Quote “One thing you'd have to say about the PM: she has total contempt for the North. Finally, Maggie walks amongst us once again.”
Same breed of speech writer certainly..we must have this instead of that, and that instead of this..”were there’s discord we’ll bring harmony etc etc..” Things changed with Blair a bit..he started every sentence with “Look...” as if to immediately accuse the questioner/interviewer of being unrealistic or off the mark in some way. Ha, how could I forget John Major.. I don’t remember a bloody word he said.
Reminds of the tv comedy news sketch...
“We must apologise to viewers in the North....it must be awful for you.” I’m northern...! Well, to those in the south I’m northern..to those in the north I’m southern.