Nick Clegg Vs George Osbourne - No Score Draw.

In a suprise announcement today Nick Clegg had some commentators thinking he may have regained his sanity. Talking about the economy he suggested that "this is no time to sit on our hands" and do nothing to stimulate the economy. The Tory party immediately had an attack of the vapours at this Keynsian sneak attack and George Osbourne is reported to have had a seizure. What Clegg was suggesting is that major government contracts might be fast-tracked to provide the necessary economic jolt to restart the economy. Asked for his comments George Osbourne wiped the white dust from his upper lip and said; "Restart the economy? Why would we want to do that? A smaller economy is much easier to handle than a large complicated one and, with only a part-time government, that's about the only size we can handle at the moment. We take our pledge to diminish the size of government very seriously and shrinking the economy is an important first step in achieving this. The trouble with Clegg is that he still thinks he's in the LibDem party." Ed Milliband, when asked for his reaction, said; "Stimulate the economy? What a good idea - why didn't I think of that? Ed Balls said something similar recently but I didn't take much notice to be honest. Anyway who's this bloke Keynes?"