"Built in 1920, Dorneywood is a 21-bedroom, Queen Anne-style house near Burnham in Buckinghamshire. It was gifted to the National Trust in 1943 by Lord Courtauld-Thomson as a country home for a senior member of government. The Prime Minister decides which minister or secretary of state will occupy the house, with its own butler, housekeeper and chef, set in 214 acres."It occurs to me that the Scottish First Minister has nowhere to play croquet at the weekend. It is all very well having Bute House as his official residence in Edinburgh but he needs a weekend retreat in the country - in the words of Mr Prescott - "as a place to stay, relax and to work". Perhaps 21 bedrooms is a little excessive, but a butler would be an absolute necessity if Mr McConnell is to entertain guests and colleagues in the manner to which they would soon become accustomed.
What? You think not? Then why is it OK for UK Ministers?
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