Tories ‘not of seniority and wisdom’
An extraordinary judgement was passed on the incoming Tory administration today.
In an article on the front page of the Guardian newspaper today, titled ‘Mandarins launch attack on Labour‘, Lord Turnbull, cabinet secretary from 2002 – 2005, complained of the increading centralisation of power at the centre of government.
But right at the end of the article is this little-noticed gem:
Turnbull who famously accused Brown of acting with “Stalinist ruthlessness, said that Brown, Cameron and Osborne had entered parliament too young. “They are not people of seniority and wisdom.“
Wonder why no one chose to highlight that and probe him further.
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Erm, it does mention that applies to Brown too.
Of course I agree in all three cases.
I am not really looking forward to the boy king and his kindergarten court.
Amazing to see mandarins complaining about the centralising of power!
Who let fruit into the decision making process in the first place and a sub-set of fruit at that?
The real shocker is that Brown has apparently become a Tory. Now that really would be front page news…
Is that a joke? I can’t tell.
Read the title of this piece. Then read the quotation from Lord Turnbull. Then spot the difference.
Tonga Tim, I was pulling your tail.
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