Give Brown’s government half a chance and they’ll bang on about “Tory cuts” and “Same old Tories” like it’s going out of fashion. So, predictably, Labour figures have been making merry over three stories from the past couple of days: George Osborne’s attack on “inflexible” public sector pay deals; Dan Hannan’s remarks about the NHS; and, now, Edward Garnier’s suggestion that the hunting ban should be repealed. According to Liam Byrne, the “mask has slipped” from those nasty, old Tories.
All this keys into an issue that the Cameroons will have to face up to over the next few days, weeks and months. Should they go out of their way to avoid fuelling the Labour attacks? Or should they say what they mean, say it proud, and dissect any objections that will be flung their way? Sure, the observations of Hannan and Garnier may not be in line with the party leadership, but the official response still suggests that Team Cameron favours the first option.
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