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A Britain We All Call Home > Published by Shamik Das, February 21st 2011 at 2:50 pm

Tebbit’s extraordinary rant about a “Big Society gay wedding”

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Norman Tebbit, in between ranting that the Arab world “do not ‘do’ democracy”, defending the poll tax, criticising the government for backing down over its plans to sell off forests and describing Ken Clarke and Nick Clegg as “Euro-collaboraters” [sic], has had an extraordinary dig at David Cameron over the Big Society and gay marriage.

Lord-TebbitIn his Telegraph blog, Lord Tebbit of Chingford writes:

“Of course the Prime Minister’s ambition to restore our national finances, to improve the NHS, deal with the cancer of welfare dependency and restore education to our schools are plainly right and deserve support.

“But every Prime Minister has set out to do that. I still do not know where, apart from to a Big Society gay wedding in Westminster Abbey, the Prime Minister really wants to go...”

In a previous Telegraph blog post, Tebbit had written:

“David Cameron has the brains to turn the tables and come back to win. But he has to inspire the electors to believe he would make a difference not over the trivialities of dress sense or political asylum for African homosexuals…”

While in an interview in the New Statesman, the NS report:

“Tebbit’s views on gay lifestyles are so uncompromising that one wonders quite what in his past life – a bleak upbringing by his ‘on yer bike’ father, Len, a former pawnbroker; a stint in the RAF; a career as a civilian pilot – might have installed such a rigid mindset.

“He believes, for instance, that no gay minister should be Home Secretary. (‘The Home Office is responsible for laws affecting society – the adoption of children and the strengthening of the family. It is better not in the care of someone who doesn’t feel for those issues.’)

“Equally preposterously, he grumbles about the number of gay people in government. ‘If you accept that the male homosexual population is 2 per cent, it does seem to be a bit over quota.’

“Does he think that trend may be mirrored among Tories who dare not speak of their sexuality? ‘Probably so. There are one or two people I know who are very good and who, I suspect, may be homosexual.’

“Could he possibly mean Hague? ‘Nah . . . I think he and Ffion are very happy. Another daft thing about politics is that you can’t be celibate without people saying you’re homosexual. For example, there’s Ted Heath. He was celibate. But Ted wasn’t a raving queer.’”

In. Credible. But one thing’s for sure, with the likes of Tebbit lined up against him, this is surely the best news the prime minister’s had over the Big Society; if Tebbit thinks it’s a bad idea…

  • http://twitter.com/myinfamy/status/39699302599245824 Daniel Pitt

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/iannellin/status/39699394169147392 Nicola Iannelli

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/dylwilliams/status/39699636356792320 Dylan Williams

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/mskaydee/status/39699687762169856 KD

    Charming RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE

  • http://twitter.com/ldtuc/status/39700250398695424 L DTUC

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/deardaveandnick/status/39700762506432512 Bern O’Donoghue

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/balachmor/status/39701678156550144 Iain Carson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding" http://bit.ly/fe3CC1

  • http://twitter.com/williemackenzie/status/39703141838622720 Willie Mackenzie

    Tebbit. so batshit crazy you couldn't make him up. http://tinyurl.com/6jpthkg

  • http://twitter.com/davebusfield/status/39704066024022017 davebusfield

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/axelfriendly/status/39706362195742720 Axel Hotels

    Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding … http://bit.ly/h3o9Az

  • http://twitter.com/montychristo/status/39706546934001665 Richard Harris

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit and a "Big Society gay wedding" http://bit.ly/fe3CC1

  • http://twitter.com/starsparkle_uk/status/39712061592182784 StarSparkle

    Lunacy has been compulsory for Tories since days of Thatcher RT .@ralasdair Dear me, Tebbit really is a lunatic. http://bit.ly/i7Beyk

  • http://twitter.com/psychedelicdono/status/39713655197016064 donald james pearl

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  • http://twitter.com/altgovuk/status/39721179250036738 AltGovUK

