Meaningless drivel

No, the title isn’t a reference to this post, but a comment on one of Gordon Brown’s oft-repeated phrases – ‘a government of all the talents’.
That’s one of those soundbites beloved of politicians and the cosy coterie of journalists who cover what goes on in the Westminster Village. But what the Sam Hill does it actually mean? Read it again. Who has ever used that phrase in real life? ‘All the talents…’ It’s just bizarre.
You know what it implies, but it’s literal meaning is very different. All the talents? I hope to see a mime artist, a WWF wrestler and a circus clown on the Cabinet any day soon. Although, in the case of the clown… (insert your own ‘joke’ – possibly about John Major – here).
Maybe my little blog should be all about the misuse of the English language by politicians.
Maybe my title – ‘waiting for something to happen’ – should be changed to ‘waiting for some terrorist to blow me up’.
Why do I suddenly feel the urge to move to the Outer Hebrides and farm sheep?