The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Chances of Tory landslide starting to fade
Sir, - It cannot be acceptable for any political leader to enter a radio or television studio and not know the answer to two basic questions.
How much is the policy they are there to promote going to cost? How is it going to be paid for?
On both counts, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fell short when he attended an edition of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour to talk about his party’s childcare plans.
He certainly had a bad day (May 31) but not in my view as bad a time as Prime Minister Theresa May had at the hands of Jeremy Paxman on Channel 4/Sky News on Monday evening.
The strong and stable pretender was made to look at best vacillating and at worst duplicitous.
The former Newsnight presenter drew attention to her u-turns on Europe, on whether a general election should be held at all and on taxation of small businesses.
He put her on the spot on her record as Home Secretary on immigration and national security.
She can feel fortunate that she was appearing on a minority taste news channel.
It cannot hide the fact that she fell short on the image of the safe pair of hands she is trying to promote.
I was reminded a bit of the famous Vince Cable jibe about Gordon Brown’s transformation in the space of a few weeks from Stalin to Mr Bean.
Her prospects of a landslide victory on June 8 seem much less assured despite Mr Corbyn’s real problems with both presentation and preparation. Bob Taylor. 24 Shiel Court, Glenrothes.