Don't panic Don't panic!

George Osborne said nationalisation is a "catastrophe", David Cameron has said: "The nationalisation of Northern Rock is a disaster for the taxpayer, a disaster for this government and a disaster for our country."

Catastrophe
Disaster

How many are dead? Where are the rotting corpses in the streets?

They accuse Darling of dithering - or what some of us might call taking a careful decision after examining the options.

See, the Cameronians have become obsessed with the big lie, repeat "dither" and "catastrophe" and you set the mood music - of course, the converse is that they may appear feckless, irresponsible and out of their depth. he party that cried "Wolf!" The words disaster and catastrophe may yet return to haunt them.