Who's Miserable Now? Minister's Apology Backfires

Evening Standard - London › June 20, 2008

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A LABOUR minister was hammered by the public today after he suggested Britons should stop being "so bloody miserable" about soaring prices.

Tom Harris appeared on a string of TV and radio shows to say he was sorry if anyone had been offended by his claim that people had never been so wealthy despite the credit crunch.

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Who's Miserable Now? Minister's Apology Backfires

But the transport minister's strategy appeared to backfire when scores of viewers and listeners lambasted him for the ...

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