Oates was used as a weapon by the cynical Whig party, led by the first earl of Shaftesbury,
whose personal secretary was John Locke.
Not exact matches
As for the somewhat chaotic condition in the Vatican in the latter years of the pontificate — not to mention the poor preparation for the 2012 pilgrimage to Mexico and Cuba, which seems to have had an impact far beyond the Caribbean — why did Pope Benedict not ind himself a more competent «prime minister» than Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone,
whose record as
Secretary of State the pope emeritus continues to defend in Last Testament: a defence that may be admirable as
personal loyalty, but is inexplicable otherwise?
The former work and pensions
secretary,
whose resignation from the cabinet and criticism of Gordon Brown last June nearly toppled the prime minister, has told his constituency Labour party in Stalybridge and Hyde he will be standing down as their MP but that his decision is
personal and, after 20 years in the Westminster political system, no reflection on Labour's chances at the next general election.
Gove revealed a bit about his
personal story and childhood to the audience,
whose most avid followers are so far accustomed only to getting snippets about the education
secretary's private life from his wife Sarah Vine's columns in the weekend papers.