What gets me is being called names by somebody who I know is too intelligent to believe that New Labour would be successful in keeping the UK out of the economic quagmire which is currently swallowing Eire, Greece, and most likely Portugal and Spain.

It ill behoves the party which put us in this position by emptying the coffers whose ample contents were a legacy from the previous Tory government, an uncomfortable FACT of which Mr Bridge just hates to be reminded.

So when it comes to being deluded you don't emerge looking particularly bright Richard.

Don T.