The Da Kelly Code

So, Ruth Kelly, failed Education Secretary and member of the odd Catholic sect Opus Dei, has taken the made-up role of Equality Minister. This is the woman who refuses to say that homosexuality is not a sin. She is meant to be fighting for equality regardless of race, sex or sexuality. Yet she may well believe that homosexuals should burn in hell.

Unbelievable. Regardless of what you think about homosexuality, it is astounding that she got this effectively newly created ministerial role. What next? Charles Clarke as Minister For People With Utterly Normal Ears? David Blunkett as Minister For Cabinet Morality? John Prescott as Minister For Not Eating All The Pies? (The latter role would probably be more work than Prescott would like.)

People should do jobs they are suited to. You cannot be Equality Minister if your religious beliefs are against equality. Simple as that.

But still too complicated for the arse end of the Blair administration.