Ed Balls - living up to his name I see!

matt_fsr · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8643321.stm

Children's Secretary Ed Balls has apologised after been fined £60 for using a mobile phone while driving.

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"Although our car has hands-free, I took my phone off the cradle because I did not want to wake the kids."

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What. A. Retard.

Not wanting to turn this into too much of a party political rant, but the sooner this current shower of lawless muppets are out of power the better! I don't have time right now to dig it up, but I'd bet good money that Ed Balls voted in favour of this law being passed.

Cosimo · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:15

What a balls up. Hopefully the ministerial couple will be out of work next week.

HAz · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:15

he ballsed that right up!

Dj_Jestar · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:17

*sigh*

Person uses phone whilst driving shocker. Oh wait, it's a politician.... WHAT A SCANDAL, THE OUTRAGE, THE UNSPEAKABLY ODIOUS ACT!!!11

regulus · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:19

Dj_Jestar said:
*sigh*

Person uses phone whilst driving shocker. Oh wait, it's a politician.... WHAT A SCANDAL, THE OUTRAGE, THE UNSPEAKABLY ODIOUS ACT!!!11

This. The melodrama around this is remindful of my primary school years when someone got caught eating in class by the teacher. A lot of rah rah rah and artificial 'outrage' until the afternoon news on BBC brings new scandals to be offended over.

bazaarboy · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:16

Dj_Jestar said:
*sigh*

Person uses phone whilst driving shocker. Oh wait, it's a politician.... WHAT A SCANDAL, THE OUTRAGE, THE UNSPEAKABLY ODIOUS ACT!!!11

sooo, we shouldn't demand a higher standard of professional and law-abiding behaviour from our elected leaders?

Von Smallhausen · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:17

At least he didn't drive off and say you know where to find me.

antijoke · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:18

Wait, why hasn't Stockhausen posted this?

It's not offical until he does.

hood1971 · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:19

bazaarboy said:
sooo, we shouldn't demand a higher standard of professional and law-abiding behaviour from our elected leaders?

He made a silly mistake - weirdly politicians aren't immune to them and I don't expect them to be.

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:26

anticonscience said:
Wait, why hasn't Stockhausen posted this?

It's not offical until he does.

Indeed its not true until I hear it from the great political man himself

bazaarboy · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:33

hood1971 said:
He made a silly mistake - weirdly politicians aren't immune to them and I don't expect them to be.

if you choose to lead a high-profile life then you are at the mercy of intense public scrutiny

plus, he was caught this time - who knows how often he actually does it, what's more worrying is that his kids were in the car, putting himself, other motorists and children at risk - hardly a silly mistake

Dj_Jestar · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:34

bazaarboy said:
if you choose to lead a high-profile life then you are at the mercy of intense public scrutiny

plus, he was caught this time - who knows how often he actually does it, what's more worrying is that his kids were in the car, putting himself, other motorists and children at risk - hardly a silly mistake

I'm willing to bet high amounts you've been on the phone whilst driving, if you drive.

BUT HE'S A POLITICIAN, WE MUST CRUCIFY HIM FOR THE SMALLEST OF SMALL MISTAKES!!1

Skii · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:37

hood1971 said:
He made a silly mistake - weirdly politicians aren't immune to them and I don't expect them to be.

I do, particularly when they are the people that made and passed such a law, they should be more careful than anyone else.

bazaarboy · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:40

Dj_Jestar said:
I'm willing to bet high amounts you've been on the phone whilst driving, if you drive.

BUT HE'S A POLITICIAN, WE MUST CRUCIFY HIM FOR THE SMALLEST OF SMALL MISTAKES!!1

you just lost a bet lol

but you're right I am biased because I find him to be quite self-righteous and sycophantic, so it's fitting that his own transgressions are made public

cheets64 · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:57

Was walking up to the shops before and saw a driver of 7.5ton lorry on his mobile chatting away and doing at least 40 mph.

Crazy

Efour · 26 Apr 2010 at 16:00

i seen a bus driver on a mobile, thats seeeeerious insta job losssssss right there.

matt_fsr · 26 Apr 2010 at 16:05

^ Thats why your mobile phones have cameras chaps

hood1971 · 26 Apr 2010 at 17:04

Skii said:
I do, particularly when they are the people that made and passed such a law, they should be more careful than anyone else.

Most of lifes best lessons are learned by making mistakes. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never lived. The main thing is you must learn from your mistakes.

With the pack mentality of the press' mock indignation when a public figure makes a small error, I wonder how JFK or Churchill would fare in modern times.

snowdog · 26 Apr 2010 at 17:06

Ohnoes, he held a phone while driving...
I agree with Dj_Jestar, there are FAR more important things happening than this. Like some guy picking his nose somewhere or whatever.