The Prime Minister declared war at PMQs today. Not once but twice in the same sentence.
‘We’re at war in Libya and in Afghanistan,’ he said, in a throwaway footnote to some ritual noises about his ‘huge respect for our armed forces.’ Until this historic
moment Britain had been engaged in peace-keeping and nation-building in Afghanistan, and in civilian protection and tyrant-bothering in Libya. But now it’s official. We’re mobilised on
two fronts. Ed Miliband might have made more of this but he was too busy mentally preparing himself for this week’s shock ambush. This week’s shock ambush wasn’t quite as shocking
as it might have been because it had exactly the same three-pronged shape as last week’s shock ambush.
Prong One: a minuscule point of detail that Cameron is bound to be unprepared for.
Prong Two: a highly emotive topic that will silence Tory catcalls.
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