Friday 2 October 2009

Political junkies

Just back from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, where some of the comrades were angry with Andrew Marr for asking Gordon Brown if he was taking prescription drugs such as painkillers. Marr asked the question live on television despite Downing Street telling him beforehand that the blog rumours were totally untrue.

Marr was looking for a cheap headline and he got it. But having said that, he was within his rights to ask the question. Anyone who wants to be a political leader must expect all kinds of questions, fair and unfair, 24/7.

And if Gordon Brown can be asked about legal drugs which he did not take, I look forward to seeing David Cameron being asked again (and again and again) about the illegal drugs which he did take. A question which I confess I did not pose when I had the chance a couple of years ago...

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