Dear Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
I'm afraid to tell you there's no money left.
Signed, Liam Byrne

(Outgoing Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury. May 2010)
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Friday 23 April 2010

A holiday for St George


The political party that guarantees to make St George's Day a Bank Holiday in England will probably get Mrs Rigby's vote.

The Scots have a day off for St Andrew, the Irish have a day off for St Patrick - being fair and equal, and the Welsh ought to have a day off for St David and of course the English should have a day off for St George.

So come on, who's going to make that guarantee?
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