You know you’ve lost an argument when you threaten to consult your learned friends over a minor twitter spat.
Last night David Blanchflower, Gordon Brown’s favourite former appointee to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, had a meltdown his old friend would have been proud of:
@ToryTreasury @frasernelson I said no such thing so stop spreading LIES. I will consult a lawyer if you repeat it
— Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower) November 14, 2012
@ToryTreasury @frasernelson You just libelled me
— Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower) November 14, 2012
Guido reminded Danny that, actually, he had made the unfortunate prediction:
Since @D_Blanchflower seems to be having a twitter breakdown now seems an appropriate time to bring this up again: http://t.co/0BweTZeN
— Alex Wickham (@WikiGuido) November 14, 2012
@MrMirth @Wickham_A i guess you are right – point taken and maybe i will cease my bad predictions!
— Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower) November 14, 2012
If only…
