guido fawkes
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
Tory Script Includes Dramatic Pause
According to ConservativeHome the Tories have decided that the narrative and the popular perception of Gordon"saving the banking system" is too hard to overcome currently. As head of government Gordon is the financial pilot in the cockpit waving to admirers as he performs acrobatic and risky financial stunts above the heads of the public - who can only hope he doesn't come crashing down on their heads.
Vince Cable is ignored on the ground shouting random directions to attract attention from the crowd. Little can be done to avoid Gordon claiming credit and to be fair, his contemporary version of the Swedish bail-out model was better than the Paulson Plan Mk 1. The Tories plan their attack and hold off until recession bites and then point the public towards Gordon and give him the credit he deserves for the recession.
Might work, though Gordon will try to pass the buck as ever, blaming Iceland or the non-appearance of the tooth fairy for Britain's woes. The triumphalism of this week may fade from the public's memory pretty quick. Danny Finkelstein has nailed it to Gordon, "If this is a triumph, I'd hate to see a disaster". Fink's argument needs to be re-scripted in populist form.
In a month or so attack videos need to replay Gordon intoning an end to"boom and bust" over and over again at different times in different ties, than replay him asking last week "has another bank gone bust?", zooming in slow motion on to that, for once, authentic smile. As recession brings unemployment and repossessions his self confession to presiding over the age of irresponsibly low interest rates and a failed regulatory regime he designed needs to be drummed into voters - along with Gordon's smile of triumph amidst disaster.
Vince Cable is ignored on the ground shouting random directions to attract attention from the crowd. Little can be done to avoid Gordon claiming credit and to be fair, his contemporary version of the Swedish bail-out model was better than the Paulson Plan Mk 1. The Tories plan their attack and hold off until recession bites and then point the public towards Gordon and give him the credit he deserves for the recession.
Might work, though Gordon will try to pass the buck as ever, blaming Iceland or the non-appearance of the tooth fairy for Britain's woes. The triumphalism of this week may fade from the public's memory pretty quick. Danny Finkelstein has nailed it to Gordon, "If this is a triumph, I'd hate to see a disaster". Fink's argument needs to be re-scripted in populist form.
In a month or so attack videos need to replay Gordon intoning an end to"boom and bust" over and over again at different times in different ties, than replay him asking last week "has another bank gone bust?", zooming in slow motion on to that, for once, authentic smile. As recession brings unemployment and repossessions his self confession to presiding over the age of irresponsibly low interest rates and a failed regulatory regime he designed needs to be drummed into voters - along with Gordon's smile of triumph amidst disaster.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
Telegraph Editor Gushes Praise on Gordon for "Saving the World"
Just now the Telegraph's Berkeley Hotel party to celebrate the launch of their new business section is breaking up. Proof that the Daily Labourgraphis no longer the preferred reading of the City comes in this vignette: Will Lewis announced a special guest and in walked Gordon Brown, in his speech of introduction Lewis troweled it on thick how Gordon had saved the banking system to guests including City commissar Paul Myners and Robert Peston. Some of the more traditional Telegraph reading City types were less enamoured...
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