A Confederacy of Dunces

One thing that always depresses me about politics today is the cheap, opportunistic point-scoring that so many journalists and MPs themselves indulge in. It tells us nothing of policy, of values, and of the processes of government that shape our land.

So what better way to confront this ignorance than to compile a list of the stupidest / funniest / most repulsive tory MPs of all time. Feel free to extend this list, but only tories please (it's not that I'm a labour supporter, it's just that it's funnier with tories, isn't it?).

1. Adam Ricketts (fair enough, not technically an MP yet, but if Cameron gets his way this ex-soap star turned ex-soap star will be the member for Wetherfield or something...) 

2. Boris Johnson (some people think he's funny, but there's nothing funny about this man being paid over three times my salary by the taxpayer to do fuck all as MP for Henley on Thames whilst editing magazines and hosting quiz shows)

3. Rupert Allason (spoke at my sister's school prize-giving, in which he said the most important asset in a woman was good handwriting; lost a series of libel actions which have rendered it legal for him to be termed a 'conniving little shit' in print; allegedly supports capital punishment)

4. Theresa Villiers (the worst ever performance by a guest on Question Time - an embarassment)

5. Jonathan Aitken (you know the story)

6. George Osborne (he's a right one isn't he? Let's pray he never becomes Chancellor)

More please...

Comments

[Chris]

I know you don't care, but Allason was great at all the non-political bits of an MPs job; promoting his consistuancy and getting it government help, dealing with case work etc etc.

[Andrew Mellor]

Chris - fair enough, he must have been good with his constituents for you to have noticed it (unless you're his assistant or something?) so I'll take that point on board and remember it - I'm a Devonian after all.

[AJE]

7. Michale Howard - "timetable for change" (Mr Mellor does a very good impression of this), nominated gor *that* Paxman interview...

Andrew, I can't believe I almost spent several hundred pounds on getting Mr Brandreth to come to the wedding and he's not even on your list of 6 annoying tories....