The news that Prescott is incompetent is no news. The news that Prescott was a serial adulterer was quite some news. The news that Prescott may have compromised his position as DPM over the future of my dear old local Dome is huge news.
Yet none of these seemed to be of particular interest to the traditional media. The network of conservative bloggers has driven the news agenda with regard to John Prescott and the traditional media have belatedly and in some cases unwillingly followed.
Iain Dale and Guido Fawkes have driven much of this and they deserve credit for highlighting the ineptitude and dishonesty of our dear John.
There are lessons for us all.
Politicians (our party included) need to learn that the old rules are obsolete. The cosy relationship between MPs and the lobby is gone. There is now a small army of people who will crawl over their activities and expose any and all inconsistencies. MPs will have to be much more open and honest, no bad thing!
Traditional media journalists will have to be much quicker off the mark with their stories and much more accurate in their reporting. I write this BLOG and I have an agenda, I make no attempt to hide it. I am not a disinterested observer; I am a Conservative and what I write needs to be read with that in mind. If the traditional media want to outdo the blogging community they will have to be fairer, quicker and more accurate, no bad thing!
Bloggers have put their heads above the parapet now. The fact that John Prescott’s people put out a rebuttal is a strong indication that Labour will be turning their guns on us soon. I don’t have deep enough pockets to defend myself in a big libel case and I imagine most other bloggers are in the same boat. Therefore we need to be above reproach in the accuracy of what we write, no bad thing!
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5 comments:
It's not just a case of the media having to be quick off the mark, maybe they sometimes turn a blind eye for various reasons, or they have their hands tied.
There is no doubt that Prescott has lost public confidence. But let's be practical about this, if he is forced to resign soon, his successor will have to step into his shoes with immediate effect, and that includes running the country during the summer break while Blair is away on another secret trip (do you remember last year?)Who would that be?
I think that Prescotts resignation may be strung out for that very reason.
Dear John seems to be even further in the Doo-doo today. Apparently he refused to deny having further affairs on the Today programme. He was asked the question no fewer than 5 times and slid away from a definitive answer each time.
I must say the thought of JP as a serial Lothario turns my stomach!
How much longer must the country sit and squirm at this man's incompetence?
There are only two answers to a direct question about having further affairs.
A resounding no or resounding yes.
There was no resounding no, so the answer must be yes.
Things are looking even worse for Prezza.
See:
http://nothingtodowithhunting.blogspot.com/
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