Thursday, February 01, 2007

Blair's hapless show at PMQ's

As all of the news network were tied up with the Birmingham investigation, I was unable to have my usual catch up with PMQ's on the Sky news Active, until I read the dead tree press this morning

For me, I think that this was one of the most telling PMQ's for over a decade! When was the last time that the Leader of an opposition party able to call for the resignation of a Prime Minister, and not be laughed out of the commons.

Tony Blair has no authority at all over his cabinet. The way that whole Gay adoption row was handled is a perfect example. In 1997 would any of his cabinet dared to question his decision. No, of course they wouldn't. But now that they smell blood, a few threaten to resign, and Blair has to back down to the mob

So when David Cameron stated at the despatch box that "It is in the national interest for him to go now", he was spot on. No matter which party is in power, the country will be paralysed if the PM cannot control their own cabinet

But the ridicule didn't stop there with even the SNP leader making a "handcuffed wrists" gesture as the PM respond to his question.

How true could that joke become.

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