David Cameron: "too many twits make a twat"
David Cameron, the leader of the UK's opposition Conservative Party, has laid into social microblogging service Twitter in a radio interview, labelling it useless.
While chatting to Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell, Cameron was asked why he wasn't on Twitter himself. He replied: "It's too instantaneous... Too many twits make a twat". When asked about the mood of the nation, he added "The public are pissed off.. Oh, I can't say that, can I?".
While there are 349 Labour MPs and 192 Conservative ones, there are over 40 Labour tweeters, with only 9 Conservative ones. However, given the Conservative Party's fascination with new media in recent years - with Cameron's "Webcameron" technology and the Conservative Wall - the comments are surprising.
Has Cameron got it right? Or is he wrong about the impact of Twitter on the UK population? Share your thoughts below.
While chatting to Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell, Cameron was asked why he wasn't on Twitter himself. He replied: "It's too instantaneous... Too many twits make a twat". When asked about the mood of the nation, he added "The public are pissed off.. Oh, I can't say that, can I?".
While there are 349 Labour MPs and 192 Conservative ones, there are over 40 Labour tweeters, with only 9 Conservative ones. However, given the Conservative Party's fascination with new media in recent years - with Cameron's "Webcameron" technology and the Conservative Wall - the comments are surprising.
Has Cameron got it right? Or is he wrong about the impact of Twitter on the UK population? Share your thoughts below.