Simon Titley, the editor of , the magazine for Liberal Democrats' grassroots trouble-makers, has a wonderful line in his next edition, on the current attitude of party activists towards the coalition:
Their "demeanour", he writes, "resembles that of first-time clients in a high-class brothel; feeling gratified but somewhat soiled, and unsure who's been screwing whom."
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Comment number 1.
At 30th Jul 2010, barriesingleton wrote:KNICKERLESS NICK?
When a lustful bloke gets that close to it, he just can't help himself - and helps himself to as much as he can get. I mean close to POWER of course.
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Comment number 2.
At 30th Jul 2010, stevie wrote:what do they say about a standing .... no conscience...no conscience at all...
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