The knives are out for the do nothing party

Nice to see the Liberal Dems talking sense once again over the economy.

This is Vince Cable responding to David Cameron's earlier comments about the reflation of the economy

He’s completely wrong to argue that when private confidence has collapsed when consumer confidence, when business confidence collapses that government should be doing nothing – of course government should be doing something

So Vince then agrees with Gordon's synopsis that the Tories are the do nothing party.

The knives have been ouit ever since Cameron made his speech to the LSE,Yvette Cooper earlier said that

"David Cameron is basically saying the Conservative party would do nothing to boost the economy. I think that is hugely irresponsible and bad for the economy.

While the cat is away

Whilst the cat is way the mice will play so to speak.

Reports circulating in the Westminster gossip village suggest that Labour loyalist,PPS to Yvette Cooper and thus probably close to the ear of the Pm has resigned.

She is upset about the 10p tax band removal and hastold colleagues.No official announcement yet but as Jonathan Isaby points out,how principled is the stance for on her website after the budget that took the band away is the following statement

“Chancellor Gordon Brown today delivered a Budget for British families," she said. "This budget is good for Sheffield, good for the country and good for ordinary working families.”

Meanwhile I have just heard an interview with Lord Desai on Radio 4's Pm in which the Labour peer does not mince his words over Gordon Brown's performance as Prime Minister.Comparing him to Tony Blair,Lord Desai pulls him up on his presentational skills.

He was following up an interview that he did with the Evening Standard in London where I quote he said

Gordon Brown was put on earth to remind people how good Tony Blair was.
"It is a bit like William Hague who is a far better shadow foreign secretary than he was a leader of the Conservative party."

adding

"Gordon is a worrier with an academic approach to solving problems, but that does not always reassure people when they feel uncertain."

Update

A late night phone call across the Atlantic persuaded Angela Smith not to resign after all.