Chris Buckland's Politically Incorrect column: Prickly PM and the Unjust William have simply lost the plot.(Features)

From: Sunday Mirror (London, England) | Date: August 6, 2000| Author: Buckland, Chris | Copyright information

AS our beloved leaders soak up the sun in foreign parts, let's hope their holiday reading doesn't include anything too difficult. The Noddy Annual maybe, Harry Potter perhaps - though that would be pushing it.

Both Mr Blair and Mr Hague need to keep it simple if their recent political form is anything to go by. Their supporters believe they are simply losing the plot. In which case, they wouldn't stand a chance with War and Peace.

Take the Prime Minister's as...

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