George: I see you've got a new junior minister. Sir Gerald: Yes, the last one got reshuffled to the backbenches. Apparently he has a marginal constituency and needed to spend more time there opening jumble sales. He couldn't do a worse job than he did here. George: So who's replaced him? Sir Gerald: Someone who has a marginal constituency as well. George: But…? Sir Gerald: I know. But the marginal constituency is in Grimethorpe Central where there are more four-leaf clovers than Tories. No 10 reasons that making this chap a minister will somehow so impress voters that he'll boost his majority in 2015. George: I see. Sir Gerald: No you don't. It makes no sense to me either. Anyway, I've already given him half a dozen red boxes to take away. It makes him feel he's got a real job making decisions. George: Has he? Sir Gerald: If you call whether to use Dulux Gloss or Satin in the refurbished ministry toilets making real decisions, then yes, he has got a real job. George: Surely there are more important issues for him to address? Sir Gerald: Of course. He's got to choose between John Lewis or IKEA. George: But he's a minister - not an interior decorator. Sir Gerald: Precisely. And his first priority is to eradicate any presence of his predecessor. So over the next few days the entire office has to be redecorated. That'll keep him out of my hair for a few days. George: Genius. More tea, Sir Gerald?