Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
The labour party is like a stage-coach. If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don't have a lot of difficulty.