shad cab

plural shad cabs · alternative Shad Cab · alternative ShadCab

1. uncountableShadow Cabinet.

   I asked Mary what it was like in the ShadCab. Does Ed listen, and learn, as everyone says he doesn't?

   2015 April 29, Rachel Johnson, “Two Eds are better than one”, in Gentlemen's Quarterly, page 48

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   Dave is in totally secret location in Corfu. Only Jed and an agency snapper know the details. This is part of brilliant ‘deflection’ strategy. If anything goes wrong, e.g., shad. cab. split on Middle East erupts, we roll out pics of Dave in O’Neill surf shorts

   2006 August 12, Tamzin Lightwater, “Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody - 11 August 2006”, in The Spectator, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026

   Could this in any way be to compensate for the loss of John Healey, who was not only one of the most popular shad-cab members but also a key ally of Ed Balls?

   2011 October 7, Jim Pickard, “Miliband reshuffle a strange mix of boldness and caution”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2019

   If the conviction was unacceptable to him why did he appoint Haigh to ShadCab after she told him about it?

   2024 November 29, @JamesCleverly, Twitter, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026

1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of shad cab.