Here in digest form is the whole epic saga of Grant Shapps, Conservative Party Chairman, entrepreneur and man of many faces, covering the period 2007 -today, during which time I had a weird hallucination that he was actually made responsible for something that mattered, ie housing policy. That was a hallucination, wasn't it?
At a guess, the specific judgement Cameron made in keeping him in government maybe lay in the idea that he hadn't broken the law. This may be true, but it only conveys the sense that he's not even a criminal.
I'm convinced something fraudulent will eventually fall out. He's the kind of guy who'd be disgraced for plagiarising his thesis if he was German...or if he had a degree, for that matter. Perhaps he'll eventually be nailed for cheating on his gentleman's C in woodwork?
Posted by: Alex | September 10, 2012 at 04:32 PM
Iannuci and his team must just think "why the hell do we even bother".
Its the cascading fail upon fail that makes it truly special.
Posted by: swearyanthony | September 10, 2012 at 05:07 PM
For those, like me, with a closer interest in the substantive at issue the idea the whole ministerial gig has all been a hallucination is wonderfully appealing.
But, sod it, no: it's all been real and David Brentish and generally crappy. Sort of like Gove without the braincell or polish, but with the ability to produce policy based evidence at the drop of a hat....
Posted by: CMcM | September 10, 2012 at 09:49 PM