Raves from the political grave

Like vampires, some politicians need a stake through the heart before they shut up.

Thus Henry McLeish in Scotland on Sunday feels obliged to contribute his banal tuppence-worth:

"If you love football, we need not support teams on the basis of who they are playing against. We can all support Brazil, who play magical and entertaining football.
Let us get back to that pure game and remember that England qualified; we did not. We are struggling to recover parity with soccer "giants" such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Iran."

While Lord Forsyth, Metal Mickey of yore, prefers The Telegraph for his bons mots (which, as ever, kind of miss the point - which is not geographical location):

"Some people say English votes for English laws would leave Scottish MPs with little to do in Parliament. Well here's a thought. The Chamber of the Scottish Parliament sits on average for one and a half days a week. Commons business is now largely timetabled. So why not get Scottish MPs to sit in the Scottish Parliament on, say, Mondays and Tuesdays and attend Westminster on the remaining days of the week? And while the Scots are away, English business can be discussed by English MPs.
It would mean that we kept the Scottish Parliament but could dispense with its 129 members and all their hangers-on. It would tackle over-government, restore a proper role to MPs in Scotland, and ensure a better deal for the taxpayer."

It is bad enough that our current politicians constantly seek attention, but spare us from the re-treads.