Steve ~~ I say you are not a fool; you call me a twat.

I said you looked a twat, and, after some musing, I decided that you'd brought that impression upon yourself. You've just called me, in effect, a mindless sniping objector. At least I can agree to two-thirds of that characterisation; I'll let you decide which third I contest. As for their having their job to do, pray tell exactly what that is. I struggle to detect any gainful aspect of their employment. They certainly seem to do an awful lot of swanning around, generally in luxury and at public expense, in some sort of cod-ambassadorial role (ambassadors for what exactly I'm never quite sure about), in between taking extended holidays in vast mansions with enormous private estates where they can hunt 'n' shoot 'n' fish 'n' ride hosses to their hearts' content without our observing them. That would be far too much intrusion!

Finally, apropos of your post, at least Margaret has ceased to become the source of irritation you allude to, as she's well dead, so I hear. Wonder who paid for all her fags and booze...