Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark

FLD · April 5th, 2006, 12:48 PM

With the death of Birmingham born former MP Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark on Monday at the age of 73, I was astonished to read what he had done for the City of Birmingham.

Bachy Soletanche · April 5th, 2006, 12:56 PM

When I first voted it was kick him out of the Selly Oak seat he'd had for years.

BABYCAKES · April 5th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Yeah when I was growing up he was part of the Birmingham political scene. Always appearing on Central Weekend - anyone else remember that?! Give him his dues though, he was a great advocate of all things Birmingham. I seem to remember a pipe hanging from his lips too?!

FLD · April 5th, 2006, 01:00 PM

I hadn't realised how much influence he had with getting the National Exhibition Centre off the ground.

Biosonic · April 5th, 2006, 01:40 PM

He was quite character, and good for Brum's profile. He was certainly quite a wit looking at some of his quotes

He was one of the few people who could handbag Mrs Thatcher, and gave as good as he got

Yeah I remember Central Weekend - I used to love that programme!

Sonny97 · April 5th, 2006, 03:16 PM

He was a very eccentric yet very intelligent & astute man. He may have been outspoken but at least you knew where he stood. The kind of bloke who calls "a spade a fucking spade!", as opposed to the modern-day PC riddled Westminster sops who would probably say "an earth-moving device may or maynot be an earth-moving device, it is too early to say. Although I must say if this is true then there are more earth-moving devices than there were under a Tory Government blah blah"

Dark also wasn't scared of Thatcher either but always respected her. And one of his famous quotes was aimed towards one of the Tory candidates, Sir Anthony Meyer, who was tipped to take over from Thatcher as PM when she was eventually stabbed in the back and toppled from power back in 1990 I think.

Dark described him as a "stalking donkey!"

Class!

pauliewalnuts · April 5th, 2006, 08:14 PM

Always known by his full name, except during elections when his name as it appeared on lampost placards was just "Tony Dark".

Gotta love those down-with-the-peasants Tories.

April 5th, 2006, 12:48 PM	#1
FLD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,726 Likes (Received): 0	Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark With the death of Birmingham born former MP Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark on Monday at the age of 73, I was astonished to read what he had done for the City of Birmingham.

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Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,577 Likes (Received): 169	When I first voted it was kick him out of the Selly Oak seat he'd had for years. __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

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BABYCAKES Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham Posts: 907 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah when I was growing up he was part of the Birmingham political scene. Always appearing on Central Weekend - anyone else remember that?! Give him his dues though, he was a great advocate of all things Birmingham. I seem to remember a pipe hanging from his lips too?! __________________ I'm a sex machine ready to reload...Like an atom bomb about to Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh EXPLODE

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Biosonic Second Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 14,320 Likes (Received): 2	He was quite character, and good for Brum's profile. He was certainly quite a wit looking at some of his quotes He was one of the few people who could handbag Mrs Thatcher, and gave as good as he got Yeah I remember Central Weekend - I used to love that programme! __________________ Birmingham.Brilliance

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April 5th, 2006, 03:16 PM	#6
Sonny97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rubery, bIRmiNGhaM (or is it BrOMsgRoVe?) Posts: 839 Likes (Received): 0	He was a very eccentric yet very intelligent & astute man. He may have been outspoken but at least you knew where he stood. The kind of bloke who calls "a spade a fucking spade!", as opposed to the modern-day PC riddled Westminster sops who would probably say "an earth-moving device may or maynot be an earth-moving device, it is too early to say. Although I must say if this is true then there are more earth-moving devices than there were under a Tory Government blah blah" Dark also wasn't scared of Thatcher either but always respected her. And one of his famous quotes was aimed towards one of the Tory candidates, Sir Anthony Meyer, who was tipped to take over from Thatcher as PM when she was eventually stabbed in the back and toppled from power back in 1990 I think. Dark described him as a "stalking donkey!" Class!

April 5th, 2006, 08:14 PM	#7
pauliewalnuts Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leamington Spa Posts: 407 Likes (Received): 0	Always known by his full name, except during elections when his name as it appeared on lampost placards was just "Tony Dark". Gotta love those down-with-the-peasants Tories.