Tony Rogers, Liberal Democrat hero

An email about next week's East Midlands Euro evening with Lorely Burt reaches me.

It is signed by Tony Rogers, chair of the region, but has a PS from my old friend Phil Knowles.

Phil tells us that, delivering in Chesterfield yesterday, Tony tripped over a fence wire close to the ground and fell. He broke an elbow, as well as sustaining some other injuries.

Phil continues:

What did Tony do after he fell? He got up and finished his delivery round! Then he drove home. Then he phoned me and dictated two emails before Sharon came home and forced him into hospital where he probably will have to stay until at least Monday. He'll probably have time to sign up the surgeon and all the nurses too!