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  • http://twitter.com/unitonehifi/status/39722725761093632 chris star

    Tebbit’s extraordinary rant about a “Big Society gay wedding”
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    #ukuncut

  • http://twitter.com/caer23/status/39723446770335744 Caer

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  • http://twitter.com/clivemcr/status/39727021571440640 Clive

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  • http://twitter.com/joe380/status/39727719264698368 Joseph O’Brien

    RT @unitonehifi: Tebbit’s extraordinary rant about a “Big Society gay wedding”
    http://j.mp/dMCfRV
    #ukuncut

  • http://twitter.com/oranjd/status/39749026542919680 James Doran

    Tebbit’s extraordinary rant about a “Big Society gay wedding” #homophobia http://bit.ly/f8kNXd

  • http://twitter.com/lisajames/status/39753055788335104 Lisa James

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  • http://twitter.com/elmyra/status/39754600500297728 Mili

    Lost: Lord Tebbit's marbles. Please return to CCHQ. http://t.co/wNVkRoW

  • http://twitter.com/geekofhearts/status/39754859859292160 Joe Jordan

    RT @elmyra: Lost: Lord Tebbit's marbles. Please return to CCHQ. http://t.co/wNVkRoW

  • http://twitter.com/politunnel/status/39755624640299008 thom oliver

    RT @elmyra: Lost: Lord Tebbit's marbles. Please return to CCHQ. http://t.co/wNVkRoW

  • http://twitter.com/smartstuff99/status/39772484899315714 Andy Smart

    As a CLP Sec am I allowed to say that Normal Tebbit is a twat? Oh. Just did. http://bit.ly/eDnHcK – I do feel perfectly justified.

  • http://twitter.com/smartstuff99/status/39772643397877760 Andy Smart

    As a CLP Sec am I allowed to say that Norman Tebbit is a twat? Oh. Just did. http://bit.ly/eDnHcK – I do feel perfectly justified.

  • David Mullen

    I think old Norman has too many issues too close to home.

  • http://twitter.com/kieronam/status/39796082754072576 Kieron Merrett

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • Mr. Sensible

    Same Old Tories…

  • http://twitter.com/shivrviezipp/status/39843344637112320 shivrviezipp

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  • http://twitter.com/thedeadduck/status/39871098384289793 Molly

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding": http://bit.ly/f825pE reports @ShamikDas

  • http://twitter.com/waterviegift/status/39913814325604352 waterviegift

    Tebbit and #39;s extraordinary rant about a and quot;Big Society gay wedding … http://bit.ly/hUnvVH

  • http://twitter.com/leonspence123/status/39932707475689472 Leon Spence

    At least the Tories have moved on from this loony RT: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding" http://bit.ly/fe3CC1

  • Lisa Everhart

    What a bigoted *******

  • http://twitter.com/viefirezipp/status/39977244461899776 viefirezipp

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  • Christopher

    “Same Old Tories…”

    Yeah, EXACTLY the same old Tories. And the reason he’s complaining is precisely because the new Tories are different. What a daft comment!

  • http://twitter.com/rachellh/status/41244494032674816 Rachel Hubbard

    RT @leftfootfwd: Tebbit's extraordinary rant about a "Big Society gay wedding" http://bit.ly/fe3CC1

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  • http://twitter.com/kevinmckeever/status/121171662434598916 Kevin McKeever

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  • http://twitter.com/richardangell/status/121171718172708865 Richard Angell

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  • http://twitter.com/vanguardview/status/121171798602690560 Lola McEvoy

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  • http://twitter.com/jamesabolton/status/121171995445559296 James Bolton

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  • http://twitter.com/coladam/status/121174144837627904 Colin

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  • http://twitter.com/richard28wood/status/121175663846764544 Richard Wood

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  • http://twitter.com/yogibarney/status/121178176352305152 Andrew Rodbourne

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  • http://twitter.com/tomwburke/status/121180482800070657 Tom Burke

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