What Do You Think Of Lord Howard Remarks?

[piggynose]

He allegedly said Britain would be prepared to go to war to protect "the rock"

[mikey4444]

A great pillock IMHO.

[piggynose]

engage brain before opening your mouth, comes to mind

[Old_Geezer]

I think he was just being honest and putting cards on the table. That said it might have been better to let the Press make it clear so parliament wasn't associated with it.

[Ellipsis]

The full interview is here:



The bit about Gibraltar is 5:45 in.

It's very clumsy on the part of Howard. He wanted to show everybody how clever he was by linking "woman Prime Minister", "island" and "Spanish-speaking" but it's completely lame. He's made a bit of a prat of himself.

Hopefully nobody that matters takes him too seriously.

[dannyk13]

It's unusual but I agree with Mikey.

[sandyRoe]

I think he's benighted. Who was it said, 'There's something of the night about him.'?

[Old_Geezer]

Having now seen the interview it's merely something that arose because the answer didn't really match the question. Storm in a teacup.

[jno]

Ann Widdecombe, wasn't it? One of his colleagues. Always easier for Labour when the Tories are cutting each others' throats (and vice versa)

[cassa333]

True or not you just don't say it out loud.

[Celtigra3]

Someone should have told him he was a day late for April's fool day

[andy-hughes]

I think Ellipsis has it right, it was an attempt to sound tough and it fell seriously flat.

We haven't picked a fight with Spain since 1588, I doubt we are about to start again now.

[murraymints]

arm the apes..let them do the fighting !!

[Samjenko]

^They make excellent gorillas.

[youngmafbog]

And so we should be.

The EUSSR is getting desperate, they need to know we are deadly serious.

[youngmafbog]

Anyone for a game of bowls before we go?

[mikey4444]

And to think that this great pillock was once Leader of the Tory Party....you would hardly credit it, would you ?

[Ellipsis]

> And to think that this great pillock was once Leader of the Tory Party ...

... at a time when the Tories were getting absolutely caned. Not a coincidence, if you ask me.

[mikey4444]

Ellipsis........Most Tory Leaders at that time were elected mainly because they weren't Michael Heseltine, not for any qualities that they provided themselves. But he is yesterdays man, and we can safely ignore him now.