» Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Racism

Put to him that the Prime Minister’s fight against racism was well documented so was he not quite appalled to see it on our TV screens, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister had not seen the particular programme so would not comment directly on the programme. Against that his position on racism was well known, and the Government’s position on racism was well known.

Put to him that he was being reticent on the issue and was this due to the peerage that had been given to the broadcasters of this programme, and further asked why we could not comment on the programme, the PMOS replied that we did take racism very seriously, but equally the Prime Minister would only comment on things that he had actually seen.

Put to him that it was his job to watch the programmes and tell the Prime Minister how appalling they were, the PMOS confessed that he had not seen the programme either.

Put to him that more people voted in Big Brother than voted in the European elections, and therefore did the Prime Minister not have a duty to keep in touch, the PMOS replied that it was a very ingenious way to work around the question, but again he would not comment.

Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed that the Chancellor’s trip to India could be overshadowed by this story, the PMOS replied that this was an equally ingenious question, but he was sure that nothing would overshadow the Chancellor’s trip.

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