The friends agreed the shadow foreign secretary had agreed to work more closely over the presentation of policy.
With breathtaking frankness, the former foreign secretary, Lord Howe, explained that the government should not be criticised for "incompatibility between policy and presentation of policy".
Using a knowledge exchange model [ 54], the KB team provided skills for EIPM, relevant evidence and supported the development and presentation of policy briefs, as well as keeping focal points informed of progress and challenges to developing policy briefs.
He raised the quantity and quality of Policy Unit staff (it now boasts a dozen high-flyers), and widened its remit to oversee existing policies and develop new ones.Second, through Alistair Campbell, his press secretary, Mr Blair exerts far more discipline over the presentation of policies, by both ministers and civil-service press officers, than did any of his predecessors.
Casting events systematically in a non-objective light is the exhibition of bias, and the continual presentation of policies one disagrees with as evidence of "evil" seems to fall under that category.
That's not a fair presentation of the policy here, but it is how the political rhetoric shapes up.
The new phase is marked by a concerted effort to transmit more of Mr. Gore's personal side along with a positive presentation of his policy proposals.
United States Rachel Shabi criticises three of the winners at this year's Golden Globes for their presentation of American policy towards the Muslim world: Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Homeland.
Much of this criticism misses the point, harking back to a largely imaginary past in which the big issues of the day were thrashed out in parliament, and particularly in the presentation of alternative policy platforms by party leaders.
Or maybe what the government needs is a stronger centre, ever-tighter control from Downing Street of the presentation of government policy?If that is the direction in which Mr Blair is now inclining he would be wise to think again.
His presentation of economic policy, his manipulation of international institutions for domestic advantage and his ability to portray rivals as extremists are tactics that might be adopted by Bill Clinton or Britain's Tony Blair.And he is good at it.
