DrivelPoor reporting is all that happened. This is fuck all to do with him and it is just idiocy to keep our cabinet on the basis of how good they are at popularity contests instead of merit.
He is in no way culpable for the fact that this woman decanted petrol next to her lit cooker, which she stockpiled after reading a quote printed out of context. In no way at all.
(He is in no way culpable for the fact that this woman decanted petrol next to her lit cooker, which she stockpiled after reading a quote printed out of context. In no way at all.
LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Fri 30 Mar 2012, 15:19,
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fair enough on both accountsbut he is still guilty of scaremongering and should go for that IMHO.
And no, she didn't die, I've only had half an eye on the news today
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Fri 30 Mar 2012, 15:44,
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And no, she didn't die, I've only had half an eye on the news today
No he is not.He did not scaremonger, in fact quite the contrary. He said, in response to specific questioning, that there was no need to panic, that no strike was scheduled and that anything beyond filling up the tank or having some in the garage was unnecessary.
It was reported as him saying that everyone should fill up their tanks and fill their garage with petrol, but that does not make it true that he said that.
(It was reported as him saying that everyone should fill up their tanks and fill their garage with petrol, but that does not make it true that he said that.
LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Fri 30 Mar 2012, 15:49,
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Interesting......how our esteemed Prime Minister himself said that '...a bit of petrol panic may be no bad thing' last Tuesday:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123444/Fuel-panic-good-said-PM-told-Ministers-held-ransom-tanker-drivers.html#ixzz1qlvgtz2G
So the fact that even the Prime Minister explicitly stated that a 'petrol panic' would be the obvious (and desirable) outcome of his government's policies is in no way connected with anything that happens as a result of people, er, panicking over petrol? FFS...
Note also the usual Cameron Denial Followed By Belated Confirmation:
Asked if the Prime Minister had said ‘a bit of petrol panic may be no bad thing’, a Downing Street spokesman initially said he had ‘no recollection’ of any such remark, before denying the comment was made.
However, Cabinet sources told The Mail on Sunday Mr Cameron did make the comment.
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Sun 1 Apr 2012, 9:58,
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123444/Fuel-panic-good-said-PM-told-Ministers-held-ransom-tanker-drivers.html#ixzz1qlvgtz2G
So the fact that even the Prime Minister explicitly stated that a 'petrol panic' would be the obvious (and desirable) outcome of his government's policies is in no way connected with anything that happens as a result of people, er, panicking over petrol? FFS...
Note also the usual Cameron Denial Followed By Belated Confirmation:
Asked if the Prime Minister had said ‘a bit of petrol panic may be no bad thing’, a Downing Street spokesman initially said he had ‘no recollection’ of any such remark, before denying the comment was made.
However, Cabinet sources told The Mail on Sunday Mr Cameron did make the comment.