Tories: Institutionally stupid?

[Szlater]

Nurses’ anger at MPs saucy snaps

@BBC article

A calendar showing Conservative MPs from Sussex posing with models dressed as saucy nurses has offended the people it was meant to be supporting.

MPs Peter Bottomley and Tim Laughton appear in the calendar to support a campaign to stop the downgrading of Worthing and Southlands hospitals.

But it offended nurses at Worthing Hospital who complained to Unison which has now called for it to be scrapped.

Mr Laughton said it was not meant to offend and was a piece of harmless fun.

I’m quite looking forward to their “Aid for Africa” calendar which no doubt they’ll do blacked up.

[Stanislaus]

I may be harping on this theme a lot lately, but can *anyone * use the words “Tories” and “credible party of government” in the same sentence while keeping a straight face?

[Askance]

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservative.”

• John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

[tirial]

@amrussell

I may be harping on this theme a lot lately, but can *anyone * use the words “Tories” and “credible party of government” in the same sentence while keeping a straight face?

Not me - just tried it. Doesn’t work. (On the other hand, thanks for the laugh.)

[Quartz]

@amrussell

I may be harping on this theme a lot lately, but can *anyone * use the words “Tories” and “credible party of government” in the same sentence while keeping a straight face?

Cameron gives a good speech, but he’s all mouth and no trousers. As for the rest of them… I’m sorry, I’m too busy laughing.