Posted on 06/25/2002 11:21:02 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WINCHESTER, England -- Talk about bad form. The tiff that developed here in Britain last week over Downing Street's maneuverings to increase Prime Minister Tony Blair's role at the Queen Mother's funeral has exposed Mr. Blair, and his trusted spokesman Alistair Campbell, as monumentally gauche, grasping and, in the view of many Britons not very trustworthy. On the latter point, it only probably reinforced a perception that was rather widespread already, but there are murmurings now that the scandal may cost at least Mr. Campbell his job. Britain's acerbic spinmeister may be hoist with his own petard.
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