It was with great relief that I heard today that Ken Clarke is officially back in the shadow cabinet, after an absence that really has been too long. One of the few really credible, capable and knowledgeable politicians in the House of Commons was wasted on the back benches and if ever we needed him, it's, well, about two years ago, actually, before this whole credit business came to a head. His has been one of the few really sane voices in the whole debate: a soothing balm of common sense to alleviate the pain of being forced to listen to Gordon Brown and his idiots, sorry, team, talking about getting into lots more debt to solve a problem caused by, er, too much debt. Putting out a fire with petrol has never been a good idea.
As shadow Business Secretary, Ken is up against Peter "Mandy" Mandelson, whose return has not helped at all. Here's hoping that Call Me Dave actually listens to Clarke - we might even end up with some vaguely sensible alternative economic policies from Her Majesty's Opposition.
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