Who can forget the 21st of April 2005 when the sun paper announced that it was supporting Tony Blair and his Labour party? The smoke was a classic Sun stunt, echoing the events in Rome the day before. The billowing black, then white, then red clouds pouring from the Sun chimney gave the TV cameras something to focus on and the paper a dramatic front page. Sun carried a piece by Blair headlined "I'm a British Patriot"; the next day, the Sun endorsed Blair, who went on to win the 1997 election by a landslide. Alastair Campbell, Blair's right-hand man, has called the endorsement his greatest achievement in politics. The Sun was the big prize and during Blair's eight years in office, he and Murdoch have stayed on reasonably good terms.
So when Caerphilly MP Wayne David dismisses this announcement then he and his unionist MP’s should learn from history. Then has a cheek to say that the media doesn’t win elections, while in the same breath expecting the Mirror paper to support the Labour party.
The real stitch up!
1 year ago

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