How, present and former members of Tony Blair's accident-prone cabinet must ask themselves between grinding teeth, does the man get away with it?

ECONOMIST: The riddle of Jack Straw

The UK media sees Tony Blair stamping his authority on the Cabinet at the expense of his chancellor.

BBC: Special Report

Disquietingly for Tony Blair, the Cabinet Office has found that 64% of respondents will blame the government if anything goes wrong.

ECONOMIST: Millennium party-poopers