Politicians are often accused of ‘spin’ or ‘spinning’ the facts. What is more, they do ‘spin’. Politicians are advised by experts in spin. They use spin on a daily basis to make what could be bad publicity sound better and what might be bad spin seem even better. Ofcourse spin is also used to make […]

Politicians are often accused of ‘spin’ or ‘spinning’ the facts. What is more, they do ‘spin’. Politicians are advised by experts in spin. They use spin on a daily basis to make what could be bad publicity sound better and what might be bad spin seem even better. Ofcourse spin is also used to make good stories seem bad and average stories seem even worse. Many people seem to assume that spin is all about putting a ‘positive spin’ on things. it can also involve putting a ‘negative spin’ on things. Kevin Rudd spun the recent drop in interest rates as a good thing whilst Tony Abbott spun it as a bad thing. Tony Abbott spun the recent changes to FBT requirements as ‘ another tax’ whilst Kevin Rudd spun it as an equity in initiative. To a very large extent, spin is all about framing an argument. Julia Gillard…