""a thief is a thief regardless of political stripe or nationality.... so the the smugness is rather misplaced isn't it?""

Richard Bridge posed the question "How bent do they have to be?".

I merely responded to the level of smug self satisfaction inherent in that question, pointing out that the weapon he is attempting to use is bloody sharp at both ends, and likely to be more damaging to Labour than Tory reputations.

Mr Bridge's insanely rabid denunciation of about 45% (varies, as usual, from week to week) of the country's voting population says much more about the workings of his mind than about those he disrespects, and I would suggest a therapeutic dose of vallium might be efficacious.

Don T.