a great many people lost their lives – I’d be careful with that (if I were you that is).

Cba to do better critique right now… maybe on next revision break.

New Labour hypocracy never ceases to amaze me. For years they have ridiculed the Tories and branded us all as Thatcherites and used the ‘spectre’ of Thatcher to scare voters yet at the same time theyve done more to extend the Thatcher project than some Tories, including Major, ever did!

All this talk of ‘building a bridge’ and standing ‘shoulder to shoulder’ is tantamount to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic…