Ruth Kelly Vetting

[Joe Black]

"Chancellor Gordon Brown said the row over vetting had to be 'sorted out'."

Since when does the Treasury's opinion on such things matter, or is GB just thinking of all this from a possible new tax basis...

[AtW]

He is a prominent member of the ruling party who wants to be the leader so it is natural that he has opinions outside of his immediate job.

[mcquiggd]

mcquiggd is Marcus Licinius Crassus and I claim my five sesterces.

I thought it was 2 million back in the good old days... then again.... after tax...