I must say, full marks to the Conservative Party over the last 6 years. Top class cabaret! A succession of charmless little men for us to mock (although, in hindsight, William Hague is a veritable Hercules in the charisma stakes compared to IDS); nothing even approaching an effective opposition; vicious and public in-fighting over the party leadership (like a group of bald men fighting over a comb). Collectively they have guaranteed a third term for Tony Blair and, not content with that, may even become the third party to the Liberals - a party wetter than a sturgeon's nightdress.
Could we have dreamed of this 15 or even 10 years ago? Enjoy it while it lasts people. OK, so we're not that enamoured with the incumbent government either, but don't let that spoil the entertaining spectacle of Tories stabbing each other in the back repeatedly. The "natural party of government"? My fat arse!
Ho ho ho, ha ha ha, etc.
