Seriously. The Grauniad have launched a new section on their website: "
A New Politics: Blueprint for Reforming Government". They say this is "in the wake" of the expenses "row".
So let me get this straight. When Alistair Darling was giving away FIFTY BILLION POUNDS of OUR MONEY to a bunch of incompetent, mendacious, infantile, off-with-the-
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I have to question though your assertion that the Guardian has an "emerging image as a self righteous middle class rag with trendified, fashion-driven ethics". To anyone outside its core readership, it's always had that image, which is not to deny that there's been some damned fine journalism come out of it at times.
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(oh and as for Her Maj, see my response to the Upper House comment below: the rest of the developed world is, surprise surprise, not permanently mired in backstabbing ambition, despite the lack of royalty's civilizing influence)
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I have some reservations about holding up Hilary Clinton as a shining example of how America has held itself clear of backstabbing ambition, but I think I understand your point.
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