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2006-05-05 Britain

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-05-05 06:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 so long jack! rofl , hopefully who ever replaces him might not take the same stupid appeasement line with Iran

Posted by ShepUK 2006-05-05 07:05|| 2006-05-05 07:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Shep, I'm not well-versed in UK politix, but IMO replacing your Foreign Secretary with your Food/Environment minister is not a step forward...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-05-05 07:07|| 2006-05-05 07:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Sea - Beckett is one of the Labour Old Guard - could be seen as a safe pair of hands. Sure she'll still peddle the old appeasement line..

Posted by Howard UK 2006-05-05 07:19|| 2006-05-05 07:19|| Front Page Top

#4 The Blunkett of Straw is finally withdrawn from front line servive.

Posted by Duh! 2006-05-05 08:01|| 2006-05-05 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Beckett is a waste of space she is anti war and far too green, Iran and the rest of the worlds idiots will get it even easier now

Posted by Alex 2006-05-05 09:31|| 2006-05-05 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 I guess Straw was just too hard-line for them.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-05-05 10:08|| 2006-05-05 10:08|| Front Page Top

#7 How did a guy from Wichita get to be British FM?

Posted by Cosmic Charlie 2006-05-05 10:45|| 2006-05-05 10:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Question for the UK guys:
I thought the election results could be interpreted as a rightward shift? Why put Beckett in a more important position in response given that she seems to be to the Left of Straw.

As an American I appreciated Straw on Iraq. He disappointed me on Iran but let's acknowledge the good too as the man is now leaving the stage.

Posted by JAB 2006-05-05 10:49|| 2006-05-05 10:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Cosmic Charlie: Dang, beat me to it!

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-05-05 13:55|| 2006-05-05 13:55|| Front Page Top

#10 My oh my oh my old buddy yer appeasin' much too slow ...

Appeasin' much too slow

(Guitar solo)

Posted by docob 2006-05-05 14:06|| 2006-05-05 14:06|| Front Page Top

#11 fellow deadheads, unite!

Posted by Frank G 2006-05-05 14:24|| 2006-05-05 14:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Jack Straw gets the boot

sad day this