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The Spectator's Notes

The Spectator's Notes: George Osborne's personal recovery

Plus: Alistair McAlpine remembered, and the secrets of the Great Xa

25 January 2014

9:00 AM

25 January 2014

9:00 AM

Now that the economic statistics are looking better, people are beginning to rediscover the once-fashionable thought that George Osborne is a great strategist. Things are coming together before the 2015 election in a way which makes life uncomfortable for Labour. I am not sure that ‘strategist’ is the right word, but I do think Mr Osborne deserves praise for something else.

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