Politics of Paranoia
The Times newspaper on Saturday included a review of Chris Mullin's new book - 'Decline and Fall' - a political dairy covering the period 2005 to 2010.
The review - written by Phil Collins - included an extract about an incident involving Gordon Brown:
"The story about Brown at the Chinese Embassy is worth the price of admission on its own.
In June 2008, Brown went to sign the condolence book for victims of the earthquake. While he was there he discovered that David Cameron had arrived, presumably to do something as politically inspired as sign the condolence book himself.
Brown goes off like the scary baby in Toy Story 3. He storms back to his car, hits the headrest in front and demands to know which traitor was responsible for him being upstaged.
The Tories, the Chinese and the Foreign Office are all out to get him, he says. The story is telling. It is a parable - which is what a good diary entry can be."
As the saying goes: just because you're paranoid - doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
The review - written by Phil Collins - included an extract about an incident involving Gordon Brown:
"The story about Brown at the Chinese Embassy is worth the price of admission on its own.
In June 2008, Brown went to sign the condolence book for victims of the earthquake. While he was there he discovered that David Cameron had arrived, presumably to do something as politically inspired as sign the condolence book himself.
Brown goes off like the scary baby in Toy Story 3. He storms back to his car, hits the headrest in front and demands to know which traitor was responsible for him being upstaged.
The Tories, the Chinese and the Foreign Office are all out to get him, he says. The story is telling. It is a parable - which is what a good diary entry can be."
As the saying goes: just because you're paranoid - doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
