For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.
I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.