The house of commons is to close for 18 weeks in 2008. Now don’t get me wrong, I’d prefer MP’s to be active in their constituencies working hard and campaigning hard on real issues and a good MP will spend most of the eighteen weeks doing that but this is just stupid . Most people have four weeks off per year, and most people have to almost make-up the work when they return.

I can’t get over the cheek of the Conservatives. They seem to be calling for referenda on almost everything, but between 1979 and 1997 the Tories signed eurotreaty after eurotreaty without ANY referenda. I believe there should be ONE referenda on europe;- IN or OUT and get it sorted!