So Liam Fox has gone! Inevitable really once his best man and confidante Werrity was acknowledged to have been supported by a private intelligence company and an Israeli philanthropist.  I am sure I must be getting paranoid as the word Mossad leapt into my mind; but no – Mossad are very professional, if I imagine that then its too obvious – isn’t it?  In any case Dr Fox went some days late.  he was a dead duck on Monday and I said on Wednesday that it would be difficult for him to lead a Ministry after this.  Still not had any printable feedback from the troops, the view seems to be – just another suit and wonder what kind of fruit-loop we will get next.

Interesting that the Conservative spin machine is stressing that he took the decision himself and that DC has been quick to do the faint-hearted praise  and stress the same.  It strikes me that there was more to come over the week end and DC decided it was time that Liam took the decision to resign – no greater love hath a man than lay down his career for Davy boy.  Strangely I think this will have weakened Cameron as it proved that he failed to take the decisive action he needed to take.  All well and good gathering the evidence and having a man innocent until proven guilty.  However, in politics, as PM, he needed to be seen to be decisive and given the amount of U turns on policy already shown in this Parliament, it is now getting more and more difficult to identify any form of coherent  leadership for many of the initiatives the Tories are pushing.  Cameron needed to show he was in charge and his procrastination over Liam Fox writ loud and large that he was not.  The question is; was that due to the fact that he blinked (again) or he does not have that amount of support  against the right wing of the Party?  Either way Ed of the giant forehead has an opportunity both ways to trash him at the next PMQ;s.

While he is at it, he might want to remind DC of the Noel Coward moment – to loose one right wing darling is a pain but will Oliver Letwin follow Foxy?   Throwing Cabinet Office and constituency papers into public dustbins in a park like a larcenous postman disposing of evidence is not a recommended action for the man in charge of policy for the Government.  In fact to hear him say that it was not a sensible thing to do staggers me.  Of course it wasn’t and even if they were just constituency papers it makes future credibility in selling policy to an already doubting electorate just a tad more difficult and convincing his constituency party of his loyalty almost impossible.  I wonder if will be a taxi for Mr Letwin next week – the Sun appears to have got its teeth into him as well Ho Hum – a day in the life………………………..