tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post114778252427109280..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Normal service resumed (again)Paul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147792159620572562006-05-16T16:09:00.000+01:002006-05-16T16:09:00.000+01:00Pah. You're right about the Sunday Times of course...Pah. You're right about the Sunday Times of course - but I was talking about influential newspapers.stalin's granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152454150416060673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147791269776537412006-05-16T15:54:00.000+01:002006-05-16T15:54:00.000+01:00Well, for a start, not all of News International d...Well, for a start, not all of News International did support Blair. The Sunday Times still came out for Major even in spite of all those helpful stories that were fed to them by Mandy.<BR/><BR/>But in any case, I really refuse to accept this idea that it is the Sun and the Mail who invariably determine the British Prime Minister. In a tight election, like 1992, stuff like "Nightmare on Kinnock Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147789155395911522006-05-16T15:19:00.000+01:002006-05-16T15:19:00.000+01:00Paul - Smith would have got an inordinate kicking ...Paul - Smith would have got an inordinate kicking over tax and spend, not least from the Daily Mail. The same dark forces would have played up the economic success of the Major years post ERM-crash, Major would have been forced to go, probably by Clarke, sometime before 2001, having resolutely proved the right wing (Redwood et al) had no appeal. Sorry, I think you are wrong. As we know, the mediastalin's granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152454150416060673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147788811420793932006-05-16T15:13:00.000+01:002006-05-16T15:13:00.000+01:00It is drivel Gran, and the reason I made a comment...It is drivel Gran, and the reason I made a comment about it is because it is dangerous drivel. It's not just ancient history - this idea that only "Blairism" can deliver Middle England for Labour is one of the key points at issue in the current Blair-Brown power struggle. <BR/><BR/>You are right in identifying the 1992 Shadow Budget as a factor in Labour's defeat that year, but it wasn't the Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147787188218203912006-05-16T14:46:00.000+01:002006-05-16T14:46:00.000+01:00PS Wednesday to Tuesday is not a long weekend - it...PS Wednesday to Tuesday is not a long weekend - it's nearly a week!stalin's granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152454150416060673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1147787107449595582006-05-16T14:45:00.000+01:002006-05-16T14:45:00.000+01:00Utter drivel - I rise to your bait sir. No it isn'...Utter drivel - I rise to your bait sir. No it isn't!stalin's granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152454150416060673noreply@blogger.com