tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post6860074488353089400..comments2023-12-23T20:09:27.185+00:00Comments on The Curmudgeon: Britishness SkittishnessPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-87331637550749844642017-01-13T15:58:30.502+00:002017-01-13T15:58:30.502+00:00I also suspect that Pa Broon is an important part ...I also suspect that Pa Broon is an important part of this story. <br /><br /><br />GuanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-76425674137833164762017-01-11T21:07:46.440+00:002017-01-11T21:07:46.440+00:00It seems to be the common lot among New Labour'...It seems to be the common lot among New Labour's elder statesbeings that they meant to lead useful post-parliamentary lives and were doomed by their harsh and desperate circumstances to lead profitable ones instead.<br /><br />Many of Denham's public pronouncements seem to have been concerned with the Brown administration's writhing triangulations on the nature of Britishness, which Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-47089709246128679372017-01-11T11:38:26.370+00:002017-01-11T11:38:26.370+00:00Declaration of interest: I worked with John Denham...Declaration of interest: I worked with John Denham on a number of occasions in the dim and distant past, and I was quite impressed with his outlook and campaigning skills. His new gig at Winchester is however a complete puzzle. <br /><br />I had understood that, after leaving politics, he planned to research the possibilities of re-balancing the UK economy away from financial services and towardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com