The new Liberator has arrived, which means it is time to visit Bonkers Hall once more.
He had to Put a Bit on Top
An unseasonably cold morning as I supervise the erection of
an obelisk commemorating the many good Liberal Democrats who fell at the
general election. It stands on an eminence on the Bonkers Hall Estate, across a
rocky valley from the triumphal arch which marks Wallace Lawler's victory in
the Birmingham Ladywood by-election.
I cannot pretend I was surprised at the debacle of 7 May:
indeed, I had asked for an estimate from my stonemason well before polling day,
though he had to put me off for a while because he had an urgent commission
"from another political gentleman". As things turned out, we did worse at the
election than even I had expected, with the result that he had to Put a Bit on
Top to give him room to inscribe all the names. The public, however, will not
notice a thing.
Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South West, 1906-10.
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