Bin The Politician

[sp1814]

Along with estate agents and the man who wrote 'The Cheeky Song', politicians are generally held in contempt by the ordinary person in the street.

However, as much as we dislike them, don't you think that the actions of this crowd is genuinely disturbing?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukrainian-politician-thrown-in-the-bin-outside-parliamentary-building-9736296.html

[Peter Pedant]

Now did they ever do this to Victorian politicians or was it a better-humoured age ?

( yup I am gonna persist in dicussing binning the politician )

Prime Mininsters were hardly ever attacked - OK spencer perceval 1810 or thereabouts but the Brits dont shoot their politicians with the enthusiam of the Americans.
ONe reason is that they were previously not recognisable.
Asquith was the last one to travel regularly by tube.

however Gen Heynau visited - from Hungary - he was manhandled by the Londoners and renamed Gen Hyena....

[anotheoldgit]

Mamyalynne

/// A laugh a day keeps the doctor at bay. ///

The nurse's cap is back on I see. :0) Joke, joke, a light heated joke, you know hiding from the doctor and all that.

Blimey the trouble one has to go through, so as not to offend anyone.

[anotheoldgit]

I am signing off now, it is all getting too boring, so I am now going to sit in my garden, and take in the wonders of nature.

[Peter Pedant]

Here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Jacob_von_Haynau

big deal historically for the Hungarians apparently

[RandyMarsh]

cheese and marmite eh?