Cringe

What's that about not being able to pick your family?  Never truer here, as the kinsfolk gather for maximum damage.  Gillian Duffy's niece, also called Gillian, has seen fit to comment. She said her aunt was "disgusted" and told the BBC:

"It's disgraceful. He's just shown his true colours. He's always trying to pretend to be so nice and in touch with the people but he's obviously not. I can see it anyway.  I don't like the man, to be honest*."

She said she can't really speak to anyone- something about lawyers, but she actually said she was disgusted by what he said.  She's a very strong-willed person and I don't think she'll accept the apology, to be honest*."

The grandmother was said to be working with PR advisers, that leech Max Clifford, last night, and has yet to make any comment on the PM's visit.  Clifford said:  

“The Tory press love this story. It would be worth £100 000 to The Sun or the Mail if she was prepared to be critical of Gordon Brown.”

Mrs Duffy's nephew, luckily not called Gillian but Andrew, added:

"It's a massive gaffe isn't it, what can you say? He's made a fool of himself really."

I wonder who is making the bigger fool of themselves now? Ghastly.  And why the need to use this redundant phrase*?  Tell you what, pet, don't be honest for a change...or is that already the case?