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June 28, 2012 8:46 am

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According to Paul Waugh, Tory HQ described Chloe Smith’s Newsnight horrorshow in their media brief as:

“Verdict: Slight Govt win, Smith strong”

I thought we were supposed to be the party of outrageous spin…?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/sandra.ayres Sandra Ayres

    Evidence of delusion, appalling smugness? 

  • Daniel Speight

    What planet are they on?

    Bart would say “Uranus “.

  • treborc

    I think she was trying her best, in what was obvious another Party leader who thinks he is the bloke who does it all, bit like Brown really.

  • LordElpus

    Typical management ruse thrown by the boss man. Give the No2 a poisoned challis to deal with whilst holding a gun to her head. Then walk away feeling smug because you’ve dealt with a situation well by not getting any smears on your new suit.

    • Just_Another_Voter

       The same trick used by Ed Balls today in the house to put up clueless Rachel Reeves against Osborne today.
      Could it be because he was in the treasury when all this LIBOr manipulation was going on and he helped draw up the rules?

      • Dave Postles

         The British Banking Association and Thompson Reuters determine the rules for Libor.  The manipulation extended to Euribor. 

      • Dave Postles

         No doubt you also hold Balls responsible for the mis-selling of PPI, and the failure of RBS to invest in its IT systems.  Anything else from which you wish to exonerate the banks?  the banks can shovel enough shit on their own without assistance.

      • Dave Postles

         No doubt you also hold Balls responsible for the mis-selling of PPI, and the failure of RBS to invest in its IT systems.  Anything else from which you wish to exonerate the banks?  the banks can shovel enough shit on their own without assistance.

      • Dave Postles

         No doubt you also hold Balls responsible for the mis-selling of PPI, and the failure of RBS to invest in its IT systems.  Anything else from which you wish to exonerate the banks?  the banks can shovel enough shit on their own without assistance.

      • Dave Postles

         No doubt you also hold Balls responsible for the mis-selling of PPI, and the failure of RBS to invest in its IT systems.  Anything else from which you wish to exonerate the banks?  the banks can shovel enough shit on their own without assistance.

      • Dave Postles

         No doubt you also hold Balls responsible for the mis-selling of PPI, and the failure of RBS to invest in its IT systems.  Anything else from which you wish to exonerate the banks?  the banks can shovel enough shit on their own without assistance.

  • billbat

    Even the Torygraph describes Gideon as arrogant and conceited.  Chloe Smith was there to be sacrificed, Gideon wants to be next Tory Leader, soon.

  • Chris

    If I was her I’d feel more than a little annoyed with her boss. She was sold a “hospital pass” in footballing terms and to mix metaphors left to blow in the wind. Facing Paxman you need to be well briefed and she wasn’t. Game over really!

  • James

    Wow!

  • James

    Labour are no better. If Miliband or some lesser light were taken apart by Paxman in respect to the Hutton/Purnell/Cooper/Freud welfare reforms he (or she) would flap about in the same trying to convince the public and themselves, probably, that they were well meant and had some positive effect. Politicians live in a world fogged by delusion and self-illusion. They are a sorry lot. All of them.

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