Jaw-dropping assertion from middle-ranking minister
Quite what possessed Ivan Lewis, the supposedly safe-pair-of-hands social care minister, to write this on the Progress (Blairite pressure group) website, heaven only knows.
"In conversation with colleagues last week we were agreed that despite current political difficulties in reality we have been rather a good government. If only the electorate understood all would be well!"
Read the full article - unironically titled "Servants of the People" - here.

The phrase "let them eat cake" springs to mind. I wonder why?
Posted by: Dominic, London | 27 Mar 2008 13:56:49