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Friday, 11 October, 2002, 12:28 GMT 13:28 UK
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It's Newslog, Nick Robinson's unique diary from the heart of the news. It's a two-way process though, so add your comments too.
Friday 11 October
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From Stephen Wheale, UK In other words, it's not that she's startling now, but she does seem to be getting better steadily. If the party decides it needs a dash of glamour after "the quiet man", it's hard to think of very many people it could turn to. And amusingly I learned at a late night's drinks party that the top prize is something she's had her eye on since being a student.
From Richard Mollet, London
From Graham, Chichester He consistently disarms interviewers by answering their questions with a smile and not a little style. On Wednesday, for example, I asked him whether he was prepared to go into an election for the first time in a generation with no promise of tax cuts. That's something which a number of Tory figures believe will be necessary to convince the public that the Tories are serious about public service improvement. To my surprise, he answered yes.
From Ian W, UK ----------------------------- Thursday 10 October
Walk on the mild side 'Vote for the quiet man!' It makes an unlikely rallying cry, but the Tories hope that there will come a time when voters tire of Tony Blair's smile and charisma and then that they will be reassured by the presence of a quiet, unassuming but solid character. Now before you snigger at that prospect it's worth remembering that that was part of John Major's winning formula when in 1992 he polled a record 14 million votes. On the other hand, after today's proof, no-one will be booking Duncan Smith for weddings and barmitzvahs - except for the passage about himself, he managed to destroy almost every one of his speech writer's best lines.
I don't imagine he'll enjoy tomorrow morning's newspaper sketches. I learned this afternoon that in one tabloid newsroom they began to heckle the television. When he said: "I know what it's like to lose a job," they shouted : "And you're going to lose the one you've got now, mate."
Monday 7 October
You are the weakest link, goodbye
She doesn't spell it out, but it's clear she's considering positive discrimination.
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