There aren't many events that would suddenly cause me to think very seriously about voting Conservative to save the country, but a John Reid premiership is one of them. (A Peter Mandelson premiership would be another, but I'm ruling that out as a possibility unless we suddenly find out there is going to be a United States of Europe and the elections are in 2008 or something).
Wasn't it so much better when John Reid was just Tony Blair's attack dog? Now the dog has learnt to talk and think on its own, and its main policy prescriptions and basic shtick are an exaggerated version of 1995 - vintage Michael Howard, with a touch of Enoch Powell thrown in. Unfortunately, his profile has been wildly boosted by the chaos he has inherited in the Home Office, and he hasn't been in the job long enough for the public to see through him yet.
Give this dog a bone and keep him chewing on it, preferably in a padded cell, for at least 12 months. I'm with Roy Hattersley (see about halfway down in the article) although I would like to remind him that unlicensed gun ownership is banned...
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