Drunken MPs

Michael White and Quentin Letts have sought to defend the honour of Mark Reckless and the other MPs who were caught voting in Parliament while legless. White says "it seems a sad state of affairs when folk can't have a drink after work". That's a great point, except they were still at work.

Clearly it was late - around 1.30 in the morning - so it's not the same as turning up to the office drunk at 3pm. The problem is that having a drink after work is different to getting plastered and not being able to open a door because your own foot is the way. Furthermore, it's more than a little hypocritical for MPs - who regularly decry 'Booze Britain' - to get trashed in public.