A QUIET WEEK AT THE OFFICE.

Apart from personal abuse and the odd spelling-B, Gordon Brown has not been jetting hither and thither, saving the world. He'll be telling us next that this part of his mission is now complete. That being the case, why is it that the UK economy is stuck firmly to the bottom?

The only other aspects worth recalling were triggered by letters to the press. The first took the subject of referenda. The correspondent made the case, mostly adopted by MPs, that they are elected to make decisions on behalf of the electorate. The problem with this happens to be the flaw that was created by devolution. The popular vote in England was won by the Tories and, had they had the upper hand, we would have had a referendum on the constitutional treaty. The writer made the claim that the majority of voters wouldn't have a clue about which way to vote; that is because politicians are not open enough, avoiding the opportunity for the public to get involved. The conclusion to this is fairly obvious, the MPs are seeking favour to escape the useless waste of money that is Westminster, for a job, unelected naturally, in the bowels of Brussels, where all the laws are made.

The other letter was a delightful 'tongue in cheek' look at crime. The essence of the text suggested that if we could only rid ourselves of victims, we would reduce crime dramatically.

Oh yes! We did have another 'Dally' Duncan moment, he's the despicable MP for Rutland and Melton. Evidently he considers himself nothing more than a Parish councillor.


WELL DALLY, AT LEAST IT'S A STEP UP.