She thinks that Labour politicians are being self-obsessed, enthusing over a leadership non-contest about which nobody outside Westminster is even the slightest bit excited:
Look at the widespread interpretation of Mr Straw’s appointment as a “coup” for the Brown campaign. Only in a sort of fantasy Westminster politics it is. Mr Straw, as is obvious to anyone with half an eye on politics rather than a living in it, is simply interested in a plum position in the subsequent Brown Government. Securing Mr Straw’s agreement to be campaign manager must have been about as hard as securing a donkey’s agreement to spend a day in a carrot shop.
Quite.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
as hard as securing a donkey’s agreement to spend a day in a carrot shop.
Ha ha ha ha …love that. The new statesman had a long navel gazing rumination on the Labour party indulging in long navel gasing ruminations. Its a bit late to pull,out some examples but you have a good point . Only this inward looking self containment explains to me how Brown nacn have though it was a good idea to throw another billion at tax credits.
Oh ,and as to your use of the word quite .
Nice
( I tried capisce once but only Verity can pull it off)
March 28th, 2007 at 12:08 am
Actually, I am copying Verity in my use of ‘quite’.
Yes, there are so many things only Verity can pull off, she’s cool like that. Not that you’ll ever catch her using a word like ‘cool’, though.
March 28th, 2007 at 4:39 am
What a joke just read mail on sunday Lord Cashpoint story. It exemplifies the entire pary thinking. The mail should be thanking the coventrys for exposing the labour poitics and how their party really works. Mail also said Straw was looking at Courtneys chest. Not surprising as she is very nice to look at but with Straws womanizing history will he be managing the campaign or campaign girls!