Frit

Posted on May 28, 2010 by bobpiper

Surely the only reason Cameron’s people objected to Alistair Campbell on Question Time last night was that they were terrified he would wind them up Boulton-style. What a compliment it was too Campbell, who managed to look suitably hurt and smug with the same expression.
Of course, by refusing to put forward a Government spokesperson… that ruled out any Lib Dem member of the government too… so they had to put forward some poor sod who was booted out two weeks ago.
Dizzy Thinks the Beeb should have done a Hattersley on the Tories… but actually, Redwood is the political equivalent of a tub of lard I suppose!

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4 Responses to Frit

  1. Charlie says:
    May 28, 2010 at 9:57 am

    The Government is quite right not to put up a Minister to debate with the BBC’s coalition of exDaily Mirror hacks.
    When Labour can put up an elected front bench spokesman, I am sure the compliment will be returned.
    Meantime Alastair Campbell can reflect once more upon “being the story”. Yesterday’s Man.

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  2. jailhouselawyer says:
    May 28, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    I am glad I watched it last night, it was a good firework display. So much for PMQs if they are scared to go on QT! I think it damaged the government’s reputation. I feel that Campbell should have apologized for his role in Iraq and the dodgy dossier. I thought Max Hastings “not in the public interest but of interest to the public” was good, and this was picked up by Brillo. DD was good on Brillo, it comes across much better when he is relaxed.

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  3. Adrian says:
    May 28, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Oddly, I do get where the Tories were coming from. To make such a red line out of AC’s appearance was probably a step too far, but the arguments Campbell & Co deployed also work in exactly the same way on Labour. Why was no Labour front bencher put up ‘for the week of the Queen’s Speech’?
    Same as JHL’s comment about PMQ’s. It works the other way ’round, just invert the logic. The PM doesn’t ‘do’ Question Time, yet we – by the same reckoning – weren’t confident enough to put up a front bencher.
    Therefore, if the leadership lot don’t want to take on a cabinet member, how much less David Cameron? (who I think is very effective in the Commons).
    I wonder how people would have reacted if Andy Coulson was sent to Question Time?

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  4. Danivon says:
    May 29, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Does it matter who they are up against? Surely the government of the day should not be too , oh what’s the word… oh yeah, ‘frit’ to appear on QT.
    It’s not like it’s been that good for ages, and the audience are a bit smug and self-righteous to say the least sometimes, but you don’t enter politics, let along get to the top, without having to face public scrutiny and getting into debates with people you intensely dislike.

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