Hopefully the technical issues yesterday are over. I was reflecting on the Damian McBride story that the Daily Mail has published prior to the Labour Conference.
I wonder how much credence give to Mr McBride. By his own admission he spent several years trying to mislead people into believing terrible things. I have not read his book, but the press coverage appears to claim that the facts were true, while also being intended to smear. He is also being reported as telling his story for a lot of money. There is also the timing on the eve of the Labour Conference.
If Mr McBride has chosen to betray his party for maximum commercial gain that tells us what we should think of Mr McBride.
My interest is the wider blame. If he was spreading muck all over the place, the journalists he gave it to must have known something. They like to pose as courageous champions for truth. If they knew what was going on but connived for the sake of a good story, that tells you about them.
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