Lord Young
Lord Young, appointed by the Prime minister as his ‘Enterprise Adviser’ quite recently has now resigned, following publication of remarks which offended almost everyone. This Blog is more interested in his appointment than in his resignation.
Worthy though he may be, we must get away from this coterie of whisperers in the ears of our leaders as some kind of official appointment. Prime Ministers should not need such people. They have all their own ministers and the civil service. If it is believed that the likes of Lord Young have special pearls of wisdom, David Cameron can always pick up the phone. There is no need of any official appointment. The public are fed up with this. Coming on top of the photographer saga and with Coulson still hanging about, Number Ten is beginning to suffer damage. Time to get a grip.