Ed Vaizey

I’m going on Andrew Neil’s Daily Politics tomorrow.  I’m a great admirer of Andrew, I think he’s probably the best political broadcaster in Britain.  But he’s not that good.  There’s a rather silly story in the Standard this evening saying that David Cameron was too frightened to be interviewed by him.  Apparently, Andrew was prepared to travel to Bournemouth at a moment’s notice to interogate the dear leader.  Not so fast.  If what I am hearing is true, almost no one can get into the conference because of the screw up over passes.

Anyway, on tomorrow’s show I have to put together my fantasy cabinet.  I had to do it fast, so forgot Mrs T, which will get me into trouble, but did remember to make DC PM which is OK.  Andrew Neil is my shadow chancellor, because of his trenchant editorials in The Business; Charles James Fox is Deputy PM for entertainment value; Edmund Burke Foreign Secretary because of his perceptiveness over the French Revolution and the American War of Independence; Nick Clegg at environment for inclusiveness; Alan Milburn at health for understanding what needs to change in the NHS.

Of course, this is just a parlour game.  You can play it HERE.  In real life, I think our shadow cabinet is perfect.

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