A tale of two women
When Sarah Teather was announced as Education Minister last week, I was more than a little surprised. Teather’s not been around for that long, yet she was able to secure a pretty decent job in the Con Dem government.
I suspect that criticism around the failure to include more women had stung the Con Dem leaders [...]
Classic line from Byrne to Laws: There’s no money left
Couldn’t stop chuckling at the thought of new Chief Secretary to the Treasurer David Laws opening this letter from his predecessor Liam Byrne. It’s the kind of line that I could actually see happening in some countries around the world- just not Britain.
how do we say goodbye?
I feel the time is getting close,
When we will have to part.
Ill show that I’ll miss you,
With last words from my heart.
We must be dreaming,
For it has gone to fast.
The time we have spent together,
Will soon be in our past.
I’ll forget this day is coming,
Today I stand here.
Trying to tell you,
How [...]
Finally- we have a date
The Westminster village and the political classes have been getting themselves into a tizzy over when the election date would be announced.
Finally, that time has come: Gordon Brown has announced that Britain is going to the polls on Thursday 6 May.