For my part, I hope that Tessa Jowell is not forced out of her ministerial position.  The longer she stays, the more damage she will do to this venal Government.  With the help of the overwhelmingly pro New Labour media, the stench of the sleaze in which this administration has been too frequently drenched, has never stuck.  The Government has come to accept that it is bomb-proof.  Just wait for the hue and cry to die down, and then bring back the minister who had found himself in an unfortunate situation (of his making.)  It will not always be thus.

I suspect that Ms Jowell will be forced out sooner or later.[1]  Nevertheless, she will be back in some other capacity very soon, once “it has all been forgotten.” It will be not forgotten however and neither will any of the other sleazy indiscretions of the Government. 

The Government’s own arrogance will ensure that it is finally, spectacularly, brought to book.[2]

"The problem with the Liberal Democrats is that they promise one thing to one part of the country and another thing to another part."

So says Jenny Hjul in The Sunday Times, today.  I concur.  It is blatant opportunism mixed with political cynicism of the worst kind, yet the Liberal Democrats continue to cast themselves as the guys in white.