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I think it was a term invented for the Labour party media machine by
Fleet St at about the beginning of the Blair reign, Arni -
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No. Like most things Blairite, it comes (I think) from the States. From (I
suspect) the Reagan era. Certainly it's (relatively) old.
Is the ball 'spun' in baseball, as in cricket? Not something I would know.
If it isn't, that might suggest that the influence ran both ways.
CW
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