Blue Sky Thinking
Anyone who has ever worked in business and heard the ominous phrase "blue sky thinking" will not be surprised with the sort of unrealistic toss Steve Hilton has apparently been spouting in the hallowed halls of the Prime Minister's home. "Blue sky thinking" is a euphemism for chatting nonsense that quite simply isn't ever going to happen. I have no idea why Hilton - who seems to just say that the first that floats into his brain - is employed by the incumbent Prime Minister, who is the most risk averse and anodyne politician to climb out of the bog of mediocrity that is modern politics in this country.
Although I do like this observation in the Telegraph (emphasis mine):
Mr Hilton, who often walks around the Prime Minister's office without shoes, is an increasingly influential figure who often suggests seemingly crazy ideas in an attempt to spark creative debate.Must be fucking mental to walk around without shoes. What a crazy fool. Definitely want to certify someone for not wearing shoes.
Labels: Cameron, People talking bollocks, Steve Hilton, Talkin' Toss
posted by The Nameless Libertarian @ 6:47 pm
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2 Comments:
Cameron doesn't know what he's doing. That's why he employs someone like Hilton. Why can't Dave come up with his own ideas?
Well, I'd imagine that Dave is not the most creative of thinkers. In fact, he comes across as a desperately conformist, risk-averse career politician - so he probably resists thinking whenever possible. So possibly he does need others to think for him. What I don't get, though, is why he uses someone as barmy as Hilton. Is Hilton a court jester, designed to lighten the mood when things get tough? During the phone hacking scandal, did Cameron summon Hilton to perform for him with such gems as "let's make traffic lights illegal for a month" or "let's ignore the EU to see if it just goes away of its own accord?"
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