When I am abroad I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.
Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems it could well...
I remember Michael saying 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.