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Sunday, 4 May 2008

The Sketch in the Independent tomorow deals with the PM's appearance on the Andrew Marr show this morning. One quote there wasn't space for: "I do understand where people come from because I come from the same background myself." 

Does that endear you to our PM? Gordon came from the same background as you? Were you the son of a preacher living in the largest house in town below the aristocracy? Did your father get 20 minutes a week to preach to the comunity without interruption? And is that why you don't listen? Is that why you know best? Because you have the Word?

There was some funny stuff on Sky as well . . .

Boulton: "How worried are you about the mood in the Labour party? It's not just the usual suspects like John Macdonnell and John Grogan?"

Brown: (Very fast) "That's not the issue." 

How about this one. Brown: "Everybody knows the 10p rate isn't the way to deal with poverty. It was a transitional measure." Not a long-term decision? How many more of his fanfare policies will turn out to be transitional?

Boulton: "The coalition Tony Blair put together is falling apart. Why are people drifting away?"

Brown: "It's a tough verdict. It's a varied picture. People want to know that we get it . . ." On Marr he answered that question with the words, "You've got to look at the figures to understand."

And with Brown describing the ins and outs of tax credits, Boulton said: "People will say that's typical Gordon Brown! Fantasticslly complicated!"

Brown: (Fast) "Not at all."