October 24th, 2008

"Shoot to Kill" News Management

Guido said that Labour would take a tougher line with news management now that Mandelson is back and Alistair Campbell is lurking about in the background. Rami Okasha, Labour’s head of communications in Scotland, was in charge of handling Sarah Brown’s visit. He threatened unruly hacks with heavies from Special Branch, “There will be six or seven guys with guns who will keep you away from her. You may be shot and then it won’t be my problem.” This boy could go far…



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Max Clifford says…

“Most people want to read nasty things about people, not nice things.”



DisgustedOfMitcham2 says:

Maybe if they really wanted to “decontaminate the Labour brand” with business people, they shouldn’t have totally buggered up the economy?

Just a thought.


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