In office Home Secretary Jack Straw has carried on Blair's tough policies. Figures last week came as a sharp setback when they showed that crime, which has fallen for five years, is on the rise. Something tough that sends a message through the system. These words, along with a pledge to cut hospital waiting lists, have haunted him in the years since. He convinced each one that he was on their side.
Government is about difficult choices.
By making friends in one place you make enemies in another. The Government is in crisis this week because the Prime Minister has not yet decided what he really believes in.