Those of us who remember ‘The Beds of Nails’ in Yes Minister may (perhaps) be tempted to pity Philip Hammond in his role as Transport Supremo. Jim Hacker was smart enough to pass the poisoned chalice on – Hammond was not.
Hacker’s response to a damaging transport proposal was to put the cat among the pigeons in the PM’s own back yard. A pioneering piece of pure Nimbyism – and it worked a treat.
Now Hammond is trying to turn the tables as his bed of nails really begins to bite.
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