It's not a veto. It's a right to raise objections which the drafters might not have observed - a right, and an opportunity, shared, as I have said above, with many other organisations and individuals. If CS isn't one of them, and thinks she should be - tough. The fact remains that HMQ is the Queen and she isn't; And she isn't the Institute of Directors or the TUC or the Chairman of ICI or the Chief Rabbi either.

But the point is, the whole thing isn't a secret. This isn't shock-horror news to anyone, surely? Some of you are reminding me of the Irishman who suddenly turned on his Jewish friend and punched him in the nose. "Ow! What was that for?" sez Hymie. "The Jews killed Jesus," Paddy replies." "But that was more than two thousand years ago," Hymie protests. "I know," sez Paddy, "but I've only just heard about it."

And, having only just heard about it, the lefties are indulging in one of their usual self-righteous "boo·hoo·it's·all·soooh·unfair" bleats.

Well, take no notice and let them get on with it. They enjoy it, poor dears. And what harm can it do anybody?

~M~