Yes Al, but as much as the avowed intent of the Th*ther government was to crush any union power base, I can't for the life of me let her get the credit for members holding their union to account. Democracy may not be the ultimate best system for any endeavour, but it is the best we have and so I have always had two bottles of champagne ready, one called Margaret and one called Arthur. I keep two in case I need them on the same day....

Bridge. I don't puzzle you. You are puzzled by the stereotypical makeup of me that you seem to have built up. This Mither bloke may want to enslave the working classes, (whatever they are?) but as I have never seen his posts, I can't comment. Perhaps it was him and not you that sang the parody to Red Flag? There is nothing to be ashamed of in engaging with rather than bleating about society. You seem to think that having a bob or two gives you a certain political view? mmm.. The would be Lord Stansgate for instance? I note Benn didn't give up the family coffers when he gave up the title. There, an example of being loaded up to the nuts financially, and not in it for what you can get out of it.

Your comments over sequestration are selective to say the least. The government clarified existing legal tools, thats all. Without them, the "brave lads" (your words, not mine) would not have been able to get justice due to the way people in the legal world such as solicitors and barristers make it impossible for people without money to have a fair crack at the courts.

To everybody else, its roast duck with orange sauce tonight. I rubbed the duck breasts with a spice and herb mix I made and flash fried them for a short while, then put it in a tray in the bottom of the aga till later tonight. I have french beans, potatoes and cabbage from the garden and will be making an orange sauce with the oranges I bought when I popped out to the shops earlier and the juices from the meat.