Tory MEP Robert Goodwill admitted that he flew to Brussels from Leeds-Bradford airport for £160 but claimed £500 from EU coffers. Justifying this behaviour, he said: "As a capitalist, as a British Conservative, I see it as a challenge to buy cheap tickets and to make some profit on the system because that is the system." - Guardian (San Walinets)
The last Punch and Judy man in Brighton is being compelled to hang up his truncheon, sausages and jester's cap.
Traders on the resort's promenade object that his colourful and flamboyant ways clash with their modern ambience. - Guardian (Imogen Forster)
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