“For the past 15 years or so, British governments have tried to persuade the rest of us that the best judges of the national interest are...businessmen. This may be a ridiculous statement, but -- ominously -- fewer and fewer people laugh at it.” PeopleYearsMayGovernmentPastInterestLaughingJudgingEconomicsBritishRidiculousStatementsFewerBusinessmanNational InterestsBritish Government Author:Neal Ascherson
“John Prescott has made the government look greedy and ridiculous. Labour is seen as the corrupt party. The government has been fulfilling the old rule that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.” LooksHas BeensMadeGovernmentWinningLosesPartyElectionRidiculousOppositionLabourFulfillingGreedy Author:William Rees-Mogg