This week has been kinda busy in the world of politics and my own narcissistic one. Cos of that I couldn't quite keep up (you may have noticed). So, instead, I'm gonna do a totally retro news round-up! (Maybe it's not worth an exclamation point level of excitement but heyho who's complaining?!
Numero Uno:
General Assemblies are fun aren't they? Well they are if you're name begins with G and ends with addafi. The Libyan leader launched into a 1.5 hour lecture on the first day of the meeting of world leaders. Although the rest of the world has now affirmed their feelings that he is, well, nuts Gaddafi did manage to garner nearly as many international press inches as Obama. Ramblings of a dictator mad with power or clever PR pitch? You decide (me personally I'm gonna go for a bit of both.)
Other highlights included G-Obama's virtual hug for the rest of the world, performed using his trademark charisma and slick vocal talents. Brownie also did Britain rather proud, sounding like the blunt and dignified leader he could so easily be. His speech, notably, was very different in both material and message than Obama's, which quite frankly makes a-freakin' change. Carla Bruni, of course, provided the glamour for the event.
Numero Dos
The annual conferences of the major party's of the Great British isles started! The Lib Dems recycled the Conservative conference of last year, but with far less impact - it was notable that they got fewer column inches than last year even though they're in a far stronger position. Sarah Brown passionately, and rather movingly, defended her husband - finally giving him a human face. And that great political commentator The Sun changed alliances. Luckily, G Brown had the sense to realise how un-bothered by this he really should be. And as they say in all great and predictable cliffhangers....tbc.
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