Well. Never mind.

(hat tip @paulwaugh)

I’m glad someone’s keeping track of these major stories.

You’d think he might have learned a lesson from Tony Blair watching Jackie Milburn play football.

I like this site a lot, but this story is just a massive so what? Does this really constitute a gaffe?

keep this earth shattering news up, Cameron a lying bastard well who would think that eh!

Don’t forget the pasty shop in Leeds station.

Yes it does constitute news because Cameron seems to keep saying these nonsensical anecdotes. It shows a part of his character that likes to pretend or tell fibs to hoodwink the public when really there is no reason to.

C’mon, give the guy a break, first, his only job experience is PR, second politics – a lie is the default position for both occupations.
We know they know no other way, even if they don’t.
More to be pitied than blamed.

you aint gonna get sweet fa in life in you dont tell lies as a politician,cameron is quiet an impressive liar,but not the best in parliament,i award that gong to gideon osborne

My own view is that this sort of thing actually does matter:

1) It’s a lie,
2) It’s about being “a regular guy”,
3) It suggests advice from spads.

It’s important to be fair though isn’t it? This seems odd coming from “Headline” Sunny of Labour.

I remember about a decade ago when Hague tried to make the tories hip by getting the shadow cabinet to state they loved music and name dropping bands. Oliver Letwin just said ‘sorry, I prefer classical music’ and didn’t play the game. My opinion of him went up as a result.

So how many X-Factor fluffs and ‘Pastygate’ gaffs does it take to add up to one ‘We have proof that Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction which he can launch in 45 Minutes’?

Planeshift

That’s the one that gets me. Quite why he feels the need to fit in in this way is beyond me, given that most people accept that a PM will probably be a bit busy for a lot of the things they take for granted.

@ 13

I remember it being reported as an “embarrassment” for Brown that he couldn’t name all of the Harry Potter books (or something) and Cameron could.

I was somewhat bemused.

So how many X-Factor fluffs and ‘Pastygate’ gaffs does it take to add up to one ‘We have proof that Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction which he can ”
Unfortunately even your Tories would have gone to war and used the same excuse.