Rain Stops Play

Our day at Lords resulted in us not watching a ball bowled. We arrived at "the home of cricket" at 10.25am and the rain had already started to fall as had the temperature. By 2pm we had given up all hope, and decided that if any play was going to be possible it would not make a pleasant viewing experience; regretfully we made our way back to the Underground station. The game did start later in the afternoon but the umpires ensured that it was a stop start experience before bad light finally brought the curtain down on an unsatisfactory day.

The era of new politics was shortlived, Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws resigned over his parliamentary expenses, and his claim for £40,000 rent money when he was living in the home of his partner. Laws, a millionaire, by the time he was thirty, hardly needed the cash. Another example that the prevailing culture,of "what in it for me" sucked in many MPs. Plenty of ministers lined up to call Laws, an honourable man who had wrestled with his decision. I'm not too sure he was that honourable, if he had been this story wouldn't have had legs.

Finally trivia, Britain finished last in the Eurovision Song Contest. Not sure whether this should be a moment of celebration. Of course the Europhobes will use it to claim that the rest of the continent hate us, and we'd be better off outside the EU. In truth it 's a competition for banal, trivial tunes sung by hyped up, glittery singers. While Britain chooses charisma free performers singing songs you couldn't sing in the shower there's little hope.