One of them just kept saying “no comment” as if he had been arrested with a pocketful of Columbian marching powder. Another suddenly pointed off into the distance and shouted “David! How are you” and marched off.
Alastair Campbell also took a sanguine view of this on his blog… “Newsnight gave us a tiny glimpse last night, which made me think this could be an election where local politics counts more than usual, and where candidates such as those we saw last night could become a serious liability”
Well…. that’s a good PR start for the Tories…. let’s see how they run when the interviewers start asking the really difficult questions to Osborne et al about financial policy… could be absolutely fascinating to see if there are ‘any’ policies.
I watched a few of the opening day speeches from the cycling machine in the gym. My initial thoughts were and are that they have nothing to offer.
This is very different from 97 when Labour put forward some fairly radical (minimum wage, HRA etc) policies. It genuinely is, despite Ravy Davey Gravy’s protestations to the contrary, a case of the current government losing rather than the Conservatives winning.
The Tories can still lose – agree with you. Mind you – Labour need a bit of a sharpener on their civil liberties track record which is very poor.
I shall continue to vote labour and keep the red flag flying …. but I fear I may be in the mionority… not that being in a minority troubles me.
You know me, Charon, won’t be satisfied until the revolution has come.
Agree, their civil liberties and war record are what make them impossible for me to vote for.
‘but I fear I may be in the mionority’
You appear to have acquired a Brummie accent, Charon
I’m working on mine – in a vain attempt to locate and impress Janice from Wednesbury, loike
is that reasonable, rabbit?