"Gordon Brown has been "very upset" by allegations about his behaviour towards staff, his ally Ed Balls told the BBC.
The schools secretary said there was "no truth" in claims that the cabinet secretary was so concerned he had to have a private word with the PM.
"I don't think it damages him, it hurts him personally," Mr Balls said. "
Having watched the way the Labour/BBC spin machine dealt with the damaging claims of Andrew Rawnsley and then Christine Pratt it seems to me that the Labour spin and smear machine is in tip-top working order and that the coming general election campaign will run at an intensity that the UK has never experienced before. I fear that the Conservative team are not up to the task of fighting this Labour/BBC nexus and that consequently the result of the general election will be another Labour government with all that that entails for the economy and social stability of the United Kingdom.
Yes, in a way it's been a masterly performance by Labour and their media friends (especially those at the BBC). 'Machiavellian' is the word. The smears and twistings of the truth have been relentless. It's disgusting but it will probably work.
ReplyDeleteYour calls for action (above) should be heeded. Five more years of Brown, Balls, Mandelson et al (perhaps with Lib Dem support) is a scary thought. The public will wake up to this, but too late. We should all do everything we can to prevent this happening.