Bloggers might enjoy this exchange on economic and political history between myself and Lord Brooke following the statement on the Financial Forecast: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/101129-0001.htm#10112928000194 Lord Soley: The noble Lord might consider recommending to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that this Statement be submitted for the Booker Prize for creative literature. It really is rather strange. In repeating…