tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389651616933774797.post344588579518090498..comments2016-11-15T11:21:19.069-08:00Comments on A Strange Land: A World Without Secrets (Part One)Nick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489935575725526164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389651616933774797.post-69071833039301342812010-04-29T02:45:20.699-07:002010-04-29T02:45:20.699-07:00Thanks Mark - I guess we need to be wary of gettin...Thanks Mark - I guess we need to be wary of getting what we wish for.<br /><br />Thanks Nick - yes, fair point re Brown's potential mis-reading of the situation. But I don't think that's the point for which he's mostly been attacked. Certainly wasn't Osborne's point.Nick Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489935575725526164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389651616933774797.post-3302233964819366272010-04-29T01:08:22.664-07:002010-04-29T01:08:22.664-07:00Not so sure. This is about judgement.
Integrity...Not so sure. This is about judgement. <br /><br />Integrity as you define it <b>is</b> hard to achieve. I don't think that's the point of this. Had Brown not made such a mess of it this would have been on the news as broadly positive Brown engages with ordinary voter story. He didn't see that as the private conversation reveals.<br /><br />Will it have an impact? Suspect Danny Finkelstein is right when he says it merely confirms peoples view of Brown and so is "priced in". <br /><br />But it will be interesting to see if it has an effect psychologically during the debate tonight.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221524568671177825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389651616933774797.post-16790284192583587552010-04-29T00:04:56.082-07:002010-04-29T00:04:56.082-07:00Exactly. As I Tweeted yesterday: "People want...Exactly. As I Tweeted yesterday: "People want politicians to be honest. PM caught out being honest. PM apologises for being honest. Hmmmm..."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301825667218143496noreply@blogger.com