Monument ([info]marnanel) wrote,
@ 2008-08-29 22:05:00
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Things I never expected to hear a politician say
The Guardian interviews Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (==finance minister) of the UK:

"Now Alistair," [his press adviser] tells him firmly when eventually we sit down for the interview, "tell her everything. Make sure you tell her everything."

"The economic times we are facing are arguably the worst they've been in sixty years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought... People are pissed off with us. We really have to make our minds up; are we ready to try and persuade this country to support us for another term?"


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[info]dyddgu
2008-08-30 09:27 am UTC (link)
This was all over the news late last night. There is definitely something fishy going on, especially the comment from the press adviser. I wonder whether he's going to jump...

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[info]pw201
2008-08-30 12:47 pm UTC (link)
are we ready to try and persuade this country to support us for another term

They'll have a job: most people here are talking like they've already lost. Not sure how I feel about that: it looks like the Tories are the party of civil liberties these days, which is a laugh, although it's not clear that this would continue if they got in.

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