tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post8850920184772947192..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Brown's Spin Merchants Caught Out Over PMQs EditIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33952926165182420202007-10-14T18:07:00.000+01:002007-10-14T18:07:00.000+01:00I am not sure what the anonymous posting above on ...I am not sure what the anonymous posting above on the subject of differing feeds is trying to suggest. I do not believe that there will be different *feeds* coming out of Parliament - given its audience that would be monstrously inefficient. In any case even if there were different feeds, the feeds used by the BBC, Sky News and the Downing Street website are clearly, looking at camera angles and so on, the same one. Which brings us back to original premise, namely that someone at Downing Street has gone around looking for something to take the edge off Wednesday's pasting. Which is, ultimately pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47271974638178424982007-10-14T11:12:00.000+01:002007-10-14T11:12:00.000+01:00Nobody else thinking that the communications team ...Nobody else thinking that the communications team at Number 10 <I>should</I> be political (i.e. non-civil servants, just as Alistair Campbell was).Gavin Whenmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736061379111438493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32867967670000849492007-10-13T20:30:00.000+01:002007-10-13T20:30:00.000+01:00anonymous at 5.15. You may have a point you may no...anonymous at 5.15. You may have a point you may not, but it seems really bizarre that the main broadcaster have the same feed but Downing St have something else.<BR/>Given that New labour ..over so many years.... have been the spinmeister generals, it it any surprise that the reasoning behind it is questioned....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4284688132055873192007-10-13T17:15:00.000+01:002007-10-13T17:15:00.000+01:00BBC Parliament and the internal feed on the parlia...BBC Parliament and the internal feed on the parliamentary estate differ; the producer of the latter is much quicker on the mark, so most of the researchers I know prefer this service. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the fact these two services differ slightly suggests the whole premise of Iain's post: "All broadcasters get the same feed. It can ONLY have been edited afterwards..." is wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40306707805856315982007-10-13T13:15:00.000+01:002007-10-13T13:15:00.000+01:00The Left has never been about truth - it is about ...The Left has never been about truth - it is about getting power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7859807186282754062007-10-13T12:15:00.000+01:002007-10-13T12:15:00.000+01:00IfI were aLabour supportert I'd edit out Gordon Br...IfI were aLabour supportert I'd edit out Gordon Brown rather than Harriet DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86476401879103186432007-10-13T12:04:00.000+01:002007-10-13T12:04:00.000+01:00If one can edit out Harriet Harman, then one shoul...If one can edit out Harriet Harman, then one should. Wouldn't you, if you could?David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78828827698500184452007-10-13T09:02:00.000+01:002007-10-13T09:02:00.000+01:00Actually it makes little difference what the techn...Actually it makes little difference what the technicalities are. The fact is that we're now in the position where such an allegation is entirely credible. Indeed, Photoshop has become a political tool. <BR/><BR/>What does that say about the past decade of spin and deliberate deception? Stalin would have been greatly impressed. Blair has been airbrushed out within days and NuLab seem to believe that we've all got the memory capacity of fruit flies.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77832060620416434072007-10-13T07:36:00.000+01:002007-10-13T07:36:00.000+01:00I see Chris(backstabber)Paul is back in town! Ten ...I see Chris(backstabber)Paul is back in town! Ten years of NuLabour and hundreds are being killed in dirty NHS hospitals? MRSA/C difficle is out of control and getting worse! There is NO excuse for filthy hospitals while the NULAB supporting executives ponce about with massive salaries waiting their turn to get on the honours list!<BR/>A few less gravytrain/nonjobs would pay for lots of cleaners wouldnt it? Which would you prefer, a diversity enforcement official on 50 grand or TEN cleaners? NuLabour has turned our hospitals into filthy death traps filled with lazy and ignorant managers on massive salaries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18949326105158140442007-10-13T01:42:00.000+01:002007-10-13T01:42:00.000+01:00There was definitely a cut, Iain. I have carried o...There was definitely a cut, Iain. I have carried out a "forensic examination" of your claims and come to the conclusion (within two minutes) the the PM's site has been tampered with.