Ken Clarke does an about-turn on the euro

[BlasterBates]

..no its due to the fact that there are 5 million unemployed in Germany so employers can push wages down, whereas in Ireland there is virtually no unemployment and a strong demand for goods.

[stackpole]

Ken's soixante neuf

Ken Clarke will be 69 years old come the next election. Isn't that a little too old to be the tories' new leader, or am I being ageist?

[wendigo100]

Ken Clarke will be 69 years old come the next election. Isn't that a little too old to be the tories' new leader, or am I being ageist?

Ageist, but valid - although he'd be good at exposing Gordon Brown now, there's obviously a greater risk of him losing his marbles by 2009/10.

I'll stick to what I said during the IDS reign - David Davies will be the next Tory Prime Minister.