Where There Is Despair, May We Bring Hope

The Glorious Successor has again invited New Labour's grandmother over for tea and handbags. Unlike his brother in impotence and close friend of Edwina Currie, whose name has slipped my mind for the moment, it seems that Gordon cannot get enough of the lady's good advice. They are "expected to discuss the global downturn", since Thatcher "dealt with some of Britain's toughest postwar conditions" by ensuring that those worst affected by them got as little help as possible: a policy emulated by Tony and Gordon, though in their case it has failed to bring forth the adoration which is their due. Ever the man of principle, Gordon is also expected to "play down the political significance" of the meeting. The old bag has had dementia for seven years, in addition to the psychopathic megalomania which distinguished her in office, and certain uncharitable voices might consider it hypocritical for Gordon to fall at her feet rather than treating her like any other mentally disturbed person and throwing her in jail.