19-11-2009, 01:40 AM
Jan ( hello by the way ! )
not specifically no although I doubt he has blipped on AG's radar screen to any extent - but then not that long ago he hadn't on anybody's - he is the classic figure who has "risen without trace" & yet strangely - as many political commentators keep saying - "the media" seem to have decided that they want DC as the next prime minister & seem intent on giving him as smooth a ride into power as possible & cutting off the admittedly hopeless Brown at every turn - the defection of Murdoch to the Tories is only the most recent & notable example.
This is largely put down to the fact that "the media" are rather like 5 yr olds who crave novelty & were simply somehow bored of the party that has been in power for 12 years & want some new things to write about - this may be a wholly too benign interpretation
a couple of choice snippets here :
CAMERON, said to be have been nicknamed “Puff” at Eton because of his yoyo-ing weight, is the son of a stockbroker with aristocracy on his mother’s side. His elder brother is a QC who has represented Jonathan Aitken and Jeffrey Archer. His wife is even grander, the stepdaughter of Viscount Astor.
The would-be prime minister may even have had royal help in the early years. Robin Harris, head of research at Conservative Central Office when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, said Cameron was originally turned away. “He applied to the research department, but there were no spaces. Then we received a call from a royal equerry wanting to know why he had not been hired.”
http://rigorousintuition.ca/board/viewto...on&start=0
not specifically no although I doubt he has blipped on AG's radar screen to any extent - but then not that long ago he hadn't on anybody's - he is the classic figure who has "risen without trace" & yet strangely - as many political commentators keep saying - "the media" seem to have decided that they want DC as the next prime minister & seem intent on giving him as smooth a ride into power as possible & cutting off the admittedly hopeless Brown at every turn - the defection of Murdoch to the Tories is only the most recent & notable example.
This is largely put down to the fact that "the media" are rather like 5 yr olds who crave novelty & were simply somehow bored of the party that has been in power for 12 years & want some new things to write about - this may be a wholly too benign interpretation
a couple of choice snippets here :
CAMERON, said to be have been nicknamed “Puff” at Eton because of his yoyo-ing weight, is the son of a stockbroker with aristocracy on his mother’s side. His elder brother is a QC who has represented Jonathan Aitken and Jeffrey Archer. His wife is even grander, the stepdaughter of Viscount Astor.
The would-be prime minister may even have had royal help in the early years. Robin Harris, head of research at Conservative Central Office when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, said Cameron was originally turned away. “He applied to the research department, but there were no spaces. Then we received a call from a royal equerry wanting to know why he had not been hired.”
http://rigorousintuition.ca/board/viewto...on&start=0