The truth about Peronigate
James Forsyth 11:13am
After the Labour conference in Manchester, Iain Martin wrote a very funny post imagining how the whole Ruth Kelly 3am resignation might have leaked out because the Peroni in the bar run out. As with all the best satires, it was the element of truth in it that made it so funny: there was an awful lot of Peroni drunk in Manchester that week and a lot of information was exchanged in hotel bars.
The joke, though, gained a life of its own. A lot of people thought it was true—one Labour figure told me, in all earnestness, that it summed up everything that was wrong with the Brown operation. It added to the pressure on Brown to reform his Downing Street operation, a reform which this week has seen Damian McBride moved away from his frontline briefing duties.
Iain has now written another post—‘my bit part in Damian McBride’s downfall’—explaining how the story gained such legs. You really couldn’t make it up.
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Tiberius
October 4th, 2008 1:11pm Report this commentWell after this piece and Fraser's story on QT, I would expect a few free crates of Peroni to be delivered to Queen Street quite soon.
And don't forget to recycle, guys.
Frank P
October 4th, 2008 1:30pm Report this commentDo I smell the scent of product placement here beside that distinctive smell of Peroni beer and if so do we get a rebate on our subs next time round? Or at least a freebee in the Red Lion or The Half-Colonel?
Frank Pulley
October 5th, 2008 12:06am Report this commentTiberius
Don't you mean Old Queen Street, it's such an importnt distinction.
The Laughing Cavalier
October 5th, 2008 9:22am Report this commentWhy one earth were these horny handed sons of toil drinking continental weasel pee from the bottle when they could have been supping a good honest pint of brown ale?
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