The best and pithiest response to Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour Conference that I have read has to be John Redwood's. He sees right through Brown's boring rhetoric used to ensure that nothing he actually says is ever really paid attention to, but just what his spin doctors tell the media he said. Under the title "Using the word British or Britain more than 70 times doesn’t make you a patriot" he writes:
Gordon Brown delivers a dull speech with many references to Britain and our island story - spin.
Gordon Brown backs a further large transfer of power to the EU - reality.
Gordon Brown says he is going to restore faith in politicis [sic] by listening to people - spin.
Gordon Brown refuses a referendum on the constitution - reality.
Gordon Brown says he wants jobs and prosperity for all - spin.
Gordon Brown presides over an overtaxed and over regulated economy where 5.4 million adults of working age have no job - reality...
That was no Conservative speech.
Read his full post to find out what he thinks a real Conservative speech should contain. Will david Cameron's speech at the Conservative Conference meet this? Only time will tell.Gordon Brown backs a further large transfer of power to the EU - reality.
Gordon Brown says he is going to restore faith in politicis [sic] by listening to people - spin.
Gordon Brown refuses a referendum on the constitution - reality.
Gordon Brown says he wants jobs and prosperity for all - spin.
Gordon Brown presides over an overtaxed and over regulated economy where 5.4 million adults of working age have no job - reality...
That was no Conservative speech.
UPDATE: West Brom Blogger has put Brown's speech through a tag generator. A very cleaver idea, and it has some interesting results.
