Minister Starts Her Summer Reading
With the start of the summer recess, Members of Parliament with a little time on their hands can begin to catch up on all the great fiction that has been published in the last year. Which is why it is good to see that the Minister of State for Health Services is already relaxing with a good book.
Rosie Winterton may look back on an eventful few months but even she looked refreshed as she began her summer. She revealed that her favourite read of the moment is a Western. ‘I do like a man in a Stetson,’ she purred somewhat dreamily. ‘I can imagine a pair of calf length boots, a belt and buckle, and perhaps even a set of spurs.’ Ms. Winterton did admit that she carefully chooses the books she takes on holiday with her. ‘I chose my current read because I find that in other types of book, things get wrapped up too conveniently at the end. Why should the bad guy always get his comeuppance?’
Apropos of nothing: we understand that the Deputy Prime Minister has already packed his travel bags and wrapped in a king-size pair of swimming trunks is a copy of the complete works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ‘Some bugger told me it’s about pleasure domes,’ explained Mr. Prescott, ’so the next time somebody asks me about them, at least I’ll know what they’re bloody talking about.’
