Saturday, 13 February 2016

"In an upbeat speech"





Something changed overnight though. Originally the BBC report read:
David Cameron has said Britain will never "retreat from the world" and it is in Europe's interests for the UK to stay in a reformed European Union.
Speaking in Hamburg, the PM said changes he was seeking to UK membership would make Europe "more outward-looking, competitive and dynamic".
In an upbeat speech, he said if he got what he wanted he would campaign "unequivocally" for the UK to stay in.
Campaigners for EU exit have said the PM's renegotiation is a sham.
This morning that had changed to the following:
David Cameron has said Britain will never "retreat from the world" and it is in Europe's interests for the UK to stay in a reformed European Union.
Speaking in Hamburg, the PM said changes he was seeking to UK membership would make Europe "more outward-looking, competitive and dynamic".
He said if he got what he wanted he would campaign "unequivocally" for the UK to stay in.
Campaigners for EU exit have said the PM's renegotiation is a sham.
Did someone complain that the BBC was given the PM's speech an 'upbeat' spin of its own by calling it "an upbeat speech"?

Whatever, the phrase has been consigned to the recycling bin of history.