Lord Bonkers' Diary: Introducing Freddie and Fiona

Sunday

Do you know Freddie and Fiona? They are two bright young special advisers who work for the party at Westminster.

I first met them at the Eastleigh by-election when we were canvassing together. Having naturally taken possession of our canvass card, I said to them: “You two go to number 27. Mr and Mrs Snowjuice. You should do well: they’ve been voting Liberal Democrat for years.”

“Oh no,” they replied, “they don’t sound the sort of people Mr Clegg is trying to appeal to at all.”

Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West 1906-10.

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