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Whistleblower

03 June 2008
Issue: 4161 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
From: Tony Blair MP. To: Gordon Brown

That confidential memo that was accidentally left in the photocopier the e-mail sent 'Reply all' by mistake: they all make their way to Whistleblower. Or so he says...

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
From: Tony Blair MP
To: Gordon Brown

Dear Gordon

Thank you for letting me see your speech in draft.

As a former Prime Minister I hope that you will not mind my making the following suggestions.

  1. For 'You are a bunch of ingrates for not voting Labour in Crewe and Nantwich' I think 'The electorate has expressed certain disappointment in our performance of late and I wish to assure the British people that we are listening to your concerns' would be preferable.
  2. I also think that 'Having given you a bribe of £2.7 billion the least you could have done was to honour your side of the bargain' might...

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