Sir Norman Tebbit, known as ‘Lefty Tebbit’ or the ‘Red Knight’ for his extreme left-wing political views, has criticised David Cameron for being too right-wing and in particular government plans to cut legal aid for child victims of medical negligence.
The government in turn has dismissed Lord Tebbit’s suggestions that the cuts are ‘going too far’, saying he is well known as an anti-government activist who regularly pens articles attacking the coalition in radical socialist publications such as the Daily Telegraph.
The Prime Minister, accusing him of ‘scaremongering’, said:
Norman Tebbit’s views are virtually communist compared to mine and as a fully-paid up member of the loony left his extremist socialist opinions will be anathema to most decent British people.
In response to the criticisms, Sir Norman, who became famous in the 1980s for suggesting radical socialist policies such as state provision of bicycles to the unemployed and cricket test matches for children of Asian immigrants, said:
Believe it or not, back in the 80s I was considered to be quite right-wing by some people, so it just shows how extreme the present government’s policies must be.
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TJ said:
Amazing. Anyone remember Tebbit’s “Spitting Image” doll – the scariest one in the programme.
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syzygysue said:
I’ve always asked where the ‘sensible’ Tories have gone? Just shows how far this Tory-LD government have gone down the road to neo-feudalism, when the Chingford thug looks pink and fluffy.
Cameron’s callousness is all the more so, given his own personal experience of the difficulties and expenses faced by families coping with disability.
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warriet said:
Like it of course but I do far that this piece of satire might be to close to the truth… But smiling anyway, partly at the memory of the Spiting Image
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Tom Pride said:
Well David,….. I’m not sure labelling the Daily Telegraph a radical socialist publication is all that close to the truth. 🙂
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Tom Pride said:
Oh yes, I remember it well. The Chingford bovver boy. Brilliant.
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warriet said:
Well OK – suppose not unless you’re a blue Liberal or one of those Ministers who stamps their feet at hearing of any criticism from a previously brown-nosed reliable source of support
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TJ said:
The DT does at least keep a close eye on MP misdemeanors (alongside the seemingly endless facination with Pippa Middleton’s arse)
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Tom Pride said:
I agree. I can accept the DT – it’s the Mail I can’t stomach.
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Tom White said:
Just because Tebbit has, for once, said something sensible should not blind us to what an unpleasant piece of bigoted scum he is. I don’t celebrate people’s deaths on principle, but I’ll have to restrain myself pretty hard in Tebbit’s case…
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warriet said:
Agreed
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