So, I suppose you call Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn by his birth name, despite the same self chappie announcing in 1973 that he wished to known henceforth as plain old Tony Benn?
Which, to be fair, does sound a bit more Working Class, eh? There's definitly more of a hint to Council estates and your local Comprehensive, than Wedgie's traditional silver spooned route of Westminster and Oxford. I wonder why he did that?.....

And Margeret Thatcher is irrelevant? Well, given the amount of column inches, you and sundry others spend mentioning her name, you have as little knowledge to the meaning of the word, as you have to life in general.

As always, Google is your friend.

Anthony AND Neil in his name? Wow, thats poshest name I've ever heard. Where i am from people who went by Anthony or Neil would be beaten up, the posh buggers. Everyone called Anthony would be immediately be renamed 'Tony' Neil would simply be 'Ne' thats how it is on council estates.


you seem to struggle with basic comprehension as much as AJW71, perhaps lacking that ability is why you hold grew to hold similar views?

Since Tony is a standard abbreviation of Anthony, it remains accurate. And it was his first name by birth. So it would be in keeping with calling the Chancellor by his first name, as given at birth.

I actually prefer the name Gideon. It's much more exclusive than plain old George, and certainly not as common as Anthony (in any of its abbreviations)

Still, I suppose as a Politician you have to appeal to the masses.

'Depends' - no then.

I can imagine a conversation between Chris 28 and a new colleague:

James: 'Hi I'm James'

Chris 28 'Hi James. Was that the name you were given at birth?!'

James 'Well erm no, it was Paul actually but I changed it by deed poll because I prefer James'

Chris 28 'Oh sorry Paul....I can't accept that. You'll be a Paul around here'.

I'll tell 'Minty' what I do when she lets me have evidence that George Osborne hates Jews.

Until then I'll just assume it is a nasty troll who likes to invent serious accusations about others.

Have I missed something? Or is that so far out of left field that its almost right field ?

Ah, so you [ido[/i remember and were just pretending that you didn't know.

That or you really are losing your memory, since it was a thread that had you frothing at the mouth in indignation.

Mind, I never said that "George Osborne hates Jews".

I said that the accusation had been made – not by me – that he changed his name as a teenager because he thought that Gideon 'sounded too Jewish for a future prime minister'. At the time you were pointed to [iPrivate Eye[/i, where this accusation was published.

And try as you might, that is not the same. 3.5771484375:5