Is David Cameron frightened?
Watching this video on BBC News, you could be forgiven for noticing his eyes wandering dangerously away from the camera. It's strange to watch (even though he says at one point something along the lines of people wanting politicians to look them in the eye and tell them where spending will be cut...sorry where spending will fail to increase) but the eyes appear to have it.
Look at this diagram.
The first fox is looking at the interviewer in the direction of the camera, facing the right way. The second fox faces the right way, as Cameron does in the interview, but his pupils are conspicuously looking in the wrong direction. His eyebrows are furrowed and his forehead shiny. The effect was stronger in Jon Snow's interview on C4 news - Foxy was wilting visibly at one stage and argued with Snow for the right of way at one point - but the pupils betray the difficulties Vulpes Vulpes seems to be in.
I've seen Tony Blair in worse straits of course, but that was shortly after he had been made to walk his nine-month long plank.
Do you really think Cambo might be in trouble himself? Any more sweat and he would have rivalled Howard's virtuoso "wriggling politician" act on that Newsnight interview. That would never do.
UPDATE 21:05 - PlayPolitical have uploaded the C4 interview.
Quickie card reading?
BBC VERSION
PAST - II WANDS - proposals for action with a view to the future; but still a bit of work to do to get things unequivocally off the ground.
PRESENT - VII SWORDS - Struggling against the feeling that someone, somewhere has it in for you and has walked out wearing your clothes. Something has been stolen; a bit remains, but the damage is already done.
FUTURE - VIII PENTACLES - Hard work and serious business building a more substantial edifice.
FIGHT OR FLIGHT? - PAGE OF WANDS - Fight for the moment, but only able to prod and provoke rather than master the situation and take control.
C4 VERSION
PAST - KNIGHT OF CUPS - Attempts to promote oneself based on spin and emotive dealings rather than actual substance.
PRESENT - PAGE OF CUPS - Trying to keep things simple and sweet; trying to come across as Little Boy Blue and bring a hopeful, optimistic and innocent message to the voters.
FUTURE - THE CHARIOT - Speeding up but being ripped apart by momentum generated by circumstances.
FIGHT OR FLIGHT? - VIII SWORDS - Unable to move - paralysed by the situation. Limited room for manoeuvre turning into the inability to move forward or back.
