Scholes no to Capello

Capello enquired whether he would be interested in being selected for the England world cup squad. But as usual, thankfully he said now he would sooner spend time with his family.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/11/paul-scholes-england-world-cup
I actually thought he might be tempted, this would have been his last opportunity to show that he was a top international even at the age of 35. And he would have had a manager that i'm sure would have appreciated him and would have put him at the centre of the team.

The decision to try to get to convince to persuade Scholes to come out of retirement shows Capello's problems in the centre of the park.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article7123436.ece

Mark Ogden reckons Scholes won't lose any sleep over his decision to turn Capello's invitation down.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/markogden/100008187/paul-scholes-wont-lose-sleep-over-his-england-world-cup-retreat/

The Telegraph man also reviews United 2009-10 season.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7693354/Manchester-United-Premier-League-season-review-2009-10.html

Good luck to Fulham tonight. I don't usually take much notice of other English clubs in Europe but Hodgson has done such a superb job at Craven cottage that i hope he puts the icing on the cake tonight.

Ex Robin Cook advisor, David Clark, explains why this was not the long awaited progressive moment.
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/05/progressive-politics-labour
Absolutetly spot on, i'm afraid. There were so many commentators on the centre left who got carried away by the possibilty of Lib-Lab deal it was frightening really. It was totally obvious that there was never the remotest chance of it coming off. I think half of them have forgotten how tribal the Labour party really is.

George Wheatcroft explains why he thinks Cameron never made the deal with the British public. I had forgot all about that last paragraph, but it does remind me why it's the Tories foreign policy world view that worries me as much as their economic policy. I'd like to think he will get better advice and show more jusdgement as prime minister. I suppose that is one positive outcome of him having to deal with a Lib Dem coalition partner. I have to say i'm not sure how they are going to get through four years of a coalition term when their views on Europe are so diametrically opposed.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/geoffrey-wheatcroft-a-shiny-new-face-but-yet-to-win-over-either-his-party-or-the-nation-1971197.html

Barry Legg argues that Cameron has sold out the Tory party in his desperation to become PM. The right is angry, but i suppose the question is, just how strong is that wing of the party now. If it stll holds some influence Cameron can expect plenty more of this.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/11/davidcameron-tory-coalition-libdems

Matthew Norman bemoans the election arithmetic that left the Lib Dems snookered.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-poor-clegg-damned-if-he-did-1971196.html

Simon Jenkins doesn't think this is a coalition that has legs and can't see the Lib Dems keeping it's discipline. If it doesn't it is finished as third party i'm afraid to say. I suppose it could get away with one or two defections but it couldn't afford to lose a large tranche os say it's left wing. I can see why they are despondent, the last thing i wanted from this election was this result. And i would still sooner of seen them allow the Tories to from a minority administration. But where would they go, we have just had a reminder that there is still at least half of the Labour party that doesn't want to have anything to do with a progressive alliance, hate PR, don't put civil liberties high up there agenda and are at heart still old school Labour and union old school bully boys stitching up back room deals.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/11/david-cameron-toughest-hand

What role will Cable get in a new administration as the city turns nervous of the the outcome it had wanted.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/12/banks-fear-shakeup-conservative-lib-dem

Daniel Finkelstein on the huge gamble that Cameron has embarked on.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/daniel_finkelstein/article7123344.ece

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