Pinning the blame on Alastair Campbell
Fans of barely restrained fury and sneering condescension should make a note in their diaries for next week. That’s when Alastair Campbell makes his appearance before the Iraq Inquiry. I just hope for his and the inquiry members’ sakes that he remembers to visit the stationery cupboard beforehand…
One of the most vivid details to emerge from the [David] Kelly affair was that Alastair Campbell had used a pin held in the palm of his hand to control his temper while testifying to the foreign affairs committee. Each time he felt the explosive urge, the story went, he would squeeze on the pin and the pain would distract him from the immediate provocation. Like many stories about Campbell, this one wasn’t entirely accurate – it was actually a paper clip – but the gist was true.
It’s good to know this man spent so long at the heart of government.
Posted on January 5th, 2010 at 2:42pm under Iraq, New Labour