<BR/><BR/>It took me about as long as Brown and Darling's "forensic examination" of the Conservatives' IHT proposals before they included them in the PBR/CSR announcement last Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>It's called "instant rebuttal" and I think we can expect more of this in the days to come. (The Mandleson grid is still be used by the non-spinning Brown government after all.)Ted Foanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497077127882545545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11398134995558071112007-10-13T01:17:00.000+01:002007-10-13T01:17:00.000+01:00Senor Spielbergo presents Gordon Brown a tragi-com...Senor Spielbergo presents Gordon Brown a tragi-comedy in He Lied screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70432129246735554612007-10-13T00:57:00.000+01:002007-10-13T00:57:00.000+01:00vison void You'd need someone with the skill of Da...vison void <BR/><BR/>You'd need someone with the skill of David Lean to achieve that (snigger)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19936046322170815872007-10-13T00:54:00.000+01:002007-10-13T00:54:00.000+01:00Poor Gordon, mocks and taunts ringing in his ears...Poor Gordon, mocks and taunts ringing in his ears, no wonder he's becoming so sensitive! Maybe women we'll like him better now he's to be pitied?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8626337535225381792007-10-13T00:48:00.000+01:002007-10-13T00:48:00.000+01:00nice one Bebooper! Hostile Levity - Looking forwar...nice one Bebooper! <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Hostile Levity - Looking forward to the Gordon's Director's cut of PMQ's where he manages to retain some dignity! Snigger.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47136208537206403202007-10-12T23:54:00.000+01:002007-10-12T23:54:00.000+01:00bebopper (11.21pm) - Nice one!bebopper (11.21pm) - Nice one!Ted Foanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497077127882545545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57651689177438749272007-10-12T23:21:00.000+01:002007-10-12T23:21:00.000+01:00I see the Labour trolls are back.Welcome back chap...I see the Labour trolls are back.<BR/>Welcome back chaps. No doubt, you've been nursed in field hospitals during these trying times, hoping forlornly for a ticket back to Blighty.<BR/>Well, you're back on the front, so what have you got, apart from aprehension?<BR/>Has General Brown promised it will be all over by Christmas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30368623475901665392007-10-12T22:43:00.000+01:002007-10-12T22:43:00.000+01:00The Sky version of the Marr interview was framed i...The Sky version of the Marr interview was framed in a completely different way also. You lot are in danger of getting too picky and too clever. Count to ten. Deep breath. Read Blaney's instructions. Observe them.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21915615681390676202007-10-12T22:05:00.000+01:002007-10-12T22:05:00.000+01:00I see the aptly named king cnut [9.49 PM] is tryin...I see the aptly named king cnut [9.49 PM] is trying to hold back the encroaching tide of scorn which now threatens to envelop our beloved Prime Minister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30565774190789638882007-10-12T21:49:00.000+01:002007-10-12T21:49:00.000+01:00Given the number of times Dale is caught out I fin...Given the number of times Dale is caught out I find it surprising that people still take him seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15441388278385757352007-10-12T21:33:00.000+01:002007-10-12T21:33:00.000+01:00And, for the record, reaction shots - which have o...And, for the record, reaction shots - which have only recently been allowed in Parliamentary coverage - are filmed in close up. Normal speaking is wide angle. Hence the difference that Iain points out in his 'update'. <BR/>Again, check out the previous videos, you silly billys.<BR/><BR/>So that's that. Retraction ahoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30573017106366865132007-10-12T21:31:00.000+01:002007-10-12T21:31:00.000+01:00Central Office obviously at a loose end this eveni...Central Office obviously at a loose end this evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75568464896063737062007-10-12T21:05:00.000+01:002007-10-12T21:05:00.000+01:00What a petty and fussy little man Gordon Brown is....What a petty and fussy little man Gordon Brown is. Second rate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49960508672465094282007-10-12T20:58:00.000+01:002007-10-12T20:58:00.000+01:00What next a Gordon Brown Director's Cut of this w...What next a Gordon Brown Director's Cut of this week's PMQ's where he isn't humiliated and doesn't lose the plot? Ha ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40974881232063647942007-10-12T20:56:00.000+01:002007-10-12T20:56:00.000+01:00Gordon's fragile ego strikes again?Gordon's fragile ego strikes again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54643460755063871732007-10-12T20:54:00.000+01:002007-10-12T20:54:00.000+01:00Given Brown's track record and notorious thin skin...Given Brown's track record and notorious thin skin it really isn't beyond the realms of possibility that he was petty enough to insist that the Harman footage was doctored now was it ? He needs to grow up and find some bottle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com