Summer Holidays With Cameron And Brown
CLASS war in the Mirror where hackette Julie McAffrey is given the task of visiting “posh” Padstow, Cornwall, and “sophisticated” Southwold, Suffolk, where, respectively, David Cameron and Gordon Brown and spending part of their summer holidays.
When he wasn’t prime minister, Brown was a regular visitor to Cape Cod in the US; now he’s in charge he stays in the UK, offering us no respite and him no rest.
(Picture: Beau Bo D’Or Website)
Last year crisis talks over foot and mouth disease meant Brown’s trip to Dorset was cut short to a few hours.
No holiday for Brown, just more work. And all work and no play makes Gordon duller than he ever was.
Now he’s off to Southwold, a place where McAffrey says you can spot Sizewell B, the nuclear power reactor. It’s Britain’s “quintessential seaside town”, where the amusements cost “pennies” and things are available at “reasonable prices”.
Cameron is in Padstow, where McAffrey says “snob Yobs” and “Hooray Henrys” hang out. Spot the “spoilt kids”, “City banker Hugo” and more “hoorays”. You can’t buy a 99 ice cream because it’s too common.
A few page on in the “HOLIDAY SAVER SPECIAL”, the “CREDIT CRUNCH CRUSADERS” advises Mirror readers to “buy your foreign currency at the airport”.
Last one to the airport’s a penny-pinching snob…
July 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
McAffrey must have gone to a different Southwold to the one I know and love but find VERY expensive.
Must admit Padstow sounds far more exciting than Guardianista invaded Southwold but Blairs Barbados is better than any of them. Stuff the carbon footprint!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:53 am
If Gordon Brown and Cameron jobs were not on the line, then they would both be off to the hot countries, but because of the state of the country, Gordon Brown is playing it safe by staying in this country, trying to not upset the voters (a bit late)
The United Kingdom is a lovely place to stay, we have some wonderful beaches, great countryside for great holidays. More and more people are now prefering to take their holidays in the UK. not only because of the credit crunch but because they want to experience with their children the holidays they had when they were younger, going to british beaches.
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July 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
anyone who says they prefer it here is either scared of flying or lying.
for one, you don’t need a thermos in barbados.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Firestar!
Good to see you back.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Perfect weather for a golf-themed holiday in the Southport area this week. Or maybe a few days for a cricket fan to soak up the sun in Leeds.
I can see Brown adn the other idiot-in-waiting now; typing ’southport’ and ‘leeds’ into google maps to see where they are.