“One tactic being discussed involves provoking a physical confrontation at one of the three ground-breaking TV debates between the candidates. In this scenario, Brown, instead of responding to a point made by Cameron, would walk over from his microphone with an exaggerated silent display of self-control, bring his face to within an inch of the Tory leader’s, and in a subdued voice, ask “what did you just say?”, before delivering a single well-aimed blow to his opponent’s face, followed by a headlock if required.”
Excellent reporting form the Guardian Olaf Priol (via Labour’s election strategy: bring on no-nonsense hard man Gordon Brown | Politics | The Guardian
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Source: Guardian
