Osborne's toxic standing was shown in full light at the Paralympic Games Yesterday when he was booed in pantomine villan style by a crowd of 80,000.
No wonder given his low standing even amongst the Tory of the Daily Telegraph Here were our predictions in July
Job Incumbent Telegraph Reader Vote to Go
Replaced By What actually happened
Chancellor George Osborne 25% Vince Cable OSBORNE
Home Sec Theresa May 20% William Hague MAY
Foreign Sec William Hague >1% George Osborne HAGUE
Defence Sec Phillip Hammond 2% STAYS HAMMOND
Business Sec Vince Cable 14% Danny Alexander CABLE
Work & Pens IDS 1% STAYS IDS though tried to move him
Justice Ken Clarke NA Theresa May GRAYLING
Climate Change Ed Davey >1% Caroline Spelman DAVEY
Health Sec Andrew Lansley 3% STAYS HUNT !!
Education Michael Gove 5% STAYS GOVE
Local Gov Eric Pickles 2% STAYS PICKLES
Transport Justine Greening 1% Damian Greene MCLAUGHLIN
Environment Caroline Spelman 1% David Willetts PATTERSON
International D Andrew Mitchell >1% STAYS GREENING
Northern Ire Owen Paterson >1 % STAYS VILLIERS
Scotland Michael Moore >1% STAYS MOORE
Wales Cheryl Gillan >1% STAYS JONES
Culture Jeremy Hunt 10% Justine Greening MILLER
Chief Sec Trs Danny Alexander 1% David Laws ALEXANDER
Without Port Baroness Warsi 11% Liam Fox CLARKE
Thankfully - Vince Cable has remained as Business Secretary but would have done a brilliant job replacing George Osborne.
Some Liberal Democrats have been brought into lower ministerial ranks like Jo Swinson and David Laws, sadly Sarah Teather has left the government.
What is clear is that the Conservative Right is now in the assendancy with Ken Clarke out of the Cabinet Ranks for the first time since the 1970's. Chris Grayling will try to do the Human Rights Act the same hatchet job he attempted at Health and Safety. McLaughlin has replaced the anti-heathrow Justine Greening and will now try to push another runway at Heathrow in opposition to Boris Johnson and half of West London, Bucks, Surrey, Berks.
The Assault on Middle English rights and freedoms will gather pace - prepare for the Green Belt to go and another Tory assault on employment and safety laws.
Can Vince Cable and Ken Clarke tag team Osborne and Norman Baker and Boris Johnson get a Thames Estuary London Airport.
The Coalition will run now until 2014, perhaps with Nick Clegg but more probably Vince Cable heading up the Party at 2015.
For what it's worth here is my own pick for a Lib Dem Government in 2015 (positive thinking).
Liberal Democrat Dream Team
Prime Minister Nick
Clegg
Deputy PM Alan
Beith
Chancellor of the Exchequer Vince
Cable
Foreign Secretary Menzies
Campbell
Home Secretary Lorely Burt
Defence Secretary Lord
Ashdown
Business Secretary David
Laws
Work and Pensions Steve
Webb
Justice Jo
Swinson
Climate Change Chris
Huhne
Health Sec Dr Evan Harris
Education Sarah Teather
Local Gov Simon Hughes
Transport Norman Baker
Environment Lynne Featherstone
International D Julia Goldsworthy
Northern Ire Lord Alderdice
Scotland Charles Kennedy
Wales Roger Williams
Culture Julian Hippert
Chief Sec Trs Danny Alexander
Without Portfolio Tim Farron
Health Sec Dr Evan Harris
Education Sarah Teather
Local Gov Simon Hughes
Transport Norman Baker
Environment Lynne Featherstone
International D Julia Goldsworthy
Northern Ire Lord Alderdice
Scotland Charles Kennedy
Wales Roger Williams
Culture Julian Hippert
Chief Sec Trs Danny Alexander
Without Portfolio Tim Farron
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