George and Liam have been fighting again. And it looks like the defence secretary is claiming victory on this one. Other departments are likely to be less lucky as the Chancellor sharpens his knife ready for the spending review on Wednesday.
But this week was all about Ed. He entered the chamber as the young pretender. The media waited for the slick PR machine that is the PM to swat him aside. Ed stood up, a little shaky at first, and then, very slowly but surely he started hitting him. And he didn’t stop.
Yes it was only his first PMQs, and there are plenty of rounds to go, but he did something very important. He gave the Labour benches something to really cheer – for the first time in a long time. Cameron now knows what he is going to face week in week out. The game has changed – the new boy knows the rules, and can play rough too.
In case you missed them, here are Uncut’s best read pieces of the last seven days:
Dan Hodges interviews Ed Miliband’s consigliere, Peter Hain
Tom Watson promises the new boss that he’ll stop behaving like a child
Siôn Simon gives his verdict on Ed’s first PMQs
Jessica Asato makes the case for the Oxbridge wonks
Pat McFadden offers a sensible review of the Browne report
Anthony Painter kicks off a debate on the role of the state
James Watkins says Labour mustn’t leave the countryside to the Tories
Uncut looks at the new generation front bench
Tags: Anthiny Painter, Browne report, Dan Hodges, James Watkins, Jessica Asato, Pat McFadden, Peter Hain, Siôn Simon, Tom Watson
