Tally-ho, it's a Fox hunt

[Nick Armstrong]

Fox has gone.

French Frank: you are amazing

[french frank]

Blimey! Was that me?

RW - tremble!

[MrGongGong]

Fox has gone.

French Frank: you are amazing

could you do the same ninja move on Gove please

[mangerton]

It's just been announced that Fox has resigned as Defence Secretary. Not before time. Let's hope resigns as an MP too.

He has of course done nothing wrong.

On a related note. Letwin is "sorry" he binned those papers. I'd have been a lot more than "sorry". I'd have been sacked.

As ever there is one law for the rich and one for the rest of us.

[mangerton]

Blimey! Was that me?

RW - tremble!

Must have been! Very well done. After RW, could you have a go at Letwin?

[MrGongGong]

He has of course done nothing wrong.

.

I was under the mistaken impression that as a doctor (assuming that he is a sawbones and not a real doctor of something useful like mediaeval music or acousmatic diffusion !) the oath he took starts with something about "doing no harm "???

That obviously excludes promoting the sales of dangerous weapons to dodgy regimes then

good riddance to bad rubbish

[french frank]

I would like to point out that the BBC story was timed at 16.22 and my post reporting my communication to Mr Cameron at 15.45 (edit at 15.58).

"The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Cameron concluded Mr Fox could no longer continue."

[Nick Armstrong]

I would like to point out that the BBC story was timed at 16.22 and my post reporting my communication to Mr Cameron at 15.45 (edit at 15.58).

"The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Cameron concluded Mr Fox could no longer continue."

[Stillhomewardbound]

Well, now he'll be able to spend all his time with his special assistant.

I wish the three of them every happiness!

[Frances_iom]

What I find very surprising is that the regular appearance of Mr Werrity was not remarked upon - at least by the security services whom I assume have a watching brief over those in such sensitive areas as Defence - was Cameron so unaware of what was happening - there had already been several loaded questions in the previous few weeks

[Stunsworth]

Blimey! Was that me?

Nah, Mr Fox's chickens came home to roost.

[teamsaint]

the only really sad thing in this is that he will be replaced by another dangerous, lying , cynical, deceitful half wit from the endless production line that is our public school system.

(not that all public school folks are like that, obviously).

Oh, a second sad thing. Labour party employs the same sort of people in its shadow cabinet.

we don't need rid of just one, we need rid of them all, and their city paymasters.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

the only really sad thing in this is that he will be replaced by another dangerous, lying , cynical, deceitful half wit from the endless production line that is our public school system.

(not that all public school folks are like that, obviously).

That's a relief.

But I do agree with your fundamental sentiment about this particular bunch of ...

[teamsaint]

That's a relief.

But I do agree with your fundamental sentiment about this particular bunch of ...

its just that they happen to come from those schools. !! some of my best friends are ex public school ..............!!!!
I guess I am just a bit cross with the people running our world these days ........makes it worse that labour are just as bad.

[kernelbogey]

The wonderful Marina Hyde in tomorrow's Guardian:

"I suppose there was a chance the defence secretary might have survived but even if he had, the former GP would have been reduced to the level at which one always sensed the Cameron toffs felt he belonged. To the upper classes, as I wrote in a column about Fox last year, being a GP is almost akin to being a servant. The doctor is certainly not a friend, more someone one has to keep around in case one gets shingles. You give him a middling bottle of whisky at Christmas, and might ask him to make up a bridge four if someone had flu, but you'd have no hesitation in reminding him of his place."