George Osborne’s tactical manouvre in Scotland cheapened the upcoming nuclear defence question George Osborne didn’t give up much by way of his weekend by spending a grey and wet bank holiday Monday visiting Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine base at Faslane – where it wasn’t a bank holiday besides. But did his blatantly tactical manoeuvre on a serious and divisive issue cost him in terms of reputation?I can see why ministers from David Cameron down can’t wait to net a crack at Jeremy Corbyn’s imminent leadership of the opposition. Andrew Sparrow sets out their thinking admirably in Tuesday’s Guardian, though our Tory pundit Matthew d’Ancona has been among those warning No 10 that an enfeebled Labour party will unleash the demons of rightwing Euroscepticism to torment them instead. Related: George Osborne making 'wrong moral choice' on nuclear weapons Related: Faslane move is first in Tory plot to frame 'peacenik' Corbyn Related: The Jeremy Corbyn victory scenario: confrontation or cooperation? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com