UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has his blog up and running in anticipation of next month’s general election. Presumably written by an aide, it adopts an informal and breezy style – such as might be expected to appeal to rank and file citizens.
The first few blogs twice included the word ‘relief’, which may or may not be Freudian. The following extracts will provide you with a bit of a taste of how Blogger Blair is rising to the challenge.
“What a relief it was finally to get into a proper debate about serious economic issues at our first campaign press conference today.” [Sunday 10 April]
"Well that was a relief - safely adopted by Sedgefield Constituency Labour Party to stand as their candidate on May 5. On the way in, the daughter of one of our activists asked what would happen if my nomination was rejected. My agent John Burton answered straight back, "We'd have a bit of a problem because we've already got all the literatire printed." It was a beautiful day up in the constituency, warm and sunny with a gentle breeze, though as you mave seen on TV, a bit too hot inside the Labour Club." [Wednesday 6 April]
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Posted by: Deek Deekster | 13 April 2005 at 05:58 PM