She's not fit for any century ... she's walked towards a load of jobs she's no good at.We repeat, Ruth Kelly: she's rubbish and should resign.
If I get time over the weekend, I might put up a poll of the current cabinet and ask for people to vote for those likely to make it through to Brown's cabinet. Reid's already gone, Hodge has to go, as does Hewitt, others I'm not so sure of; Gordo'll need to do a clean sweep in many respects. Ah well.
In other news, had the crappiest megabus driver ever today, but apart from traffic and his inability to stop effectively, was OK. Then I managed to not get off the train at Brighouse. D'oh! So instead of getting to Elland just about now for a nice drink in Jennie's pub, I missed the last bus and am waiting for her here; I'm actually about to take the dog fora walk. Ouch...
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I'm actually about to take the dog fora walk.
I see she's trained you well already. :o)
The member of the Cabinet I want to see leave it, more than any other because I'm irrational like that, is Hazel Fscking Blears.
I think I'll turn back on the 'watching politics very closely' instincts when Gordon's elected, especially with the constitutional stuff, could turn out to be quite interesting.
I also keep getting Jowell and Hewitt mixed up, they really are that bland aren't they.
You can tell the difference - Jowell is more shrill, Hewitt is more patronising.
Overall, I don't actually hate Hewitt that much. Health is a poisoned chalice, and IT sucks. I'm inclined to think that a cross-department "Minister" for
Administrative AffairsIT Infrastructure (possibly a Lord, possibly a cross-party czar, possibly an "independent advisor" a la Lord Carlisle) would be sensible. As would changing some of our more stupid IT procurement policies, which seem to prevent earlier fuck-ups being taken into account when buying new IT systems.I especially liked the reports of the splitting of the Home Office and the staff being transferred to the MoJ, problems would be caused by the incompatible IT systems; why do two very closely linked departments have different IT infrastructures?
Then there's Crapita.
I had heard that Darling might get it. But I really can't imagine Brown letting anyone else actually do anything.
Alternately, Gordo might do something weird, and appoint someone to have a completely free reign, and we might see a change in economic policy. Doubt it, but we might.