Is it just me or has the phrase 'elephant int he room' become THE phrase of the election campaign 2010? It has spread like a virus through the media. Generally referred to by the LibDems as the avoidance by Labour & Conservatives of the deficit issue it has also been used to describe avoidance (by any party) of plain talking on immigration, the EU, public sector jobs cuts and even lack of recycling.
So, if all the parties are accusing the other parties of avoiding the 'big issues'...what is it they are waffling on about generally?
And more importantly just how many elephants are there in the room? Surely the idea is that there should only ever be one...the one that's being avoided. If there's a whole herd of elephants surely it weakens the phrase not to mention making it all a bit crowded...and smelling of elephants!So far I haven't spotted any elephants in Kemptown...or have I?
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