Just wondering why Sky News spent the whole of yesterday, and part of this morning, giving free publicity to Alastair Campbell and his wretched diaries. They only just stopped short of exhorting us all to go out and buy it. Such publicity he could never have bought.
That notwithstanding, I shall not be buying. Nor do I care to read extracts from the book. I do not trust a single word written by that man. It baffles me that journalists are falling over themselves to promote this book. They, more than anyone, know the lengths to which Campbell went in his time to cover up the truth in so many ways. What makes them so sure about the veracity of this book’s contents?
I see the Telegraph has the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it publishes a scathing leader article on Campbell ‘prospering from defilement’, and on the other hand, it calmly publishes tidbits from the book.
July 9th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Everyone knows that AC’s diaries have all been heavily fileted and abridged to put the (former) Dear Leader in the best possible light. ‘can’t understand why there should be any interest in his literary offerings.
July 9th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I agree much ado about nothing. I feel sorry for all those poor trees. I suspect very shortly book clubs will be throwing it in with a job lot.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:06 am
Bel,
It is Wednesday and I have only 14 votes from 49.
If you’re thinking of waiting until the last minute, may I beg you to reconsider. Though we gave a date of Friday evening, the longer our members refrain from voting, the longer we are preserving the agony.
May I humbly and respectfully ask that you don’t let it go that long but get your vote in soon so we know what is happening?
Yours, James
July 11th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Hi James, I’ll cast my vote now.
July 11th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
The meedia is obsessed with itself and Campbell is like their old headteacher. All are still too scared to ignore him.
Meanwhile, the real world outside westminster and wapping coninues.