tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post651929565431787154..comments2023-06-21T09:35:57.565+01:00Comments on Trying to borrow a fiver off...: "The same thing happened to poor old Reggie Maudling"Ian Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10220962051392602822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-33014394654836727502008-07-26T16:57:00.000+01:002008-07-26T16:57:00.000+01:00Howard a Tory? Surely not. I always had him down...Howard a Tory? Surely not. I always had him down as intelligent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-19780203263467009392008-06-24T22:35:00.000+01:002008-06-24T22:35:00.000+01:00I too think the guy is a star. He turned in a crac...I too think the guy is a star. He turned in a cracking performance on that Andrew Marr-helmed debate thing on BBC Four on Prime Ministers of the 20th Century ("No, not younger - abler!") alongside brainless miladys like Polly Toynbee and serious political academics like Peter Hennessy. He voted for Thatcher as better than Churchill and did a great job of rubbishing Wilson.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-27412576486989224102008-06-24T00:08:00.000+01:002008-06-24T00:08:00.000+01:00I love Anthony Howard, he's a genius. I last saw h...I love Anthony Howard, he's a genius. I last saw him on the BBC's coverage of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, and when presenter Jon Sopel announced that the result probably wouldn't be much before 3am, you could see him get visibly animated at the opportunity to spend a couple of hours wheeling out some more cracking anecdotes (and, no doubt, the chance to renegotiate his fee upwards a touch).Chris Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988864556891737896noreply@blogger.com