On a wing and a prayer

It is not often that I agree with Simon Heffer but his piece in this morning's Telegraph is spot on.

there has been a consistent, unanimous message about the political class from people who work in business: that nobody senior in any party understands just how bad things are

And even the Tories come in for stick or should I say George Osborne

Mr Osborne is set to become Chancellor of the Exchequer not because he is a great economic thinker or strategist, and not even because he understands economics, but because he is Mr Cameron's chum. There are several people on the Conservative benches infinitely better qualified to do the job, and infinitely more needed by the country at this time of severe crisis: but they don't have a prayer.