Peter's monsters

Peter Hitchens declares that:

Michael Howard has been drafted in to keep the party warm for Michael Portillo.

I agree with him. I also think that's a couple of Michaels too many. I'm not sure I agree with Hitchen's starting paragraph though:

A squalid putsch and a series of dirty deals will not save the Tory Party. Nothing will save the Tory Party.

The tory party may not end up being the party that Hitchens wants but as an entity it is not finished yet. The public still thinks of the tory party as the party of low taxation and the only reason Labour are getting away with their tax and spend policies is because of the reasonably good economy. This will change, people will start hurting and middle England will stick New Labour good and proper. Maybe not this election; possibly the next.

By the way, I shall deny all knowledge of this posting if Hitchens is proved right.

UPDATE: Brian Micklethwait from samizdata.net:

This Labour government may limp back into office after the next election, but I believe that its days are now numbered.

Posted by JohnJo at November 4, 2003 01:18 PM | TrackBack