ZaNuLab jumps the shark
You thought it was only ham-faced idiots greencrayoning ill-thought-out responses to online news articles who thought that 'ZaNuLabour' was still funny, didn't you? As with 'Harperson', it's the kind of feeble poo-throwing that provokes not even so much as the chortle it probably didn't even bring about in the first place - but it's been so long ago, and I've seen it repeated so many times, that it's almost become the real name of the Labour Party*. But... it's not just the online comment bumgrapes who use the term. Now it's real MPs.
Now I'm all for MPs being allowed to say what they like and not being tied to some kind of on-message party machine, and to have the ability to express themselves in whatever way they see fit, but Jesus. ZaNuLabour? In what way are Labour supposedly acting like ZaNuPDF, according to Rob Wilson MP? Oh, by introducing electoral reform. They're just like them in that regard, I see. Silly me. I didn't realise that introducing electoral reform - and we can argue later about the late, late stage at which it's been brought in, the hastiness of it, presumably as a sop to the left or to attract wavering Lib Dems, or whatever, and the supposed rubbishness of the story itself - was a bit like how Robert Mugabe might behave. Now it all makes perfect sense. It's 'rigging the electoral system'. Somehow. And there's even a hilarious joke about Lib Dems in there!
Sparkling.
Thanks to @liquidindian for spotting it!
* Ah, you might say, but wasn't 'Tory' originally an offensive slang term? It was, yes. But it was reclaimed. People like the Tory Reform Group**, the sort of Tories a dripping-wet leftie like me can think of as being anything other than despicable, are quite happy to use the term.
** Ah, you might say, but surely they just chose that name to avoid the rather oxymoronic idea of 'Conservative Reform'. Which is possible but I'm sure they could have thought of another name if Tory had really been so much of a problem.
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February 4th, 2010 - 16:58
It is worth pointing out that in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe's electoral system of choice is first past the post.
February 4th, 2010 - 17:02
A couple of hours ago, I tweeted this at him:
".@RobWilson_RDG don't you think it's somewhat sick to imply similarity between the elected British government and Mugabe's brutal regime?"
He replied with a one-word tweet, 'No'. Which he subsequently deleted. Go figure.
February 4th, 2010 - 17:03
Oddly enough its rare for a tory to post such crap. Usually the negative tweets and posts come from Labour. Frankly no matter who uses it I find it tiresome in the extreme.
Enthusiasm and positive comments no matter which party are fine. Sniping and generally school playground tactics are just shyte.
February 4th, 2010 - 17:04
Rob should remember which of the 'minor parties of limited influence' brought down the Lab Govt in 1979.
And that was over a matter of electoral procedure too (ie non-voters being classed as voting against the devolution referendum).
February 4th, 2010 - 17:34
…and as I pointed out to him, his dismissal of the Lib Dems as a minority party means that the Tories are a similarly laughable minority in the Scottish Parliament.
February 4th, 2010 - 18:26
I'm looking forward to his justification. I've been asking Eric Pickles for his repeatedly and had no response – they just know that this puts them in a difficult spot with their commitment to "change" being shown as rubbish. By the fact that they are Conservatives ergo Resistant to change. What a bunch of chumps.
February 4th, 2010 - 18:26
I'm looking forward to his justification. I've been asking Eric Pickles for his repeatedly and had no response – they just know that this puts them in a difficult spot with their commitment to "change" being shown as rubbish. By the fact that they are Conservatives ergo Resistant to change. What a bunch of chumps.
February 4th, 2010 - 22:22
As do the Grimsby Conservative constituency party:
http://grimsby-conservatives.com/Failures.aspx
I wish people would give up on this term. It's ridiculously immature.
February 5th, 2010 - 02:26
Rob should remember which of the 'minor parties of limited influence' brought down the Lab Govt in 1979.
They were also all that kept John Major's government propped up for the final few years.
February 5th, 2010 - 09:54
"@RobWilson_RDG don't you think it's somewhat sick to imply similarity between the elected British government and Mugabe's brutal regime?"
He replied with a one-word tweet, 'No'"
What an utter twat.
February 5th, 2010 - 12:26
Who are the 'Democratic Ulster Unionists' anyway? A party so minor they don't exist?
February 5th, 2010 - 12:27
Nu Liebore anyone?
February 5th, 2010 - 14:37
I hope someone has shown this to the Unionists, on whom Cameron may come to rely if the election is as close as some people suspect…