On a serious note: I don’t think anyone gives a monkeys about if he’s gay or not.

I do.

Not on a personal level – that’s entirely his business, and not something that any right-minded person should concern themselves with, especially following Cameron’s speech at conference – but on an entrely political one.

Don’t forget that Liam Fox has either voted against gay rights votes (or been absent)…..hypocrisy never smeels good.

if you can just overlook him taking his mate, who has no role in the govt or security clearance, on loads of foreign jollies where he meets arms dealing companies for 3 hour meals set up by said friend.
He has broken the minesterial code and he has laid himself open for attack…changing his defence has not helped much

Oh come, focus on the negativity…what about the fox hunt picture? He’s done ok for the royal navy. I’m trying not to bring up any “hello sailor” jokes.

And the question that they seem most reticent on – who is paying for this bloke to swan around the globe, travelling first class and staying in luxury hotels. Whatever the answer to that one, I doubt its one where we’ll all go “oh…that’s who it was. That’s ok then”

Exactly! Record unemployment, savage cuts etc and this **** is flying his old chum around the world whilst we pay for them.

Why the need for “special advisors” anyway. I’m sure that most of us on here manage to do jobs to a reasonable level of competence without the need to ask a friend. Just see my company being thrilled to bits if I start submitting expenses for taking a pal with me.

Bunch of ****s.

I do.

So do I. Anyone who takes a strongly anti-gay stance whilst being secretively gay themselves, and has a job which involves access to very sensitivity information – Secretary of State for Defence pretty much qualifies for that, poses a serious security risk.

well he made it to Friday afternoon

apparently its his links to private security / spy firm G3 that was the final nail I’m not sure if that means further revelations to come

No he didn’t!

Fox Gone

Oooh should’ve put a pound on this.

Bye bye

Well he’s so hard-faced – ‘his face’d stand clogging’ as my dad would say, that i expect we can expect something suitably lurid to have finished him off

My moneys on coke-fuelled, gay orgies with members of Al-Qaeda and some Muslim Swans, in the Pentagon,

My moneys on coke-fuelled, gay orgies with members of Al-Qaeda and some Muslim Swans, in the Pentagon

Wasn’t that a plot line from an Andy McNab or Tom Clancy book?

So, who’s next for the role? Brazier? Stewart? Someone with absolutely no relevant knowledge of the workings of the armed forces?

did alex ferguson christen the boyfriend? a display of good natured sportsmanship by arsene wegner – a bit of a wewwity one might say?

British politicians have a lot to learn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15302695

So, who’s next for the role?

letwin – he’ll be looking for a new job about now and is enough of a clueless dick to make it in cameron’s old pals farce.

Well we have just had a medical doctor in charge, my money is now on a former merchant banker or lawyer as I don’t think any of the coalition has any military background.

See the above two names… One is a former Army officer and is now minister for reserve forces (Brazier), the other is a former Army officer (Col. Bob Stewart).

They might have some experience.

I think you’re right though, we’ll probably get a dentist.

Well, he certainly paid the price for trying to upset the applecart didn’t he 😉

Its like an episode of Yes minister!

Let that be a warning to anyone who tries to close the comfortable revolving door between MOD civil service and the military industrial complex… A cynical person might suggest that Foxy boy might have asked a few too many questions about MOD procurement overspend, and started going behind the scenes and talking direct to the industry.

Tin foil hat, moi?

I’m glad he’s gone – one of the most unpleasant Tories – and he’s got some competition.

Hopefully someone will start digging up some dirt on Lansley or Pickles next.

Put a smile on my face for a Friday evening, that did.

So what was the last straw?

So philip hammond is now in charge of defence? Goodbye 80mph speed limit…

Let that be a warning to anyone who tries to close the comfortable revolving door between MOD civil service and the military industrial complex… A cynical person might suggest that Foxy boy might have asked a few too many questions about MOD procurement overspend, and started going behind the scenes and talking direct to the industry.

yup that’ll be it. nothing to do with ferrying your lover around at the taxpayer’s expense

Zulu-Eleven – Member

Tin foil hat, moi?

