| David Gauke 15:40 - Jul 22 with 2401 views | DJR |
He was one of those thrown out of the Tory Party by Johnson, and I knew he went to Northgate.
According to his entry on Wikipedia, he is described as a lifelong Ipswich Town supporter, something I didn't know. |  | | |  |
| David Gauke on 15:43 - Jul 22 with 2358 views | GlasgowBlue |
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| David Gauke on 15:59 - Jul 22 with 2270 views | DJR |
Good to see.
Along with Dominic Grieve (with whom I had dealings when I worked in the Civil Service) and Greg Clark (with whom I had an interesting discussion on my mother's doorstep just after he had been readmitted to the party), Gauke was one of the more decent Tory MPs of the post-Brexit period. So decent in fact that he had to be thrown out of the Tory party. [Post edited 22 Jul 2023 16:02]
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| David Gauke on 16:23 - Jul 22 with 2142 views | Keno |
| David Gauke on 15:59 - Jul 22 by DJR |
Good to see.
Along with Dominic Grieve (with whom I had dealings when I worked in the Civil Service) and Greg Clark (with whom I had an interesting discussion on my mother's doorstep just after he had been readmitted to the party), Gauke was one of the more decent Tory MPs of the post-Brexit period. So decent in fact that he had to be thrown out of the Tory party. [Post edited 22 Jul 2023 16:02]
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Northgate Grammar School Boy as well so obviously a good un |  |
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| David Gauke on 16:26 - Jul 22 with 2120 views | HighgateBlue |
| David Gauke on 15:59 - Jul 22 by DJR |
Good to see.
Along with Dominic Grieve (with whom I had dealings when I worked in the Civil Service) and Greg Clark (with whom I had an interesting discussion on my mother's doorstep just after he had been readmitted to the party), Gauke was one of the more decent Tory MPs of the post-Brexit period. So decent in fact that he had to be thrown out of the Tory party. [Post edited 22 Jul 2023 16:02]
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Grieve was just such a good, decent, intelligent, reasonable and erudite man. That party under Johnson, in the Brexit and proroguing period, before we even got to Covid and Partygate, was just shameful. Will it ever recover? I don't care. But that purge of the decent was just a totally shameful and simultaneously shameless episode. If only the country could enjoy Johnson's comeuppance from a position of strength... |  | | |
| David Gauke on 16:27 - Jul 22 with 2103 views | BlueBadger |
| David Gauke on 15:59 - Jul 22 by DJR |
Good to see.
Along with Dominic Grieve (with whom I had dealings when I worked in the Civil Service) and Greg Clark (with whom I had an interesting discussion on my mother's doorstep just after he had been readmitted to the party), Gauke was one of the more decent Tory MPs of the post-Brexit period. So decent in fact that he had to be thrown out of the Tory party. [Post edited 22 Jul 2023 16:02]
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Sweetcorn |  |
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| David Gauke on 16:54 - Jul 22 with 2023 views | Churchman |
I met him once when he was Sec to the Treasury. Seemed a pleasant enough bloke. I gather he is, in addition to being very competent at his job. No wonder they got rid of him 
I didn’t realise he was ITFC at the time. |  | | |
| David Gauke on 16:57 - Jul 22 with 1996 views | DJR |
| David Gauke on 16:54 - Jul 22 by Churchman |
I met him once when he was Sec to the Treasury. Seemed a pleasant enough bloke. I gather he is, in addition to being very competent at his job. No wonder they got rid of him
I didn’t realise he was ITFC at the time. |
No place for competence in today's Tory party. | | | |
| David Gauke on 17:27 - Jul 22 with 1898 views | Scuzzer |
Cousin of my mother in law. |  |
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| David Gauke on 17:35 - Jul 22 with 1861 views | runaround |
I was at sixth form with him and he was indeed a big Town fan and I remember a load of us from sixth form went together to an away game in the cup at Forest. He used to wear a hat but I don’t remember much else |  | | |
| David Gauke on 17:54 - Jul 22 with 1797 views | GlasgowBlue |
| David Gauke on 16:27 - Jul 22 by BlueBadger |
Sweetcorn |
I hope you are well paid for residuals. | |
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| David Gauke on 19:32 - Jul 22 with 1644 views | BlueBadger |
| David Gauke on 16:26 - Jul 22 by HighgateBlue |
Grieve was just such a good, decent, intelligent, reasonable and erudite man. That party under Johnson, in the Brexit and proroguing period, before we even got to Covid and Partygate, was just shameful. Will it ever recover? I don't care. But that purge of the decent was just a totally shameful and simultaneously shameless episode. If only the country could enjoy Johnson's comeuppance from a position of strength... |
Again, sweetcorn. | |
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| David Gauke on 19:38 - Jul 22 with 1627 views | Swansea_Blue |
| David Gauke on 15:59 - Jul 22 by DJR |
Good to see.
Along with Dominic Grieve (with whom I had dealings when I worked in the Civil Service) and Greg Clark (with whom I had an interesting discussion on my mother's doorstep just after he had been readmitted to the party), Gauke was one of the more decent Tory MPs of the post-Brexit period. So decent in fact that he had to be thrown out of the Tory party. [Post edited 22 Jul 2023 16:02]
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I worked with some good Tory MEPs and local councillors (and a mayor!) in the early 2010s. They were horrified at the direction Cameron took them and could see the writing on the wall back then. They thought Johnson a clown of course. The sweetcorn quote is funny and largely accurate, but does the good ones a disservice too. |  |
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| David Gauke on 00:05 - Jul 23 with 1465 views | HighgateBlue |
| David Gauke on 19:32 - Jul 22 by BlueBadger |
Again, sweetcorn. |
I'm no Tory, but one thing I did like about Dominic Grieve is that his political arguments did not rely on metaphors about poo, which frankly belong in the playground. | | | |
| David Gauke on 04:04 - Jul 23 with 1389 views | WonTheCupin78 |
Initially thought this was a transfer post! Was trying to find out what club he was at presently! |  | | |
| David Gauke on 08:09 - Jul 23 with 1290 views | DJR |
| David Gauke on 00:05 - Jul 23 by HighgateBlue |
I'm no Tory, but one thing I did like about Dominic Grieve is that his political arguments did not rely on metaphors about poo, which frankly belong in the playground. |
I didn't understand the metaphor but still think it is possible to describe a person as decent without supporting their views. The fact is that all of my friends and family support Labour, with one exception, but that exception is my best friend who is at heart a Tory.
Of course, we used to have some blazing rows when we were younger, but I think that added to our friendship. As they say, opposites attract. | | | |
| David Gauke on 08:25 - Jul 23 with 1260 views | Perublue |
He's the same school year as me,although I'm a Coplestonian I was quite chummy with a few of the Northgate boys and rather delightful girls,I don't recall him though...or do I ? such a long time ago. [Post edited 23 Jul 2023 8:33]
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