Chris Bacon wrote:

Has "lost his department". Good. Will it affect the making of
any more stupid laws, I wonder.

Not only - the ODPM will be restructured, renamed, broken up and the
crappier bits given to Ruth Kelly as a punishment.

That leaves John free to eat all the pies and pursue his other "hobbies".

Until they need to wheel him out for the Gateheads campaign come the general
election.

Surprised Hewitt kept her job - also surprised Straw lost his.

As to stupid laws, wouldn't be surprised if teh bit of the ODPM that handles
building regs were revived and given to Clarke, after a suitably contrite
period of course.

Cheers

Tim