With election predictions ranging from outright victories to Lib-Lab pacts, Lib-Con coalitions, and even a government of national unity—Prospect introduces a new parlour game for our uncertain times: Fantasy Cabinet. Who is your dream team? For our treasury, Adair Turner’s spirited attacks on “socially useless” banks nudge him ahead of Saint Vince Cable. Even if Nick Clegg doesn’t win he is surely still worth a place as home secretary. Business titans and celebs would be welcome: what of Richard Branson at biz, Bob Geldof at DfID, Emma Thompson at culture, or Jamie Oliver at health? Political campaigner Heather Brooke could clean up parliament, and a spin doctor dream team of Charlie Whelan and ex-red-top spiv Andy Coulson could keep the press in check. To top it all, Lord Mandelson, long denied his dream, could become foreign secretary. It would be Gordon Brown’s final legacy: a Cabinet of all the talents.
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Who's in your Fantasy Cabinet?
May 04, 2010
Geldof: put him in charge of DfID?
