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Brown, “Bigotgate” and the Prescott punch
Let's get some perspective, please.
Can we all just calm down? Or perhaps that's not possible in this 24/7 news/comment/blog/tweet age in which we all now live. Hyperbole rules. Frenzy is the norm. Memories are short.
Brown's gaffe -- or "Bigotgate", as it has already become known -- is not the end of the world, despite what his ( Read more... ) -
Gordon Brown 'bigoted woman' jibe caught on tape.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been caught on microphone describing a voter he had just spoken to in Rochdale as a "bigoted woman".Sixty five-year-old Gillian Duffy had challenged Mr Brown on a number of issues including immigration and crime ( Read more... ) -
The more of David Cameron people see, the less they like
Hat-tip to Sunder Katwala for spotting this fascinating insight from today's Times:
It is a notable feature of the television debates that Mr Cameron's likeability figures have fallen after every debate. While 53 per cent of people thought the Tory leader likeable before the debates began, 45 per cent did so after the first event and that ( Read more... ) -
UK Election Q&A from the Guardian - who wants to know how often Nick Clegg has sex?
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg answered the Guardian's Q&A (from their Weekend magazine), along with some other MPs, including D.Miliband and all round BAMF Vince Cable.
Gordon Brown:
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Jeremy Paxman shunned by Gordon Brown and David Cameron
He has monstered Michael Howard, and harangued Hazel Blears. And his tough- guy interview technique has made political interviews a spectator sport - two possible reasons why Jeremy Paxman may not get the chance to give Gordon Brown and David Cameron the once-over during the general election campaign.
Neither of the two party leaders seems in ( Read more... )
