Plus, a potted history of the Gurnos, diminishing returns from the debates, and the Tories’ £12k-a-table wake
Plus, a potted history of the Gurnos, diminishing returns from the debates, and the Tories’ £12k-a-table wakehere was a feeling of drift as the election campaign moved into its fourth week. As if everyone had already said everything they had planned to say and couldn’t quite understand why the election day was still two weeks away. All that was left for the parties was to pray that no one screwed up. Some hope.
It’s tempting to give this award to Ed Davey yet again. He’s the one party leader who knows how to do human and gives the impression that he lives in a world that resembles the rest of ours. Though worryingly I can’t remember him having done any idiotic stunts this week. Which could just be because everyone is now immune to them and the photographers have stopped recording them.
I can only imagine that the reason they have proliferated is that it makes the broadcasters feel good about themselves, as if they are playing an important role in shaping the political conversation. When all that really happens is that the same politicians get asked theThat said, Thursday’s BBC Question Time debate was notable for the prime minister looking as if he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
It’s usual for the government to put up a different cabinet minister every day to take on the morning radio and television shows. To try to explain why losing is the new winning. Only now the Tories can’t find anyone who is prepared to do this. Time was when you couldn’t get Jeremy Hunt, James Cleverly and the rest of the crew off the media, but now you don’t see them for dust. They have joined Rishi in disowning the chaos they have caused.
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