Nothing so rational.

Pinched from the D Tel article…

Fox has resigned. He actually handed the resignation letter to Oliver Letwin on Tuesday but the binmen only found it today.

Fox has resigned. He actually handed the resignation letter to Oliver Letwin on Tuesday but the binmen only found it today.

Surely Letwin must be next? Anyone with any kind of security-consciousness would never do what he has done, no matter what the content of the documents.

Make of it what you will. He didn’t go until people started asking about G3, and about those invovled with his friend’s charity.

I for one will miss Liam Fox after his departure. When the story first broke I thought it was a bit of a “non-story”, but with every new day that passed, and with it the new revelations that came to light, I became more and more enthralled by the story.

I particularly liked it in the final days when his colleges and friends were telling the media what a ‘great job’ Liam Fox had done as defence secretary – it was so obvious that he was about to get the boot.

Is this the end of it then ? I guess that’s what the government is hoping for…… how disappointing 😐

Let that be a warning to anyone who tries to close the comfortable revolving door between MOD civil service and the military industrial complex… A cynical person might suggest that Foxy boy might have asked a few too many questions about MOD procurement overspend, and started going behind the scenes and talking direct to the industry.

What? Z-11 blaming those pesky socialist public servants for the downfall of one of his own? Foxy boy supplied the ammunition for his opponents within the tory party, further exposing the divisions within the party.

So that’s Coulson and Fox that had CallMeDave’s ‘full support’ despite being in the wrong, and both resigned to save face.

After all these U-turns on policy and personnel, anyone know which way the coalition is facing?

‘anyone know which way the coalition is facing?’

They will be making a lot of space around Huhne next, is my bet.

Anyone ought to know by now that in political circles, the phrase ‘full support’ is a synonym for “his days are numbered, we’re just looking for the right individual to take over his job, and who else to reshuffle”.
It’s been that way for years.

in political circles, the phrase ‘full support’ is a synonym for “his days are numbered

That also applies to football managers, kiss of death a few days after the Chairman utters the words.

More,

Looks like the story hasn’t finished yet,

So the question is, are there any parties left to vote for? I think it has been ably demonstrated by politicians that they are self interested scum.

Let that be a warning to anyone who tries to close the comfortable revolving door between MOD civil service and the military industrial complex…

Um, I think he was more standing in the revolving door spinning round and round as fast as possible.

Wooo hooo, the digging continues…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8829803/Liam-Fox-affair-Adam-Werritty-facing-fraud-investigation-by-police.html

That’s Atlantic Bridge coming under the spotlight, just what they didn’t want, I’d guess.

I hope Werrity has a strong constitution. This is the sort of media pressure that leads to tragedy.

id like to think that the 300+ parliamentary access passes issued to lobbiest this year come under some scrutiny now
though im sure that cameron will carry out as thorough a job as he did with reforming the banking sector
(eg a deferred deal to seperate casion and high street banks due to come in in the year 2000&never)

especially as George Osborne, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling and William Hague were all on Atlantic Bridges advisory council alongside Fox, and it was set up by camerons press secratarty
before it got shut down for using charity as a cover for political lobbying

Werrity…and Mossad?

Despite Mr Werritty having no official MoD capacity, an Israeli source said there was “no question” that Mr Werritty was regarded as anyone other than Mr Fox’s chief of staff who was able to fix meetings at the highest levels, and was seen as an “expert on Iran”.

especially as George Osborne, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling and William Hague were all on Atlantic Bridges advisory council alongside Fox, and it was set up by camerons press secratarty
before it got shut down for using charity as a cover for political lobbying

I knew I remembered it from somewhere. They’re the bunch of jokers who awarded the ‘Margaret Thatcher Medal of Freedom’* to…

(drumroll)

Henry ‘can’t go to Chile, Agentina, France or Spain’ Kissenger**

* 😯
** fo’ real!

http://politicalscrapbook.net/virals/liam-fox-business-card/

watch hague squirm as lies/words trip out of his mouth
whilst discussing atlantic bridge