Hurrah for "big beasts"

We at the Station heartily commend Ken Clarke to the house. It's not through any diehard attachment to the same political banner; it's rather because he is, or at least projects the idea that he is, a rational politician rather than a career one. Rationality in politics has taken a kicking over the latter Blair/Bush years. Clarke oozes it, and his appointment now has a feel of damned good common sense about it, Tory or not . After all, there aren't many bigger beasts (cliche alert!) than Peter Mandelson, but there are none bigger than the original Ken. Business, enterprise and regulatory reform just went from stultifyingly dull to greatest show in town; if only they could go head to head across the despatch box. Lord Clarke of Rushcliffe, perhaps? Surely a grand idea.