Georgy Osborne on 'work experience' ... @ No 10

"There'll be tears before Autumn." Arturo said sagely.

"Whose tears?" Foolishly, I asked.

"Whose, do you think? That Great Booby of a Chancellor, George Osborne!"

Arturo nodded towards a computer monitor. I read:

George Osborne is a "work experience" Chancellor and should be replaced

http://audioboo.fm/boos/897428-george-osborne-is-a-work-experience-chancellor-and-should-be-replaced

I listened to the interview on BBC Radio 4 given by Lord Oakeshott to Martha Kearney on The World at One. I wondered whether Georgy Osborne had heard it too! No wonder the walls adjacent to No 11 were shaking! Georgy must have been banging his head!

The message - the gist of which was

GEORGE MUST GO! AND QUICKLY!

was repeated on the BBC's own website under the heading:

Osborne a work experience chancellor, says Cable ally.

The article went on to state:

Lord Oakeshott told BBC Radio 4's World at One that his fellow Liberal Democrat Mr Cable should be put in charge at the Treasury.

He said: "George Osborne has got no business experience.

"He has never worked outside politics. He is doing surprisingly well for a chancellor on work experience.

"But really in a torrid time like this I think we do need absolutely the best people available."

Lord Oakeshott told the BBC News Channel that the Treasury was displaying "inertia combined with arrogance".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18987491

Somehow, I don't think Georgy will be delighted by the faint praise offered by the comment that he was 'doing surprisingly well for a chancellor on work experience'. Would you be?

Worse news for Georgy came from 'The Daily Telegraph'. In an online poll, the following question was posed

Should George Osborne lose his job?

What do you think? Loyal Tory readers would surely back the best pal of their leader, 'Boy David' Cameron. You would think so, wouldn't you? But remember this, Tories are quite ruthless when it comes to power. The average Tory Party member has just one slogan close to his/her heart. It is

'POWER AT ANY PRICE'

Any price really does mean 'ANY'!

So - was there to be a speck of hope for our Georgy? Well, judge for yourselves. At 7 pm on July 25 2012 - the result of the poll so far stood at:

Yes, the economy is in a parlous condition. It is time for a fresh pair of hands. (2,638 votes)73.03%

No, he has kept Britain out the European debt storm. It would be foolish to change horse mid-race. (974 votes) 26.97%

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/9426424/George-Osborne-is-a-work-experience-Chancellor-who-should-be-moved-in-reshuffle-says-senior-Lib-Dem.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Yet another section of 'The Telegraph' had more bad news for Georgy Osborne. Beneath a painful image, James Kirkup wrote an article on his blog:

The GDP figures are a brutal size-12 boot in the groin for George Osborne

He stated:

This is bad news, plain and simple, and the buck stops with Mr Osborne. How will he respond? The choice facing him is stark. He can stick to the current path, while seeking more ways to “max out Plan A” with new and ever more complex schemes to encourage private sector investment without actually spending any more public money. Or he can slow the deficit reduction plan and borrow a little more, probably for public investment and using the argument that it makes sense to take the opportunity of ultra-low gilt yields.

James Kirkup went on to write:

Earlier this year, such a fundamental shift in the Coalition’s economic and political strategy would have been unthinkable. But these days? It’s surely still colossally unlikely. But I’d be very surprised if somewhere in the darkest, most secret corners of the Treasury, there isn’t a little bit of work going on to examine the options for what would inevitably be called Plan B.

Raise or fold? Charge on into the guns or change course? It’s a big choice, probably the biggest this Government will make and the biggest of George Osborne’s career. The Chancellor, a fan of American history, will no doubt be familiar with the thoughts of Abraham Lincoln here: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100172524/the-gdp-figures-are-a-brutal-size-12-boot-in-the-groin-for-george-osborne/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Uh Huh! 'brutal boot size 12 in the groin' - seems more like Georgy is sitting on the 'horns of a dilemma' and they're pretty sharp horns, at that!

Arturo and I hoped for a bit of peace and quiet whilst our lords and masters are living it up in the sunshine. Somehow, I don't think Arturo will be having a cosy time in No 11! What with the head-banging and the slogan-bashing, it's going to be a hairy time for one and all!

That's why I'm treating Arturo to a kitchen supper, here at No 10. Must keep his pecker up.

'Bye'