If Mr. Saaid's nomination is confirmed by Parliament, as expected, he plans to nominate a council of ministers soon, he said.
Privately, I expect he will already be planning his long-grass kicking strategies for the most radical proposals.
Think about how you expect he will react, and plan your explanation accordingly.
Mr Osborne is under pressure to do more to help the working poor if, as expected, he announces plans to slash tax credits for working families, a possible reduction in the housing benefit cap and to balance his inheritance tax cut for all but the very wealthiest home-owners.
Donald Trump responded to Sunday's deadly Orlando shooting pretty much exactly as one would expect he might: by reiterating his plan to ban all Muslims from the United States, and even going so far as to suggest that President Barack Obama might have ties to ISIS.
Mr. Shea, whose departure had long been expected, said he planned to do consulting, including work for Mr. Corzine at the governor's personal expense, and to spend more time at his home in Florida.
A confrontation with English courts was probably not what Costolo, pictured left, was expecting when he planned the year ahead, and just as the company sets up shop and sends its first executive, Tony Wang, to the UK.
Instead of the $15 million he expected to ask per house, he plans to ask about $9 million.
He said he expected such plans to be introduced next year.
Mr. Feinberg is also expected to announce that he plans to wait until next year to approve any long-term stock awards to GMAC's top earners, according to people briefed on the situation.
