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What is predicted to be the last cabinet meeting before the announcement of a general election gathers in Westminster. It is widely leaked that it will be a discussion of the final touches to the Labour manifesto, drafted largely under the auspices of Blairite Colin Milburn. Despite Milburn's influence, it seems that the main plank of the campaign and manifesto will be the economy (the old Clinton-era Democrat mantra "it's the economy, stupid"). What with His Holiness Blair's sense of omnipotence, I couldn't get the idea of the Last Supper out of my mind - the allusion to betrayal by one of the disciples was irresistible in this nest of ambitious vipers. I admit the metaphor doesn't stretch too far, but who will play Judas? Will Gordon be able to behave himself? [the cheesy snax refers to the furore over the state of school dinners - in the news this week].

The Guardian; Friday 1/4/05

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