Vicars of St Albion past and present
There can be no denying that Gordon Brown suffered an incredible mauling after a hellish half hour at Prime Minister’s Question time yesterday. The reaction of Labour MPs said it all as they sat there quietly and glum faced as David Cameron picked apart the furious looking PM for refusing to call a General Election and the theft of Tory tax proposals.
It may be premature to say yesterday could represent a turning point in British politics but from every angle it looked as if the foundations of the Gordon Brown big-tent Government had crumbled. After a fine display of wit and intelligence by David Cameron the momentum now lies firmly with the Conservative party.
Tony Blair would have dealt with the situation entirely differently, and not been bruised at all in the same way. We have an expression in Suffolk: ‘The last vicar was the best vicar.’ I wonder if Labour MPs (including Quentin Davies) are just beginning to think that too.