"I'll bet
'Boy David' Cameron is longing for a quiet weekend at
Chequers." Arturo chuckled somewhat maliciously, I thought.
However - it has been quite a week for the
'Posh Boys' of Downing Street. 'Georgy' Osborne is keeping a lower profile than usual and trying to stay away from trains. I suppose this is after the fiasco of his Standard Class rail ticket being used whilst he was sitting in a First Class compartment! Tut! Tut! One would hope that a
Chancellor of the Exchequer knew that it costs a few pounds more to take that liberty!! Still - being a 'Posh Boy' he has probably always had tickets bought for him. However - this is not the first time, no siree; he's done it before. Maybe 'Posh Boys' never learn!
This week,
'Georgy' Osborne has been given a lesson in how to promote growth in the UK regional economy by
Tarzan! Incredible, do I hear you say? Ah! The Tarzan in question is none other than
Lord Heseltine the former mace-wielding MP who really 'did for'
Maggie Thatcher. He wasn't nicknamed 'Tarzan' for either of those feats but for his unruly blonde locks reminiscent of a wild man of the woods! However, to get to the point - Heseltine produced a report this week that won praise from many for stating what 'Georgy' should have been saying many months ago! Tarzan wrote in his introduction:
NO STONE UNTURNED
One man’s vision
The Government should set out a comprehensive strategy for national wealth creation, defining its view of its own role – and the limits of that role – together with those of others in local authorities, public bodies and the private sector.
This report makes 89 recommendations.
Some will say they are criticisms.
That is exactly the wrong approach.
To invite criticism is a sign of strength.
To accept it is a sign of confidence.
We are all too close to the economic crisis.
There is opportunity on a grand scale.
Huge infrastructure demands and hungry institutional funds – link them.
Excellence in industry, commerce, academia – extend it.
England’s cities pulsing with energy – unleash it.
Every one of us needs to rise to the challenge.
www.bis.gov.uk/.../12-1213-no-stone-unturned-in-pursuit-of-growth
In the report, Heseltine covers a wide variety of areas including an analysis of the economic crisis, localism, Whitehall, Government and growth, education and skills and finally a description of '
Making it happen'
Why on earth didn't 'Boy David' Cameron, the
Prime Minister and 'Georgy' Osborne,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, have the nouse to think of these ideas themselves!
Thomas Pascoe writing in the
Telegraph said:
Bravo, Lord Heseltine, for saying what Britain has needed to hear for a long time
He ended his blog:
Lord Heseltine is one of a dwindling number of survivors from a generation which did, rather than looked for excuses not to do. His report is a serious challenge to our industrial policy and I hope it is greeted by affirming actions, not merely affirming words.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/thomaspascoe/100021044/bravo-lord-heseltine-for-saying-what-britain-has-needed-to-hear-for-a-long-time/
How both Cameron and Osborne long for such kind words to be written about them!
Instead of kind words, Cameron suffered his first parliamentary defeat in the
House of Commons over the EU Budget! The worry for him must be that it was his own backbenchers who caused the defeat. In fact, he was even compared to
'John Major', the former Conservative PM who was torn to bits by anti-EU Conservatives. The
Huff Post reported:
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Miliband mocked Cameron's inability to control his own MPs.
"He can't convince European leaders, he can't even convince his own backbenchers. He is weak abroad he is weak at home, it's John Major over again," he said.
He added: "How can he be giving up on a cut in the EU budget before the negotiations have begun?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/31/miliband-cameron-as-weak-as-john-major-over-europe_n_2048923.html
So, that's why Arturo reckons the 'Posh Boys' must be longing for a retreat to the country! Of course, there's possibly another reason. A reason close to Arturo's and to my heart!! There was serious caterwauling in Downing Street, last week! The
Telegraph reported:
Police called to break up violent cat fight in Downing Street:
Larry the Downing Street cat and Freya, the Chancellor's moggy, go at it hammer and tongs on the steps of No 10.
Beneath the headline was a blood-curdling image of our old
Larry being dealt a truly 'knock-out' blow from
Freya, Georgy's errant moggy! If you want to see it, go to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9611897/Police-called-to-break-up-violent-cat-fight-in-Downing-Street.html
Not a pretty sight!
As for me and Arturo, we're dining in tonight! Larry is in disgrace upstairs at No 10. Freya is in her cat basket. So we have the run of the place!
'Bye'
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