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Louis has his feet well under the table, indeed he has the napkin tied around his neck and a firm grip on the knife and fork. He has attached himself to the two six-month old toms. In particular, Tuts.
So, here they are…
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And So It Goes On
The Janes saga continues today. What started as a non story is being milked for all it’s worth by the sleazy Sun (no I won’t link to the bastards). This comment, however, is a gem:
He said sorry 16 times, but he never apologised once.
“If he calls that an apology he doesn’t know what the word means.”
According to my dictionary, the word “apology” means to express one’s sorrow at having caused insult or injury and “sorry” is an exclamation expressing apology. If one says “sorry” that is an apology.
Brown’s choice of words is interesting.
Er, er, I’m sorry that you’ve taken offence about that…
That sums it up perfectly. No offence was ever intended. Mrs Janes chose to take offence, as is so often the case in our thin skinned world. There’s nothing much Brown or anyone else can do about that.
This brings back a conversation I had with an erstwhile manager of mine some thirty years ago. His advice was simple; if you have made an error, say “sorry” as this usually diffuses the situation. On those rare occasions when it has not, ask if they want blood as clearly the apology wasn’t enough. It seems that the “soaraway Sun” and Mrs Janes want just that. They are milking this one ultimately to their own detriment. The pair of them have achieved what the Labour party spin machine has failed to do; make people feel empathy with Gordon Brown.
Well done.
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Update: I am currently watching the BBC news and they are reporting that the public response is overwhelming in its sympathy for Gordon Brown on this one, including those responding on the Sun’s website, apparently. So that’s a fail, then.
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