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…







Alastair Campbell Malcolm Tucker writes

“… remember your key attributes: not JFK skipping through the flowers spraying Clinton juice all over everyone. No – the glowering maniac in the boarded-up house who, if we’re lucky, people might just about believe is the only one who can remember where the bank statements are kept. That’s the core strategy.”



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