Cameron dirty tricks revealed
The during the week of voting from Tory MPs that eliminated Ken Clarke and Dr Liam Fox from the race the Evening Standard led on with what was described as a 'gay slur' on the good Doctor.
Fox: against fags
Briefers from the Fox 'camp' were quick to blame David Davis' team, as were the press, but current rumours doing the rounds at Westminster hint at a more sinister explanation.
The rumour has it that the 'gay slur' is actually the work of New Labour, which has 'Black Folders' ready on each of the leadership candidates. When it became obvious that Dr Fox wasn't going to topple either Davis or Cameron, the dark arts practitioners passed the file to Cameron's team, who promptly passed it to the Standard.
The reasoning behind this is unclear, but one school of thought has it that there was a possibility of inflicting residual damage on the Cameron campaign if it could be later proved that they were involved in the smear - a so-called 'masochism strategy'. So far Cameron's spinners seem to have the story covered, but if he wins the leadership election - especially if he does so making ground from Davis' blundering attempts at dirty tricks - expect this one to come back to haunt him.
Fox: against fags
Briefers from the Fox 'camp' were quick to blame David Davis' team, as were the press, but current rumours doing the rounds at Westminster hint at a more sinister explanation.
The rumour has it that the 'gay slur' is actually the work of New Labour, which has 'Black Folders' ready on each of the leadership candidates. When it became obvious that Dr Fox wasn't going to topple either Davis or Cameron, the dark arts practitioners passed the file to Cameron's team, who promptly passed it to the Standard.
The reasoning behind this is unclear, but one school of thought has it that there was a possibility of inflicting residual damage on the Cameron campaign if it could be later proved that they were involved in the smear - a so-called 'masochism strategy'. So far Cameron's spinners seem to have the story covered, but if he wins the leadership election - especially if he does so making ground from Davis' blundering attempts at dirty tricks - expect this one to come back to haunt him.
We need someone to found a party with credibility, integrity and intelligence, a party that covers political ground that no-one has thought of yet, and one that is made up of people who don't have sleazy backgrounds, or who wouldn't care that they did... let's face it, there's nothing wrong with an MP sleeping with someone else's wife, as long as they don't lie about it.
We really should get together and sort out that manifesto, Ben. Over a couple of pints. On the back of a beermat. Otherwise the Blair's Bitch Project is going to be in power forever
Posted by
Matt |
Thu Nov 10, 05:04:00 pm
done.
the pub is where I do my best policy work!
Posted by
Ben |
Thu Nov 10, 05:46:00 pm