just darling, darling…the original 2 Tone politician…
Posted by Ricky in Opinion under National | on Sep 02 2008
In gentler times, when multicultural Britain was a sunnier place, the remarkable appearance of the MP, now our chancellor, white haired, neatly bearded and with jet black brows, seemed so in-tune: the original 2 Tone politician.
His curiously interesting monotone has hardly altered and, though the beard is gone, remains in quizzical counterpoint to his ‘look’. Who else could say ‘pissed off’ with such acceptable diffidence yet puncture Nick Clegg’s righteous balloon, and mock George Osborn’s self-satisfaction. At last, a window! Someone who shows he knows, who’s quiet and confident enough to let the finger point where it will. He understands the essential truth: it’s not what goes right that is retained, but what goes wrong. The endless listing of achievements has devalued great success to little more than the fantasy figures of the Soviets. It’s in acknowledging shortcomings that the electorate has confidence that their government knows what it knows, can see what it sees. To pretend otherwise is barking, darling, barking. So 3 Cheers for the original, 2 Tone Politician
