Cameron rewrites the history books

[jno]

The great British tradition of spin continues

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7884121 .stm

Nice try, boys.

[Gromit]

And so does lying to a Commons Select Committee...

Boris Johnson was today accused of changing his account of the arrest of Damian Green four times in an angry attack by a Commons committee.

During the hearing investigating events surrounding-Mr Green's arrest, the Mayor said he had been told about it by Mr Cameron at a service in Southwark Cathedral on November 27.

Conservative Mr Green was arrested and questioned over leaked information from the Home Office

Crucially, that conversation took place after Mr Green had been arrested.

Immediately after the session, Mr Johnson conceded he had also spoken to Mr Cameron earlier in the day over the phone and had been told then of Mr Green's arrest.

To add to the confusion, it is understood that Mr Johnson has since offered two further accounts of what he knew about Mr Green's arrest, prompting Mr Vaz to demand an accurate account.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-114155 9/Boris-Johnson-changed-story-Tory-MPs-arrest- times.html

[jno]

I cannot believe that true-blue British Conservative gentlemen would try to dodge the truth in this fashion. Sounds like a media conspiracy to me.

[123everton]

Politicians telling lies, whatever next?

[jno]

I suppose it has happened before, 123, though not since Victorian times of course. But I thought the notiion of editing Wikipedia so it matched Cameron's account of things was particularly ingenious.

[123everton]

It's quite sad really I think but who am I to intrude on private grief? LOL
It's hardly Watergate you'd have to call it "the wiki basket case".

[Gromit]

Now available from Conservative Central Office Books...

1065 and all that!

[Oneeyedvic]

Cameron rewrites?

Are you rewriting history yourself jno? Surely a member of the Conservative party.

Still, I guess you follow the politician's examples by spinning stories to your view......

[jake-the-peg]

Shame an over eager member of the party hasn't written them an economic policy

[weecalf]

Maybe history can be changed to the Wooden Horse of Tory

[anotheoldgit]

Yet another Daily Mail lie.

[jno]

you're right, Vic, I should have said 'Cameron respeaks, flunkey rewrites'.

[fredpuli47]

Amusing in its own way, but stupid as a point. Suppose it were true, and proved, that Titian didn't live to 90. Brown's comparison was valid, in terms whether Titian was 90 or 86 when Titian is supposed to have made his remark about painting.

It would have been better for Cameron to note that Brown is 58. Titian had produced masterpieces in his craft by that age, even if he were modest enough to say, in very old age, that he still had more to learn. Brown hasn't achieved the first part yet and that he has much to learn remains .Comparing himself, in any way, to Titian is the height of conceit and inaccuracy !