I had, in fact, noticed the phenomenon. You hardly ever see a picture of 'Georgy' Osborne without the seemingly obligatory head-wear these days. One has to ask oneself why does he do this? Is it:
a) To endeavour to look as if he is actually doing something practical?
b) To fend off the brick-bats coming his way from the far right Tories?
c) To protect his limited brain cells from the deft blows delivered by Business Secretary,'Invincible' Cable?
If the above were multiple choice questions in a GCSE examination, which one would you select?.
Maybe, 'Georgy' Osborne needs to acquire a double strength hard-hat in the coming days and weeks and take to wearing it at all times. Why, do I hear you ask? Well, David 'Bruiser' Davis is out gunning for poor old 'Georgy'. Robert Watts on 2 September wrote in the Telegraph, :
David Davis, the standard bearer for the Tory Right, has made a wide-ranging attack on the Government’s economic strategy, warning that another round of cuts before the next General Election is now “unavoidable”.
The Tory Right have got the bit between their decayed teeth and are chomping to ensure that their own parliamentary seats will be safe at the next election. They see what they regard as the weak leadership of the troublesome Cameron-Clegg-Osborne triumvirate as a near disaster! They demand that 'Boy David' Cameron should exert his 'true' Tory authority over the wishy-washy Coalition.
According to Robert Watts, the mood in the Tory party is not happy:
Mr Davis is to deliver a speech titled “there is an alternative economy policy” in London tomorrow. Meanwhile backbenchers are expected to vent their frustrations at a parliamentary dinner hosted by Mr Cameron on Wednesday evening...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9514859/Cut-tax-and-spend-less-Tory-Right-tells-George-Osborne.html
“The mood in the party is pretty bloody and the outlook is depressing,” another leading backbencher told this newspaper. “It certainly seems another round of cuts is coming – that’s the impression one gets from the Treasury.
“People are starting to realise its going to be bloody difficult for a long time. We’ve probably got 15 or 20 years of this [spending cuts]. It is becoming plain that an alternative policy is needed.”
So, you see, that is why 'Georgy' is wearing his hard-hats! With so many 'bloody' critics, he is not on safe ground! Maybe, it's time that he gave a hard-hat to his pal in No 10! It certainly looks as though they'll both need one, in the coming days and weeks!
Arturo and I are dining out tonight. We had an invitation from Fred, the black cat who lives at the Treasury. He's promised us caviar, the remains of a Sunday buffet! Yum! Yum!
'Bye'
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