So farewell then, Michael Howard. Credit where its due, Howard did prevent the Conservative Party from entirely self destructing. Under Iain Duncan Smith, the story beginning to emerge really was that the party was on its last legs. That is no longer the case. But let’s not get carried away here. The Tory strategy in… Continue reading Comfortable Mythology
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Boy George unnerves Merv
The annoying talking donkey hasn’t just been getting up Gordo’s nose: In a policy document handed to the Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank, in January and published yesterday, Mr Osborne raised the idea of removing the majority that the Bank’s staff currently hold on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). However, the Bank was… Continue reading Boy George unnerves Merv
Frodo is feeling sniffy
Yeah right. Sure you’ve got the ‘flu. We believe you. Heard this sort of thing from Charles Kennedy all the time. So it begins. I’d snort with derision, but unlike Cameron I can’t afford it. On the other hand, I can well believe he may have made all this up just to get out of… Continue reading Frodo is feeling sniffy