Do they really have any idea?

[bekisman]

Saturday 19th July: 'Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned his Cabinet colleagues not to expect any more money for schools, hospitals or transport'. * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7515066.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7515066.stm)
Sunday 20th July: 'Gordon Brown has announced £30m of additional financial support for the Palestinian Authority, on a visit to the West bank.' * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7515786.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7515786.stm)

Says it all?

[teenybash]

looks as if the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing in this failing government. [disgust]

[pat]

sort out the situation at home before they start handing our taxes to any other country - we are in a big enough mess at the moment without feeling our money is not being spent on helping our own position.

[JAWS]

Am I the only one who suspects the term. "Clutching at straws" applies to the present situation?