No Osborne thread?

[MrMarkyMark]

I have a bottle of Champagne in the fridge, I think I'll open it later.
Lets not lose sight of the fact that we have "lost" Osborne

[minestrone]

I expect the Japanese will welcome him back..

[jamesbrown]

As Davis has been made minister for Brexit, Boris won't even have much of a place in the most significant foreign policy issue of the day. I suspect he'll be forced to spend much of his time on "goodwill" visits to places where he has to look like he's enjoying eating slugs

Exactly, the FCO has been hollowed out of anything that might break, and Boris installed as head of gags and, ahem, the greasing of foreign poles. All that, and he'll be out of town for 99% of the year. Win-win-win. Clever lady.

[jamesbrown]

Will we now be getting our £2025s back?

No.

Hammond is quietly hawkish and a free-marketeer, but he'll fall into line, and you heard what May just said on the steps of Downing St: "if you earn a lot, we're coming for you." Afterall, that's partly what the EU ref was about. Policy reality TBC, but the rhetoric sounds an awful lot like Ed Millipede.

[barrydidit]

I have a bottle of Champagne in the fridge, I think I'll open it later.
Lets not lose sight of the fact that we have "lost" Osborne

+1

don't forget he'll bounce back shortly, their type always do...